A Scathingly Brilliant Idea

I recently had what my mother & I have come to affectionately call, "A scathingly brilliant idea," a term stolen from the Haley Mills classic movie, The Trouble With Angels. This is an idea that we would expect to read on Pinterest and not one we would actually think would come out of our humble heads. These ideas usually come to us after the moment of opportunity has passed us by and then we lament our misfortune and promise to look harder next time. However, perhaps the tides of creative talent are beginning to turn as I recently, as stated above, had a scathingly brilliant idea and had it in time to act upon it.

My husband & I had a swivel spice rack that was given to me as a birthday present several years ago. While some spices were used up immediately, others sat, waiting for the perfect recipe that never came. The other night, I realized that these spices had, somewhere along the line, gotten moisture in them and were too clumpy to use anymore. Saddened, I racked my brain furiously for a way to repurpose the spice rack and came up empty handed. I sat it by the trash can to be taken out the next day. Next morning, I had an epiphany...my scathingly brilliant idea...the first one I've been able to act on before the trash man came.



 

 

I emptied out each jar of its decrepit spices and ran them through the dishwasher. Next, I cut out scrapbooking paper and covered up the spice labels on the lids. (You could use contact paper if you wanted so you could label each lid of its contents if you wanted).

 

 

 

 

I filled each jar with my craft materials of the moment: mostly earring backs and beads, but so many things could work here! Needles, thread, buttons, necklace clasps...the possibilities are endless!

 

So now that you've seen my scathingly brilliant idea, please share it! Keep an eye out for spice racks at yard sales! And when all else fails, threaten your creative mind with throwing something away, and perhaps you'll jog some scathingly brilliant ideas of your own!