Spice jars to save lives.

When I first came upon this post by Lauren Davison over at DAV.I.SON.: Check Out My Moves! I knew that I wanted to do it too.  Here are my spice jars.

Spice drawer before.

 Spice draw after.

Here is how these little spice jars can save lives.  When I heard that little girls are still be used in the sex trade I was sick to my stomach.  We have 3 little girls, I can not even imagine one of them having to do the things these kids do. 

What I am doing is with every order of spice jars the money goes to help get kids out of the sex trade industry.  notforsalecampaign.org will receive the proceeds.  

Prices: $7 for a basic set- salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, basil and parsley
           $13 for a deluxe set- basic set plus - ginger, cayenne pepper, paprika, oregano, thyme and rosemary.
            $6 for a baking set- baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and ground cloves.

I can make the jars without the spice name on them.  Please note the jars come unfilled so they can be filled with their favorite brand of spice.

Please let me know if you would like to place an order.  I can change the color scheme of the jars as well.

Thank you!

Anita

What a broken dryer can teach you?

On Easter Sunday our dryer decided it was going to be done working.  As much of an inconvenience as it is to not have a working dryer I decided I was just going to grin and figure out a way to be able to dry our clothes without having to load everyone up and take them to the laundry mat.

The next day Scott told me to string up some cord in the laundry room and line dry our clothes.  

Having to hang our clothes really caused me to slow down.  It only took me a few extra minutes with each load to hang them up instead of throwing them in the dryer.  The mindless activity was a great way to connect with God.  With each article of clothing I would say a little prayer for the person it was for.  A dress for Kennedy- "Lord, please help her know her self-worth isn't in her clothes."  One of Scott's work shirts- "Lord, please help him to have a great day at work, striving to work for you instead of for men."

It took over a week for our dryer to be fixed and in a small way I kind of miss hang our clothes up to dry.  One thing I do not miss though is cardboard stiff towels.  :)

Jars, jars, jars...everywhere you look you will see jars.

Last Spring I read a post by Sandra over at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom about saving glass jars.  You can read it here.  I was like "Duh, why didn't I think about that?"  

So I started saving all the glass jars we emptied.   And then our neighbor across the street put out a box of empty Yankee Candle Co. jars, so I scooted across the street and brought the huge box home.  At first my husband thought I was crazy, until I started finding ways to put them to use.    And in the process I am organizing our house.

  Kitchen cabinet before

And after, so much more room.  And love being able to see what is in the jars.

 

 

All my beautiful jars just waiting to be put to good use.

 The little one holds my sewing pins and scissors.  Lexi helped me decorate it with pretty stars.  The big one holds the threads I clip off of sewing projects.  I plan on putting them outside for the birds to take and use in their nests.

 Marinading orange peels in vinegar to use in cleaners.

 They make really nice marker and change holders.

 Saving pop tabs to give to the Ronald McDonald House.

 I made a nice holder for the bamboo utensils and tongs I received for Christmas last year.

 Holding Box Tops for Mackenzie's school.

And finally, a really good way to keep the toothpaste corralled.

What other uses can you come up with?