If you’ve been reading this site for any length of time, you’ll know I don’t limit my use of jars just to canning. I store dry goods and leftovers in them, keep pens and scissors stashed inside those with chipped rims and have even dedicated a giant jar to corralling my husband’s LEGO collection. In addition to pressing jars into service wherever possible, I also happen to be something of a fool for depictions of jars and the act of canning.
So, when author (she has written two
Johanna Wright grew up in Eugene, Oregon and currently lives in Portland. Though she’s not a canner herself, she grew up around it. She initially painted this image as a gift for her mom and when her sisters spotted it, they wanted it as well. So prints were made and happily, they’re now available for the rest of us too!
In addition to this image, she also has two different prints in her shop of floating jars (one is done on an orange background and the other is done on a turquoise background that I think is the exact same color as my stove). I am tempted.
I realize that none of us are quite prepared to start talking seriously about the holidays yet (though Macy’s seems entirely ready, they were setting up the holiday tableware when I walked through two weeks ago), but should you be shopping for a jar lover or avid canner this holiday season, you might want to consider one of Joanna’s prints! At $25, they’re quite affordable. A basic frame from a Ikea and you have a lovely gift.
Joanna has given me a second “Tiny Tree Canner” print to give away to one of my readers. If you want to throw your hat in the ring for a chance at it, here’s what you do.
- Leave a comment on this post. Tell me about the best gift you ever gave or received.
- Comments will close at 11:59 pm east coast time on Friday, October 12, 2012. Winner will be chosen at random and will be posted to the blog over the weekend.
- Giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents.
- One comment per person, please. Entries must be left via the comment form on the blog, I cannot accept submissions via email.
Disclosure: Joanna Wright gave me the print you see pictured here, along with an additional one for this giveaway. I was not compensated for running this post and my opinions remain my own.
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The best gift ever received? Last Christmas my husband came home with two kittens he saved from the Humane Society. They’re crazy and exhausting and they make me laugh every day!
The best gift I got as an adult was a Le crueset pot
The best gift I’m planning on giving this Christmas will go to my Mom. She’s a busy teacher so I’m going to plan her dinners for January, including some of my canned goods, quick bread and pancake mixes in jars, a couple spice blends and menu plans with grocery lists for fresh produce so she doesn’t have to worry about anything. I think she’s going to love it.
Isn’t that the most wonderful print ever?! Wow!
My best gift was a computer my husband (boyfriend then) bought me years ago while I was a single mom w/two girls and going to college
Favorite gift? Last year I gave myself central heat for my 1904 house. Now it’s warm enough to have friends over for cooking projects in cold weather.
Adorable!!! I always say that the best gift that I ever got was that my Dad quit smoking on my sixteenth birthday.
My boyfriend surprised me with a trip to Paris in 2010. We got through airport security and to our gate before I even had a clue. He handed me some printed materials as a hint but I didn’t know french so that didn’t even give it away! It was an amazing trip, my first to Europe, and so memorable that I will never forget it. It was given with love. When I give love away, whether it is a knitted hat, canned veg, artwork, a ride, etc. it feels the best too. Giving is always better than receiving but but Paris was pretty sweet.
I tried to think of the best gift ever, and got a total blank. And then my boys popped into my mind. I know it’s cheesy, but my 1.5 and 4yo sons are my best gift ever.
Each year, I give my kids teachers jams and jellys and chocolate sauce that I’ve made. They love it!
Each year, I give my kids teachers jams and jellies and chocolate sauce that I’ve made. They love it!
So many….. My parents gave me a drum set for Christmas one year when I was a teenager. I just passed it on to my son who now has kids of his own!
I always make an effort to give a gift that is home made or as a bonus to the purchased gift. The range goes from Painted Angel ornaments to bacon jam! The middle range includes homemade Kahula and apple butter. Giving is the BEST!
When I was a teenager my mom made my a quilt for Christmas. That was definitely one of the best. I still have it and use it.
My son was born on Christmas Day!
The best gift.. that’s a toughie! I don’t know if this really counts as a gift.. but the pots that I “inherited” when my Aunt passed away are pretty special to me. She was a Chef, and while at the time I absolutely hated cooking.. it is one of my favourite things to do now.
The best gift I gave was my daughter’s gold pinky ring many, many years ago. The best gift I got? Probably my children!
My well traveled father-in-law has kept all his license plates. He has some of mine too (from a different state). This Christmas we’re giving him a license plate from every state he’s ever visited! We are so excited about it. Don’t tell!!!!
The best gift I gave was to my dad on his 50th birthday…Bruce Springstein tickets. My dad is a huge fan of “The Boss”, so it brought me much joy to give him tickets to go see him in concert.
When I was a young girl, I loved Barbie dolls. For Christmas my mother crocheted and sewed an entire wardrobe for my Barbie family. I can recall how magical she seemed; imagine the talent to make such tiny clothing. I’m still amazed at all the things she makes.
For my daughters birthday one year she asked for donated items that the Humane Society had on their wishlist then then she brought in a big box of needed items for the pets awaiting adoption.
That print is gorgeous! Last year I got a home economics-type book that I’ve used quite a bit, so that gift was a hit!
