Getting Organized in the Kitchen: More trash to treasure!

 Some DIY tutorials are pages long, contain 35 steps and require a trip to the hardware store. Its been my goal as a person and a blogger to make DIY projects from items I already have in my home. Its not that I don't enjoy stepping things up or trying something out of my comfort zone, I simply prefer to keep DIY on a practical, accessible level. I personally struggle with the amount of waste my household creates, and its important to me to make an effort in a more sustainable direction. My trash to treasure series has been a fun way to share those efforts.

Turning an Oatmeal Container Into A Utensil Holder

This oatmeal container has been staring at me for months now. At first I had it in the kitchen, on top of the counter, in hopes that having to look at it everyday would inspire me to do something with it. After awhile I moved it into the utility room (simply for the counter space, mind) and I only encountered it on my weekly laundry foray.

 I've gotten to the point where I won't throw anything away if I think I can make it into something. It may reach Hoarders level proportions but we'll just have to wait and see. Check back in 6 months to see if a giant stack of boxes has fallen over on me or any loved ones. Then we can call A&E.

Anyway, all of my utensils have been crammed into a drawer in this new house. I don't like putting things in drawers because the drawers get dirty and if its not out in the open I tend to forget it exists. I decided to make this oatmeal container into something presentable and use it to store my most oft used utensils!

What You Will Need

supplies:

card stock (two colors)

scissors

glue

pencil

traceable kitchen utensils

First, cover your container with a cardstock color of you choice.

 It already looks better just with the one layer of card stock. I chose orange to go with a fall theme. I took off the oatmeal label first, but thats actually not necessary. You can glue or tape your cover on. Next comes the hard part.

Trace Your Kitchen Utensils

I'm sure there are a billion sites where you can download free kitchen printables. Since I don't own a printer, I had to get a little creative. The tricky thing about this part is that most of your kitchen utensils will be too big to actually fit on the oatmeal container. I had to actually trace inside the larger trace to get the perfect size. Once you've found a traceable image you really like, cut it out and glue it onto your new Utensil Container.

I'm happy to say I was able to create this using things I already had at home and that I ended up with something I use on a day to day basis.

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