Spring is here!

Yes, I am in TOTAL denial, and it's where I'm living for the next few weeks.  Valentine brought me home the most beautiful Hyacinth which took her throne on my kitchen windowsill.

Don't tell either one of us (me or Queen Hyacinth) that it's still Winter.  I am blissfully unaware of anything that goes on beyond the window pane when I look at Her.  Stunning.
So it's full blown Spring Fever up inside here with symptoms of cleaning and organizing.

First up, I showed some love to the inside of my kitchen cabinets.  I thought I would spare you the before pictures of all my redundant and expired foods and since I am new at this, I am still a little shy about revealing my dirty little secrets.  No! Not really.  I just didn't get any before pics but trust me, it wasn't pretty.

But THIS is !

Although, that candy basket looks a little disheveled. Hmmmmm.

Anyway, these baskets are from Walmart. The three on the left are medium sized and the four on the right are small sized.  They come three in a package for the small,  two in a package for the mediums and they also have one large one for $3.97!  I think a SUPER deal.  The "jars" at the bottom are twist off tops and are actually plastic. Bonus for anyone with little ones who will climb any mountain (or cabinet) for Goldfish.  They are also from Walmart, come in different sizes and are cheap, somewhere in the $2 neighborhood.  The labels are Martha Stewart Chalkboard Labels that I got at Staples and attached to some scrap cardstock and then tied on with some twine.  I did use the chalk that comes with the chalkboard labels at first, but it wipes off way too easy and I just ended up with a mess and still noone could find anything.  Do yourself a favor and buy a chalkboard marker, they will not only write on chalkboard but vinyl, lightboards, glass and probably much more!  Well worth it.  I also attached some ribbon to the shelf fronts with Velcro because, well, why not?  I really love this ribbon, it was exactly the same size and I first saw the idea on one of my fave blogs A Thoughtful Place.  I do plan on "finishing" this cabinet with some colorful graphic contact paper in the back but I really want to get the cabinets painted first.  Different project, different day.  It's been so far, so good with this setup and even the typically-resistant-to-change husband poured the box of Goldfish into the container after shopping day.  Hey Mikey, he likes it! (remember that one?) 

So...that's the start of my Spring.  Has denial been productive for anyone else?