Over the years, I’ve managed to talk a fair amount about how I label my canning jars. In most cases, I just scrawl the contents and date on the lid with a Sharpie. When I’m labeling dry goods in the pantry, I use that same permanent marker and write directly on the glass (it erases with a swipe of rubbing alcohol).
Sometimes, when I’m feeling particularly fancy, I’ll cut out labels with pinking shears and tie them to the jars with red baker’s twine. And of course, I talked a lot about labeling just before the holidays this year.
The most recent addition to my arsenal of canning jar labeling options is this lovely stamp from A Sensible Habit. Designer Brandy Schuman has a pretty little selection of stamps that are perfect for marking your goods with style and charm. You can use them in any number of ways, from hang tags to rounds of paper that you slip under the lid (it would also work really well on those circle-shaped brown paper labels that Avery sells
Now that I have this stamp sitting on my desk, I think I’m going to start putting prettier labels on my more giftable preserves, in the hopes that having them all dressed up will compel me to share more with my friends and neighbors (confession time: I keep far more of what I make than we can reasonably eat. It’s time to get those preserves out of my pantry and into the world!).
Thanks to Brandy, I have the stamp that’s pictured above to giveaway this week. If you’d like to enter for a chance to win it, here’s what to do.
- Leave a comment on this post and tell me about the person who most appreciates your homemade preserves.
- Comments will close at 11:59 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013. Winners will be chosen at random and will be posted to the blog over the weekend.
- Giveaway open to U.S. residents.
- One comment per person, please. Entries must be left via the comment form on the blog at the bottom of this post.
Disclosure: A Sensible Habit provided a stamp for me to use and photograph for this post at no cost to me. They’re also providing the giveaway unit at no cost. They did not pay for inclusion in this post and my opinions are entirely my own.
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My nieces appreciate my preserves the most and they often help me pick the fruit that goes into them also. I will make canners out of them yet! Seriously, though, I wish I could preserve their sweetness and shining innocence! Thanks for your generosity and the blog.
I really don’t do enough canning to have jars to give away, so I guess my boyfriend and I are the ones who enjoy the results of my canning the most!
I love the stamp!
My Mom and I always can together, and my sister Lisa is the most appreciative of our goods. That stamp is delicious.
My friend’s mother
That stamp is GENIOUS! Two people-no three-come to mind as to most appreciating what I’ve canned-our friend Josh who loves apple butter, our friend Greg who thinks my bread and butter pickles are awesome, and our neighbors Dave and Regina for whom I researched an old fashioned tomato preserve recipe to put up their garden bounty that they so generously shared.
This stamp is awesome! The person that appreciates my canned goods most is my mother-in-law. Although I’m no longer married to her son, she is my other mom. She lives with a son and daughter-in-law now that dad is gone. I like to make her day special by dropping off a nice half pint of jam or marmalade. <3
My husband loves them the most!
My mom taught me how to can and now she loves tasting my creations!
My mom. I think she loves the time I put into making something special especially my diet conscious jams I made just for her for Christmas.
I’d like to say my husband is the most appreciative. But my fellow food swappers were pretty excited about the chocolate pear jam this past weekend.
my dad – for some reason he looks forward to the canned goods i give him on christmas. other people seem appreciative and think it’s cute, but my dad, for some reason, seems genuinely grateful.
My mom loves my jams and jellies the most. At 90, she doesn’t have the stamina to can anymore but still loves them.
I made homemade Apple Butter for my staff, friends, and family for Christmas. This was the first time I had done that and people are still raving! Makes me feel wonderful…and I am thinking about what to make next! I would love to have this stamp!
My sister, her kids love pb & j.
My whole family loves and appreciates my canning – especially come mid-Feb when there isn’t a fresh green in sight and all our bodies are craving the delicious tastes of summer!
definitely my husband and myself, especially on Sunday mornings…with baguette and newspaper!
My family absolutely appreciates but I have to say that I love my canning. It’s therapeutic, creative, and gives me a great sense of accomplishment! Love to give as gifts or just enjoy with a scone, a good book and a cup of tea. The pretty packaging is my favorite!
Probably my husband since he eats the majority of them
My dad!
My kids…the younger one loves all the jams and my older one is the pickle connoisseur!
Me…….because I make them with my mother
What a great stamp!!! The person that most appreciates my canning is my husband. He can always find something yummy to eat when I am late coming home. : )
I think my daughter would be the most appreciative of my preserves. My husband is a close second, but she will keep a count of how many jars of (fill in the blank) of her favorites are on the shelves, waiting to be opened.
