Maybe you need a swell new way to organize your spices, or perhaps you have decided to make your Christmas gifts this year and want to give something useful but still cool. Here are two ways to make spice containers.

First, we have Mookie Moo’s spice boxes. (pictured) This is a great way to store the bulk spices you’ve picked up in various places. The cork keeps them fresh yet easily accessible.

Second, we have magnetic spice containers from My Aim Is True- she used watchmaker’s tins and super strong magnets to make them. You could hang them on the refrigerator if it’s close, or on the wall as shown here.

Both are innovative and cool ways to store spices, or they could make great Christmas gifts. Melinda at Mookie Moo suggested giving "theme spices" as a gift, chili spices, for example.

[photo credit: Mookie Moo]