DIY Spice Rack: Upcycle and Be Creative!

I have been scouring thrift stores for weeks looking for something I could use as a spice rack, but I couldn't find anything like what I had in mind. Then yesterday I was reorganizing my cabinets and somehow just looked at my spices and knew what to do! I save empty boxes all the time to use for later crafts, so I had a giant baking soda box on hand. I had a canning jar box as well that my spices were already piled in, like so...

I flipped that over, hot glued the baking soda box on top...

(I didn't center it so I would have room for extra spices on the left side)

and then wrapped it in wrapping paper. I thought about spray painting it, 

but I only have white...super boring.

I also wrapped a small box for my bulk, bagged spices, which you can see on the left side.

I love the result! It was super easy and didn't cost me any money!

Just in case you nosy people want to know, I organize my spices by which ones I use most frequently. 

My OCD side wanted to organize them by similar bottles, but my practical side won. :)

Update: My mom made one the exact night that I made mine and we hadn't even talked about it!

This one is hers.

Update 5/10/12: My brother made one for his kitchen after he read this post. As you can tell, my family really loves to cook and we certainly love our spices. :P

P.S. I know you can buy a spice rack at the Dollar Tree for a dollar, but you get to recycle this way and you can adjust the boxes to fit your exact cabinet and spice needs!