My husband really likes them, but most expressively appreciative is a co-worker who thinks my orange marmalade keeps her healthy in the winter.
Probably me–ha! I love to can for the sheer joy of it and no one gets more excited than me to open a beautiful jar of summer fresh heirloom tomatoes! That being said, I think my hubby and daughter like receiving the bounty of our garden any time of the year.
If I won this stamp I would give it to my mom in law. I am her most appreciative recipient, except maybe her grandsons who love her unsweetened apple sauce.
My family. It always add a touch of something special to a meal.
My dear friend, Kathryn. The best part is she also cans and we WOW! each other back and forth. True friends, yummy bounty.
My husband’s grandmother! Coming from a generation where there was very little waste (she lived in Germany during WWII) she doesn’t like to get retail items for Christmas & her birthday. Homemade creations that get used up are what she really appreciates and enjoys.
Canning makes me happy… My husband likes it when I am happy… I think he appreciates my canning endeavors the most!
Probably my friend, Cris, who saw her Christmas present and said, “I hope this is one of your canning treats!”
The person who most appreciates my homemade preserves the most is my Dad. Hot Pepper Jelly is in high demand!
My friend Jan appreciates my canning efforts. We enjoy swapping our canned goods with each other.
My mom! She always loves when I send her a jar of our latest jam.
My youngest daughter–the one with the sweet tooth–is the person who most appreciates my preserves overall. But the fig jam–all of the family loves that one with cheese.
My daughter! I made 80 4 oz jars of jam for her wedding favors last summer – half strawberry, half blueberry. She commented that she loved the strawberry, but “oh Mom, the blueberry was REALLY good!” I had to make her a special batch with blueberries that I had in my freezer!
Love your blog, and that stamp!
Carol
My 3 year old son! Especially anything pickled!
Here’s the trick, the people I love the most (my family) don’t care for preserves. I don’t understand it. So, I end up with a cabinet full and cannot go through all of them in a year. I do give some as gifts to co-workers, but not enough to offset my preserving habit!
Probably my college starving cousin. He keeps asking for more!
This idea is a really nice touch, especially because cooking and canning for me are a labor of love, and I enjoy giving the food away much more than keeping it for myself. It seems like I always forget to date it, assuming the recipient is going to tear into it ravenously (only in my head…), so having it on the stamp is a great reminder.
The person who most appreciates my labor is my grandmother, as she is who I learned this from. From apple butter to “Grand Daddy’s Sinful Salsa” to peach jelly to pickled okra to green beans, seeing her way of life and history skip a generation then get picked up by an unlikely recipient always puts a proud smile on her face! (but me more…)
My wife definitely appreciates our preserves the most, though both of our immediate families have benefited too.
I know my dad most appreciates my preserves as he’s always asking mom why she doesn’t can anymore
I make ketchup from locally grown, organic, dry-farmed tomatoes, and other local, organic ingredients. My parents in Illinois LOVE it so much and I bring home jars at every holiday and mail it to them during the year!
The person who appreciates my canned goods the most is me! I spend lots of time planning my canning and I produce very little. I have to very carefully savor my products all winter long and make them last. No one can value what I produce as much as I do.
My 21 month old most appreciates my preserves! He loves the blackberry jelly, applesauce, pears and peaches the most.
My husband loves my canning habit! He starts his day with my jam, jelly or chutney on toast and usually ends it with a dilly bean or two. YUM!
I kind of wish it was my partner or maybe my mom (who cans a lot herself) who appreciated my preserved goods most, but it ends up being my friends, who get to partake in the spoils when I have overflow.
I love the idea of circle kraft labels and this stamp!
My husband is the one who most appreciates my preserving… but then, he’s the one who gets to eat the most of the results!
Dad, definitely, which is a bit of a shame because he’s halfway across an ocean from me! It’s tough to mail the jars to him with sufficient padding that they won’t break, but I do so when I can (pun intended, hehe). I think my local friends appreciate it, but so far I don’t know anyone who consistently eats jam other than Dad. He has PB&J’s for lunch a lot
What a surprise for me! I found Brandi’s shop on etsy and loved the stamps she had in her shop. I requested a simple change to the design she had available. The one she had said “made with love” on the bottom. I wanted something a little more generic, I asked if she could make a stamp with a little heart&arrow on the bottom instead. The stamp you have is the final result. She also designed a “please return jar” stamp that I could use for my local peeps. I told her to feel free to use the designs for her shop and she even gave me a discount!! Brandi RAWKS!!!
I was so excited to see the heart&arrow design that I replied before I saw the “enjoy” design, too. Believe it or not, that was #3 of the three stamps we collaborated on. Pinky swear.