spice up the spice cabinet

today...

in preparation for moving, i decided to sort through my overflowing spice cabinet. there were many duplicates that needed to be combined, old jars that needed to be tossed out, and sorted in to groups. 

i had 3 jars of cayenne!

i made 5 groups: 

1. herbs (basil, oregano, etc)
2. savory cooking spices (lemon pepper, tumeric, etc)
3. baking/sweet cooking spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cream of tartar, etc)
4. hot peppers and chilies
5. salts and peppers

then i painted the lids with leftover paints i had in the craft supply box. can you guess which colors are for each group?

now all the spices are back in the cabinet and ready to be packed up in a couple weeks when we are ready to move.