DIY Home Made Jam Packaging- Free Labels | October 06, 2009
In the past I've received quite a few requests for home made jam labels. I finally thought it was about time I took on the challenge!
Home made jam makes a great gift with a personal touch. It also works well as a party or wedding favour, especially for an event with a bit of a 'crafty' vibe. Part of the fun of creating the presentation of your jam jar is searching for interesting fabrics and ribbon! To facilitate this, I deliberately kept the design of the labels quite simple, allowing for more freedom and variety in your decorating choices.
Read on for more pics, ideas and to download your freebies!
There's something so cosy and nostalgic about home made jam. I wanted the packaging to reflect a crafty, home made and traditional feel. For me, this project was all about the fabric! So, with this in mind, I set out to find the perfect vintage- style floral fabric.
I went a little fabric crazy at Spotlight, I must admit! Despite being overwhelmed by the variety, I managed to stay true to my initial concept of a vintage floral design and came home with about four different specimens.
This one (shown above) was my favourite. I adore the mix of colours , the contrast of the bright aqua with the mustard, and the vintage feel. If you're using the jam for favours, either stick with one stunning fabric across all or mix and match with similar, complementary fabrics.
For the labels I found a gorgeous font called Pablo- available at FontShop. I love its handmade, slightly whimsical quality. I've altered some of the letters to make them even curlier. I printed the labels on plain white paper but you can also try brown recycled stock for a more crafty effect.
For the design of the tag, I used a font called Wendy Bold (also from FontShop). I printed the design onto a light brown recycled card stock.
I've provided labels for Strawberry, Rhubarb, Apricot, Blueberry and Cherry Jams and also for Marmalade.
I've also created these little 'home made' heart labels that can be used either on the back or the top of your jam jar.
The ribbon used in these shots is from Handworks on Chapel St. Admittedly, not cheap but very pretty!
I hope you enjoy these labels. Download them below!
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Comments
Tammy
The labels are VERY cute. Now I wish I had the motivation to make jam. LOL.
thank you for sharing this very very much
Thanks for sharing
Also - just a thought... What kind of miraculous camera took these photos??? I love it!
Thanks
Sheryl
Live everybody else I just love the look of these labels. Is there any way I can make them bigger? Thanks
Serena
Thank you in advance...
Olga Hagikosti
Thank you!
xoxo
Janneke
I used them for my strawberry jam and here are some pics
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=166715&id=742922571&l=84d8866608
Thanks a lot for them!
i feel inspired to do my own but am sort of a dope with anything artistic lol
i figured i'd try ordering labels off a website so i google searched and found a few labels
there's one design that's pretty neat i think on this site:
http://www.stylemepretty.com/?s=labels&x=0&y=0
thanks for posting - the pics are so pretty :P
Thank you!
We are having them as rehearsal dinner favors. it will be at the Heritage Museum with the menu 'Taste of North Dakota'. Thanks!
thankyou
I now really want to make my own jam just so that I can make the labels and go buy funky fabric to on the jars! x
Thankyou
Thanks
Great work, thankyou. :)
Sorry but your links for down-losding the jam lsbrld fo not do not seem to be working. I have tried a couple of times over 3 days. They are the most attractive label i have come across. Luv them!
Sheryl
I downloaded and used your fantastic jar labels for my chocolate- sweet cherry jam <3 I edited it a bit (or, precisely said, changed the inscription according to my needs) but the rest stayed the same. Thank you veryvery much! <3
You can see the results here: http://posilek-mistrzow.blogspot.com/2011/06/sobota_25.html#comments <3
Thank you once again and have a nice weekend!
Panna L.
how to do it. I love these labels they are so cute.
Now just hope my jam is as good as these labels
are. Thanks for allowing me to use these.
I used them for Christmas presents and ended up having the pretiest curd jars ever!
www.jamlabelizer.com
I would greatly appreciate any help with this!
It makes it easier than cutting them out and taping.
I prepare a lot of home-made goodies & gifting with your designs is what I want my signature to be on all the stuff I make ;)
Please, please help?
With love,
Shirley
a very warm THANK YOU for your wonderful work and generosity from Germany! I do several kinds of home made jams every year and now they get the look they deserve! :))
Just one question: is it possible to enlarge the tags? (Might be a silly question but please be patient with a typical blonde German girl.... :)))
Thank you every so much,
Nicola
Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks so much for the wonderful labels. Nice blog. Will keep myself glued to this one. :o)
thank you for the fabulous idea!
Just a question: I would like to write on the labels in another language. Is it possible? How can I write on them, please?
Thank you very much.
Beautiful labels/ideas.
We have just made 12 jars of Christmas Chutney for our children to distribute to their respective teachers/teaching assistants in a couple of months.
Unfortunately, the printable labels link, on the BBC website, for Mary Berry (you may have heard of her baking/preserves) isn't working.
I could probably work out (eventually) how to do it myself on Adobe but I was hoping you could save me loads of time (and heartache!), not to mention provide another great/popular label this Christmas time!! Thanks. Francois