Fabric covers for jam/pickle jars

I remember my mum's homemade pickle and jam jars with a cloth covers on it .. all neatly organized in a row on the rack..Now we have plastic and air tight containers which don't need the cloth covers as such...and plus people like me are too lazy to make jams and pickles at home..hmmm..Thats another topic which I need to focus some other day:) But for now I want to make at least my jars to look like my mums jars..So I made fabric covers for them!!

Let's see how to make them..

You need any scarp of fabric( cotton would be nice) , scissors, thread , some beads to decorate and a string .. You can recycle any piece of fabric in your home if you want. Place the bottle on the  fabric and cut it according to its shape a inch or two large than its size..

Tuck the border in with the help of pins and sew it along the shape.Sew some beads all around..

Place it over the lid and tie it around with the help of string ..

This is how it will look like after its done..!!

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Earth day Pledge

In Montreux,Switzerland, picture taken by me on a clear blue spring day last year!!

Today is Earth day- a day to remind us the importance of taking care of Earth - our only home. Many of us would say do we need such a day to celebrate..I say yes. Many of us are so busy and engrossed in their life that we forget our responsibilities towards nature and Earth.

                                                                                                                                                                   

 For some a gentle reminder and to some a wake up call to take care and keep Earth clean just like we keep our apartment/house clean...to plant more trees..to make a extra effort to recycle and reuse..to enjoy the nature..

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors we borrow it from our children" ..So true.. This printable is free to download at this lovely blog- nothing but country.

I pledge to reuse, recycle, reduce,restore, restyle not only today but all through my life.


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pic  courtesy:vic