There's absolutely no end to the ways you can dress up a canning jar! Truly, the sky is the limit. Here are a few of my favorites that inspire me to put food in jars...
The traditional red gingham cloth with twine and a plain handwritten label never grows old.
If you live in the U.K., you could just buy gingham lids at the
Preserve Shop.
Another traditional variation is the brown kraft paper cover with red and white baker's twine. And check out these DARLING tags from the
Cottage Industrialist (love that name!). If you're wanting to host a canning party, they have a link to Paper Crave who is offering this free download for your event!
Even muslin will work (or burlap or any other fabric for that matter).
Here's a tutorial for getting just the right cut on that fabric...
If crafting isn't your thing but you want "the look",
Mud and Twig's etsy shop has just the tag for you in a variety of designs.
Something a bit more professional in mind? You can have that, too, with a number of various options.
Thanks to advances in home printing, you can create custom looking labels right in your own kitchen. And without a lot of fuss. Templates are all over the internet! Here's a couple of options that will make you ohhh and ahhh.... no charge.
And for that VERY special jar, an embossed spoon (you could just put the entire spoon through a ribbon on the side for serving)...
Too bad I don't live in England... I'd have a new favorite shop!
Burgon & Ball labels their jars permanently, but oh so chic! Gets the brain going for ideas, does it not? I wonder if vinyl lettering would wash off or go through the water bath canner?
You have to laugh at this one... and appreciate it at the same time. The label really does say it all!
How will you dress your jars?
I really love Pam the Jam from River Cottage and she is in the UK and uses the cutest jars and lids. Do you have any idea where we could source the same things in the US?
ReplyDeleteSorry, I don't. When I google her images, it looks like she may be recycling jars. Have you seen the Weck line of canning jars? She may use a few of them since they originate in Germany. They're truly lovely, but not cheap!
Deletehttp://weckjars.com/
Those are great ideas! I still love the red gingham the best!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Susie
Wow. Love all the ideas. I really like the Kraft paper for gifting jellies.
ReplyDeleteIf I were doing vinyl lettering, I would do it after the canning process. Then it wouldn't wash off until the can was empty anyway. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so very much for sharing! Do you know what a friend of mine used to do? She etched her mason jars with the name of the contents. Now I am off to do a little more perusing of the above blogs. Once again thank you for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteSimply do not have time for this fun stuff.
ReplyDeleteWhy are jars called "cans"?
I was just being clever :-) Canning... cans... Here's what I found on wikipedia...
Delete"Glass jars were largely replaced in commercial canneries with cylindrical tin or wrought-iron canisters (later shortened to "cans") following the work of Peter Durand (1810). Cans are cheaper and quicker to make, and much less fragile than glass jars. Glass jars have remained popular for some high-value products and in home canning. "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canning
Quick note - the link you have labeled as going to Mud and Twig actually goes to Domestifluff... :)
ReplyDeleteOops! Thanks for letting me know. I just corrected it.
DeleteSo many cute ideas! Love the vinyl lettering.
ReplyDeleteI love all of these ideas! Very cute!
ReplyDeleteAll of them are adorable... but I LOVE gingham. :)
ReplyDeleteToni
So lovely!!!
ReplyDeleteRed and white gingham and just the sweetest fabric ever.