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I am hoping someone can give me suggestions

Posted: Jun 5, 2011

I have an antique seed drawer that I use as my kitchen island, and in the glass doors I have different pastas, beans, etc. It is beautiful. I have had this island for years now, and change the pasta and beans at least twice a year, as they get dried out and begin to look white in color. Well.... now I am getting bugs :-(. I am sooo upset, and have no idea what to put in the glass fronts now. There is no way I can continue to use food products. I am wondering if anyone could give suggestions as to what to put in my island now. I really like the pastas and beans, as it looks very country. Any ideas?

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here is an idea - dont know if it will work or not

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Try using a shellac type of spray and spray your beans and pasta, and then the bugs wont get them and you wont have to change them out.

I am sure a craft store would sell something like that.

Great ideas! - Cloverport

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You guys have me all excited now. I am going to use your ideas. There is a cardboard backing that slides in as the back of the glass windows to hold whatever it is you put in them. I am going to cover one of them with either scrapbook paper or wallpaper, and glue a picture my granddaughter drew of her and me (she was only 5 when she drew it and it is absolutely adorable). Then I am going to put a layer of marbles and jacks in the bottom of that one. I am going to put potpouri in 2 of them. Marbles in one, and broken colored glass in another. I cannot wait. You guys are the best, and thank you so much for your creative ideas. I was brain dead.

cloverport - gabby

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you could put marbles in it

dried flowers might look country-ish. or - sm

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colored sand, alternate with seashells. leaves for every season (you can spray those, too), or just the fall ones from green to yellow to burgandy. Odd items, safety pins, buttons, child art, collectables like vintage jewelry...

this can get addicting.

Seal the jar lids - Kim

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Could you seal the jar lids so there would be no way for bugs to get into them? I would think if the lids were sealed then maybe bugs couldn't smell the pasta and wouldn't notice it. Just an idea.

On the other hand, I kind of like the marble idea too. If you have lots of jars to fill, maybe other country/vintage type things might be cute too, like jacks, beads or small toys, etc.

original poster is not filling jars. - anon

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and you need to have the post you are talking to open before hitting that 'post aa reply' button or it gets confusing what you are replying to. Either way, it's glass cabinet door windows referred to in both the original post and 'dried flowers'

no problem - just a tip for when these threads get to going half a page. I like the jacks and beads idea! - especially beads.

Marbles. Aquarium "rocks" or glass pebbles. - SS

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ooo, shatterd glass of different colors souds pretty! - NM

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The fun of some of these ideas is collecting whatever chosen as well.

Well... - CJ

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Maybe you could use it as a functional pantry. Store the beans and pasta and EAT THEM on a regular basis, filling back up as necessary.

I've heard simply sticking a bay leaf on the shelf in your cupboard keeps the bugs away. - sm

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I've no idea if it works, just something my sis-in-law told me.

I would guess emptying and refilling regularly would be too - big a job. NM

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feathers! different colored odd looking feathers. - NM

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How about dish towels? - ColtsFan

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I'm not sure that this would work, but could you cut cardboard to fit behind the glass and cover it with a country pattern dish towel? They have so many pretty ones out right now in great country colors.

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