I think as I grow older, the best gifts I recieve are from my wife and children when they go to the trouble of picking something out for me. What the gift is isn’t so important as the love they actually gave to me.
I love this print! I think the best gift I’ve received is my Le Crueset dutch oven.
Best gift ever was my husband showing up at home on the day of our 10 year anniversary. He had been in Iraq for 2 years and I didn’t know he was coming.
A bit cheesy but the best Christmas gift I ever received was three holidays ago when my husband & I were on a road-trip & on Christmas stayed in a little side-street hotel in the mountains of Colorado and for Christmas dinner went to the local market salad bar, loaded up and ate our of styrofoam containers on our bed as the snow fell outside.
The best gift I ever gave was an out-of-print cookbook that I stumbled onto in an online bookstore– a replacement copy of my Mom’s favorite cookbook, as hers was tattered, worn and falling apart. She was so excited to have a new copy to use.
The best gift I ever received? No doubt about it…fall pears! I LOVE to can pears in a light syrup with a few cardamon pods added in. Not to mention… my dad’s spicy pear relish recipe – so good with field peas from the garden; jams made with other fruit combinations – raspberry pear or even better ginger pear jam; and of course we all love a pear cobbler. Oh my! I love pears and my friends who have trees and share them with me.
The best gift I ever received is probably a hodge-podge of kitchen tools from my grandma. They are pretty old and worn, but they hold a lot of special meaning to me!
The greatest gift I ever received was from my friend Twisty who took a car ride we had together and wrote a song about it and then recorded it for me. I still listen to it all the time.
The best gift I ever gave was a surprise party for my parents’ 25th wedding anniversary. They weren’t really surprised by the time we pulled it off, but it was fun to do, and they enjoyed it!
So cute! I would love this!
The best gift I ever got was a waltz written for me.
For my 7th birthday, my mom gave me a 10 week old white kitten. She was sitting on my bed waiting for me. We named her bianca gato, Binkie for short. Imagine the delight of being only 7 years old and getting a kitten! It was truly magical.
I love this print! I hope I win…. The best gift for me wasmy sweet granddaughter Amy who is now six months old. She’s beautiful, happy, healthy and such a good baby!
The best gift I’ve ever given was to my wife when we where first dating I bought her plan tickets to see her sister. It had been two years the last time they saw each other. Still makes me happy to this day!
The best gifts that I have ever gotten were my 2 children, born 2 years apart, both a few days before Christmas.
I love the artwork – it would be so lovely with my tree themed decor.
The best gifts to me, are home made from my children! I love the glued button frame with a picture of me & my son or the special ornaments made with love. As a teen, my grandmother would make angels or santas from folded readers digests or ceramic trees that lit up with multi colored lights. After her passing, those items were treasures to me. Every year when they are displayed all the wonderful memories of her come rushing back. Those are the kinda gifts I strive to give every year going forward!
Best so far will be a set of Winston Churchill volumes I have found for my brother at used store this fall…
The print would look wonderful in my kitchen!
The best gift I ever gave was hockey tickets for a Montreal Canadiens game to my son who had never seen them play live before. Maybe from a ‘world peace’ perspective, it wasn’t the most meaningful gift, but if I could base my answer solely on reaction?…. then I’d say definitely the hockey tickets.
Best gift I’ve ever received honestly was my Townie bicycle with the little white basket. I haven’t ridden it yet but I will!
I had my son early on the 13th of December, it’s my no brainer best Christmas gift ever!
The best gift(s) I’ve ever received have been holiday presents from my kids. Always hand-made, sincere and very much appreciated! They are true artists!
The best gift I ever received was from my hubbs on my birthday. He had shopped forever and found a cookbook about wok cooking and a wok and tools to go with it. Never mind that I rarely use the cook book, I still am thrilled that he took so much time trying to find just the right thing. I may be hard to buy for but he’s a keeper.
My sweet husband got me a mother’s ring for our 10th anniversary…
our kitty, who showed up on our doorstep last December and promptly adopted us as his new family…
It may be cliche but my children are the best gifts I’ve ever gotten. After ten years of marriage, my first gift came and his brother joined us 4 years later. With my health problems and many other “things” that seemed to be in the way – they are truly miracles and the perfect presents!
The best gift I ever gave was when I gave my heart to my husband. He in turn gave me his. Our life has beed crazy together and I still love my gift that I gave and received.
This is so adorable. The best gifts I’ve ever given or received have been surprise visits. Years ago I surprised my best friend (who lives in Europe), and I was able to do that again this past August when she was home visiting her family. We both burst into tears
I wasn’t sure what to write for best gift given or received until I logged on. I’m going with the quilt I made my daughter when she was a teenager. OMG – she’s up there at comment #163! The great thing about the quilt is that we worked on the squares together and I like to think that it inspired her to quilt on her own, which she does indeed enjoy. We also can together when our schedules permit… Jam, baby~!
Love that print!
The best gift I’ve ever received as an adult was a Winnie The Pooh throw from my daughter embroidered with “Mommy” on it. It is always out in the living room even after 14 years. Nobody messes with Mommy’s blankie!
Hmmm.. best gift I ever received… My Cabbage Patch Doll in 1984!