On any given day, this is what my counter looks like... I know, terrible.
We tend to leave out vitamin bottles and daily medication so we don’t forget to take it. I can’t stand the clutter and decided to do something about it.
Why I didn’t think of this sooner I’ll never know. I used spice jars and printed out vintage pharmacy labels – courtesy of the Graphics Fairy.
I love how they look on my counter now – like an old-fashioned pharmacy counter.
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Carolyn, you are so adorable, & you are DEFINITELY not an 'old lady'! LOL! But your idea is super & I fully intend to do my must-take meds the same way because it looks 100 times better than the ugly old original containers! If there were awards for most do-able and beautiful projects on a blog, you would win, hands down! HUGS!
ReplyDeleteVery cute idea! I love the labels and love how you finished them off with the cute wording and the cute tops.
ReplyDeleteI did a similar project with Tide and Clorox bottles (and Graphics Fairy graphics). Her graphics make even the mundane products beautiful!
Thanks for sharing!
Pam
What a great idea! They look fabulous! I'll have to check out Graphics Fairy!
ReplyDeleteThis really looks like old-fashioned pharmacy counter. great idea! I love this vintage labels.
ReplyDeleteThis is really a cute idea, helps to 'spice' up a daily routine : D Spotted your creation on The Graphics Fairy and am now your newest GFC follower. Going to check this out myself as I love to change things around once in awhile- it gets so boring otherwise. Thanks for the idea !
ReplyDeleteWynnieBee
I love this idea! I have struggled with the ugly bottle issue as well. I couldn't find the link on the Graphics Fairy for the oval label. Can you post the link?
ReplyDeleteHere are the links to the labels that I used. Thanks so much for all your comments.
ReplyDeletehttp://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2011/01/vintage-clip-art-old-pharmacy-labels.html
http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2007/10/fab-round-french-apothecary-label.html
What a great idea! I love this. If I do this project I will def link back to your blog :)
ReplyDeleteDelighted Momma
What a genius idea! The bottles look fantastic and I couldn't bear to put them away in a cabinet. :-)
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That is so cute! I know all about those bottles being so ugly that I stick them in the cupboard and then forget to take them. This is so much better. Tumblr-ed it to not forget about it.
ReplyDeleteLove these! Absolutely love!
ReplyDeleteSheer awesomeness!! I have been looking for something like this! Do you have the direct link on Graphics Fairy that you used??
ReplyDeleteHow cute!! I love how you changed the names. Now there's no way you can forget to take vitamins in such adorable containers :)
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful Carolyn and wonderfully photographed (as always!) :0)
ReplyDeleteWonderful idea! Thanks for sharing. Looks awsome. Greetings from Germany ines
ReplyDeleteoh. my. head! I love this. I'm doin' it! Thanks for the inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I love the labels too. Such a fun way to control the clutter of all the vitamins and pills.
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This is so cute! What a great idea! :) I store my vitamins in one of the kitchen cupboards though, so i do this nobody will ever see it, boo.
ReplyDeleteI love it! Your name choices are so perfect and funny.
ReplyDeleteoh i should totally do this!!
ReplyDeleteSUPER cool idea! LOVE it! I put mine in just clear glass jars with cork tops but you took this to a whole new level of awesomeness!
ReplyDelete~Heather
Really cute, love it! I'm a follower...
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea. I too have those ugly bottles on my counter and now I have the perfect fix. Thank you for sharing this with everyone!
ReplyDeleteI am inspired. I love these classy vitamin bottles!
ReplyDeleteSaw this at Whipperberry and it's so lovely. It looks so much better now! Good job.
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You always have the best ideas! These are so awesome. Love the craft paper & baker's twine!
ReplyDelete- Jenn @ Social Salutations
love the bottles!
ReplyDeleteHow pretty! My vitamins are tucked away, but I can see myself displaying them if they are this beautiful. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteCarolyn, another beautifully done, artful project! I was just looking at my own collection of vitamins this morning (in an ugly shoebox on my dresser) and chastised myself for the eyesore I'd created. The vintage labels would definitely be a better compliment to my decor than the Costco sized drums of drugs currently taking up real estate in my room.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for being a part of "A Little Birdie Told Me..." Tuesday at Rook No. 17.
Best,
Jenn
This will be featured tomorrow at New Nostalgia! Thanks for linking up!!
ReplyDeleteNow, isn't that clever! I've got to give my vitamins a makeover now! Thanks for linking up!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous idea! Love it!
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Thanks!
Allison @ House of Hepworths
Love it, but I would be careful about how much light these bottles receive. The reason they are in ugly white bottles is so the light doesn't effect the storage of the Vitamins, you don't want to take ineffective medication or vitamins.
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty and such a nice way to make the stuff you have to have look like some luxurious, super-fancy home decor! I love it and congrats on the feature at HOH - I saw you and got excited it was a blogger I knew!
ReplyDeleteHi, Carolyn! I'm admiring all your creative posts here so can you please share them with us at the Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop? Hope to see you there at the party :)
ReplyDeleteLove this!! I want to do it! Where can I find the bottles??
ReplyDeleteVery cute. But as a nurse, I cringe. I hope you have a list somewhere as to what everything is and how often you take it in case you aren't able to tell someone and they need to know. Sorry, just have seen this happen many times before.
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone for so many nice comments.
ReplyDeleteTo answer questions about the bottles:
The bottles were from an old set of spice jars that I no longer use. I'm not sure where they sell them. Maybe Target or any other store that sells kitchen products. You could also recycle any type of jar for this project.
Thanks!
Carolyn - homework
Love, love, love this idea! Way too cute and functional at the same time. Can't wait to do this ... hobby stores sell all kinds of glass, lidded jars that would work perfectly.
ReplyDeleteGood idea to keep an inventory of your medications as Anonymous mentioned.
Looking forward to transferring my frequently used Rx's to cute labeled bottles! Thanks so much!
This is a wonderful idea and so cute! I will have to give it a try!
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely! What a clever idea to get rid of the ugly vitamin bottles! I am going to have to do this!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThese are way cuter than the ugly bottles they come in! lol!
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable! I never would have thought of that. One of the things I love about coming here!!
ReplyDeleteAdorable! I have pinned, tweeted, facebooked and stumbled. (I'm not sure there is anything left to do on this post.)
ReplyDeleteHowever: I would definitely keep the original bottles with information regarding ingredients, mgs, frequency etc. You never know when you'll need to give it to a pharmacist or doctor for potential interactions, etc.
I love this! I was tipped to it by Vivienne. I was cleaning off our dresser this morning and came across my very unattractive calcium chews box and lamented that I didn't have a cute way to organize it. Now I do! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteI love it very much! Please tell me how to print words on the label. Thank you.
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