I am preparing a housewarming gift for a friend- she is planning to have a garden and likes to do some canning. She has most of the main supplies she needs - so far I have a basket - I am putting a book with some canning recipes in it- I would like to put about 6 canning jars in the basket but I would like to put something in the jars - any ideas for what to put in th jars would be greatly appreciated, I am also including a hanful of seed packets- besides what to put in the jars, what else can oyu think of that owuld make this basket complete??? Thanks in advance for any creative and useful ideas
2007-01-12 12:36:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
If you are putting jars and seed packets in the basket, put the packets in the jars. Also how about gardening gloves, some hand tools like spade, trowel. A welcome sign for the garden. Plant markers. Maybe some bottles of organic pesticides. A bar of tea tree oil soap to wash her dirty hands. Maybe fill in with some herbal seedlings.
2007-01-12 12:47:40 · answer #1 · answered by Gary S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would label the jars or include some labels in the gift. Pretend like she's planning on selling this. Design cute labels for the canning jars and you never know what will happen from there!
You should also buy her something inexpensive that related to canning but will not actually be useful in the canning process. For example, some cute refridgerator magnets that are like jars, or a year's subscription to a canning or gardening magazine.
Good luck!! You are definitely on the right track!!
2007-01-13 07:22:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
gardening gloves, maybe a gardening shovel or a spade,in the jars maybe some cute canning lables for the jars or some neat recipe cards the gloves and the seeds could go in the jars too.kneeling pad,sunscreen,dandelion digger,spraybottle(some plants like the mist on the other hand when im in the garden sometimes i like the mist) Good luck and happy gardening!
2007-01-12 13:45:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gloves and jar labels are good suggestions. A hand trowel and one of those 3 pronged scratchy things would be good. For inside the jars, well, recipe cards, some bone meal, dried blood, something call RootTone for cuttings, plant food spikes, a little wind chime comes to mind. If you can get some perhaps some bulbs for spring planting. I think its a great idea you have going. She is going to love it.
2007-01-12 13:57:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you could put some handmade jar labels, or include some garden gloves and gardening tools in the basket.
2007-01-12 12:45:25 · answer #5 · answered by K. C. 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is sweet. Yes, try recipes. Try cookie mix (powdered) with recipe inside the jar like just add eggs and water etc. Pancake mix. etc some may contain bath salts with a card that says...after all the hard work of canning relax and take a bath with these soothing salts etc
2007-01-12 12:40:57 · answer #6 · answered by Shayna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, tuffy but I think I have something. You could put an apron and pot holders in the basket, and little pieces of packing confetti and cool fortunes in the jars.
2007-01-12 13:21:54 · answer #7 · answered by harpo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe some cute oven mitts and kitchen towels would look cute in the basket. You could even pick out ones with pictures of fruits or vegetables.
2007-01-12 12:41:02 · answer #8 · answered by girlonline64 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about fresh fruit..strawberries,blackberries or somehing to make homemade jam. add a couple of packs of Sure-jell. She can have her first home-canned goodies in 30 mins. or less. The jam and jelly are real easy and quick.
2007-01-12 12:44:54 · answer #9 · answered by Sharon B 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
why not add a few boxes of pectin for making jelly and jams and some pickling spice for great pickles from garden cucumbers...
2007-01-12 23:24:11 · answer #10 · answered by ilovemyconure 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