How to Upcycle a Mix Holder From a Keurig Box

[Updated 1.10.21]
Hi there! I hope you are well 🙂 Today I’m going to show you how to turn something as simple as a Keurig box into an attractive, highly functional storage unit for your spice packets and dry mixes.

I call it a mix holder, but really, you can store anything your heart desires in it. At the end of the post, you’ll see another one that I made for a different purpose altogether.

Materials to Make the Mix Packet Holder

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Materials:

• Empty Keurig box
• Scissors
• Paint (I used Rustoleum “Cinnamon”)
• Labels 
• Sizzix “Big Kick” die cut machine (to make your own labels)
• Sizzix label die (the one one I used has been discontinued, but here’s a similar one)
• Tacky glue

Where did the idea come from? One day while  looking at an empty Keurig box I got to thinking, “There must be something clever I can do with this box.” So I got out my scissors and began cutting. It didn’t take too long before an idea began emerging.

Cut the Keurig Box Down

First, I cut off the top bits and the triangular front bits, as shown.

Then, I decided to cut the sides at a diagonal, as shown in order to realize my plan to create a container to hold the myriad of herb, taco, and salad dressing mixes hanging out willy nilly on my pantry shelf.

Paint the Keurig Box

Give the box two light coats of paint. I used Rustoleum 2x spray paint in the color “Cinnamon,” and things really began to take shape.

Create the Label for the Mix Packet Holder

Using my new Sizzix “Big Kick” die cut machine (that I told you about recently), I made the brown “label holder” that you see here. They are similar to antique ones that you see on cabinets but made out of metal. I think it gives the project a nice, vintage-y look.

I didn’t attach it with brads because I didn’t want the metal bits to catch on the mixes inside the box. So I covered the holes with black dots and glued the whole thing onto the box. Then I printed out the white label with the word “Mixes” and inserted it into the holder.

Of course you could simply write “Mixes” on the front of the box with a Sharpie or use a sticky white label or a piece of white paper if you don’t have a Sizzix or other type of die cut machine. Alternatively, you could find some cool labels at your neighborhood craft store.

And there you have it–a crafty, upcycled mix box made from what would otherwise have been trash–an old Keurig box.  I’m thinking there are lots of other uses for my handy little holder and have already set aside another box–stay tuned for the next transformation.

Here’s another “take” on the mix holder that I call my “Inspiration Box.” A scrap of vintage lace and a cut out from a vintage trade card make it prettier than my mix box.

In it I keep project ideas that I’ve cut out from magazines and other sources. It sits on my work bench, so I always have fresh inspiration. I hope you enjoyed this project–taking trash and turning it into something you can really use that has a subtle vintage charm.