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KYHeirloomer
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Dressing up canning jars is real easy.
You can, if you want, buy the decorator lids and rings; everything from gingham to fruit and veggie motiffs.
Less expensive is to use up fabric scraps. Cut about a 6" square or circle. Using pinking shears makes a nicer edge. Remove the ring, center the fabric on the jar, and return the ring. Voila!
Even if you have to buy fabric you can get all sorts of appropriate patterns for very little money. A couple of bucks a yard. And you can cover an awful lot of jars with a yard of fabric.
Now is the time, too, to start haunting the thrift shops and garage sales for baskets. Spending 25 cents, or even half a buck now sure beats $5-6 later on. And nothing says "lovin'" around the holidays than a basked filled with home-canned goodies and a mini-loaf of bread.
You can, if you want, buy the decorator lids and rings; everything from gingham to fruit and veggie motiffs.
Less expensive is to use up fabric scraps. Cut about a 6" square or circle. Using pinking shears makes a nicer edge. Remove the ring, center the fabric on the jar, and return the ring. Voila!
Even if you have to buy fabric you can get all sorts of appropriate patterns for very little money. A couple of bucks a yard. And you can cover an awful lot of jars with a yard of fabric.
Now is the time, too, to start haunting the thrift shops and garage sales for baskets. Spending 25 cents, or even half a buck now sure beats $5-6 later on. And nothing says "lovin'" around the holidays than a basked filled with home-canned goodies and a mini-loaf of bread.
chubbyalaskagriz
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Alright, janie... your jars of yumminess tied w/ the plaid ribbon reminds me of a rather risque joke... I hope it doesn't offend anyone- here it is!
A couple has a dog who snores. Really snores LOUD.
Annoyed because she can't sleep, the wife goes to the vet to see if
he can help.
The vet tells the woman to tie a ribbon around the dog's privates and he
will stop snoring.
'Yeah right!' she says.
A few minutes after going to bed, the dog begins snoring, as usual.
The wife tosses and turns, unable to sleep.
Muttering to herself, she goes to the closet and grabs a piece of red
ribbon and ties it carefully around the dog's privates.
Sure enough, the dog stops snoring!
The woman is amazed!
Later that night, her husband returns home drunk from being out drinking
with his buddies.
He climbs into bed, falls asleep and begins snoring loudly.
The woman thinks maybe the ribbon might work on him.
So she goes to the closet again, grabs a piece of blue ribbon and ties it
around her husband's jewels.
Amazingly, it also works on him.
The woman sleeps soundly.
He wakes from his drunken stupor and stumbles into the bathroom.
As he stands in front of the toilet, he glances in the mirror and sees a
blue ribbon attached to his privates.
He is very confused and as he walks back into the bedroom, he sees the red
ribbon attached to his dog's testicles.
He shakes his head and looks at the dog and whispers, 'I don't know where
we were, or, what we did, - but, by God, we took first and second place!'
A couple has a dog who snores. Really snores LOUD.
Annoyed because she can't sleep, the wife goes to the vet to see if
he can help.
The vet tells the woman to tie a ribbon around the dog's privates and he
will stop snoring.
'Yeah right!' she says.
A few minutes after going to bed, the dog begins snoring, as usual.
The wife tosses and turns, unable to sleep.
Muttering to herself, she goes to the closet and grabs a piece of red
ribbon and ties it carefully around the dog's privates.
Sure enough, the dog stops snoring!
The woman is amazed!
Later that night, her husband returns home drunk from being out drinking
with his buddies.
He climbs into bed, falls asleep and begins snoring loudly.
The woman thinks maybe the ribbon might work on him.
So she goes to the closet again, grabs a piece of blue ribbon and ties it
around her husband's jewels.
Amazingly, it also works on him.
The woman sleeps soundly.
He wakes from his drunken stupor and stumbles into the bathroom.
As he stands in front of the toilet, he glances in the mirror and sees a
blue ribbon attached to his privates.
He is very confused and as he walks back into the bedroom, he sees the red
ribbon attached to his dog's testicles.
He shakes his head and looks at the dog and whispers, 'I don't know where
we were, or, what we did, - but, by God, we took first and second place!'
jglass
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Brook those are wonderful ideas!
I will def get some fabric and start looking for baskets.
I just took the last bunch out of the canner and I hear them popping away in there.
jglass
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email me your address and Ill send you some jars of goodies lol.
chubbyalaskagriz
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Brook,
In my area we have several stores where fabric/craft supplies and baskets can often be gotten on the cheap. Ben Franklin's, Hobby Lobby, Michael's and Gordman's are always having deeply discounted sales... See a $30.00 basket you like? Rest assured you'll find it for $7.00 in a few weeks!
