Washi tape jam jar lids: how-to

 

Ahhhh washi tape: is there anything thou canst not improve?

I have been bottling up a storm lately. Well, when I say lately, I pretty much just mean today. I bought 17kg of tomatoes at the farmers’ market this morning and at this point have 4kgs worth bottled and sitting on my shelf contemplating a saucy life. But more on my direct transition from my thirties to nonna-hood in a later post.

  

For now, I wanted to share another way you can use washi tape; to prettify the lids of your homemade bottled stuff.

I LOVE giving away bottles of stuff I’ve made but I’m always slightly irked by the crappy lids on my oft-recycled jars and bottles. Baking paper and baker’s twine are nice but they are outta there once the bottle is opened for the first time.

Decorate your tops with washi tape and the lids will stay as perty as your preserves within.

If your lids are a dark colour or heavily patterned, pop a small disc of white paper on top before you start to washi (yes, it’s a verb now too) so your tape is light and bright.

Trim overhanging bits with an exacto knife or that surgical scalpel you’ve had lying about in the top drawer.

PS: The stuff in these bottles was meant to be plum jam but it never set. So I called it plum sauce. And it was delish on crepes.

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