I bought 9 boxes of really cute cheese spreaders a week ago. At the beginning of summer each box of 4 was $16.00. Bought them all last week marked down to $4.00/ea. then they were on the half-price table! So I got'em for two bucks each- a savings of $14.00 per box! 3 boxes of them are salmon, 3 are colorful garden veggies, and the other 3 boxes are chubby women dressed in old fashioned bathing suits and swim-caps!
At Christmas time they will make wonderful additions to decorated cheese-balls that I'll make and give to a few folks...
In my area we have several stores where fabric/craft supplies and baskets can often be gotten on the cheap. Ben Franklin's, Hobby Lobby, Michael's and Gordman's are always having deeply discounted sales... See a $30.00 basket you like? Rest assured you'll find it for $7.00 in a few weeks!
I bought 9 boxes of really cute cheese spreaders a week ago. At the beginning of summer each box of 4 was $16.00. Bought them all last week marked down to $4.00/ea. then they were on the half-price table! So I got'em for two bucks each- a savings of $14.00 per box! 3 boxes of them are salmon, 3 are colorful garden veggies, and the other 3 boxes are chubby women dressed in old fashioned bathing suits and swim-caps!
At Christmas time they will make wonderful additions to decorated cheese-balls that I'll make and give to a few folks...
K
KYHeirloomer
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You ever notice, Kevin, that you can't even find cheese spreaders when you want them?
For a project I searched and searched. Finally found--and settled for---a set with brushed-steel handles. Not bad, but I really wanted wood.
Last weekend, months after I needed them, BB&B put out exactly what I wanted.
It must be some sort of law.
Wish I knew you were interested in those. At a yard sale this past Saturday I saw a single spreader with a snowman handle. True, it was only the one. But it was also only a quarter.
For a project I searched and searched. Finally found--and settled for---a set with brushed-steel handles. Not bad, but I really wanted wood.
Last weekend, months after I needed them, BB&B put out exactly what I wanted.
It must be some sort of law.
Wish I knew you were interested in those. At a yard sale this past Saturday I saw a single spreader with a snowman handle. True, it was only the one. But it was also only a quarter.
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chubbyalaskagriz
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I know Brook- they can be tricky as the dickens to find! I'm always on the look-out for the little novelty spreaders- cause I love giving my whacko cheese-balls out each year. The joy of giving them is always two-fold... first- all my friends laugh like hell at their 70's tackiness, though unlike the equally thought of infamous fruitcake, the cheeseballs are actually always consumed! Plus, they're so versatile- each year I give a different "flavor" and everyone's always curious to know what my 12 long months of experimentation will produce this year!
Check out Crate and Barrel too... they don't usually have the fun quirky l'il novelty ones like I like giving at holiday time- but they almost always have classy "adult" versions like the fine wood-handled ones you describe. They also carry severeal types of cool cheese-domes too- with wood or marble bases... often at much reduced prices.
Check out Crate and Barrel too... they don't usually have the fun quirky l'il novelty ones like I like giving at holiday time- but they almost always have classy "adult" versions like the fine wood-handled ones you describe. They also carry severeal types of cool cheese-domes too- with wood or marble bases... often at much reduced prices.
K
KYHeirloomer
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Unfortunately, Kevin, there is no Crate & Barrel anywhere near us. And I hate ordering something like that on-line. Even when it turns out being what you want, I grates me to pay five bucks for an item and eight for the shipping.
I have to go to BB&B anyway to return the pepper mill that doesn't work right. Hopefully they'll still have the wood-handled ones, and I'll pick up a box or three.
I have to go to BB&B anyway to return the pepper mill that doesn't work right. Hopefully they'll still have the wood-handled ones, and I'll pick up a box or three.
chubbyalaskagriz
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I've actually never been to a Crate & Barrel, though there are a couple 3 hours north of me in Chicago-land. In remote Alalska I learned to deal with ordering online. The UPS man was sometimes the one person from the public I had most contact with! Through ordering from many outlets I have never been disappointed ever w/ merchandise from Crate & Barrel or Pottery Barn. Both are high quality "what you see- is what you get" outfits that always please. Shipping costs? Well, I see your point- but ten bucks shipping sure beats the hell outta buying a plane ticket and carting something back thru security in carry-on baggage! Ha!
K
KYHeirloomer
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Janie, when shopping for fabric, don't forget to check the remnents tables. There are usually some really beautiful fabrics there. Not enough to make a skirt with, perhaps. But more than enough to dress a Mason jar.
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and it has also been requested that I delete this thread.
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