New jar labels-2104- Organizing my Kitchen!

Do you love my new chalkboard tags on my vintage jars?

The shelves above my fridge have always been a handy place to hold odds and ends. Know it is even better. I bought these vintage jars a few years ago at Brimfield antiques and I love them. 

When I was preparing muffin batter about a year ago,  I thought I had added sugar to the batter but it was salt. Listen, I have a salt addition but even I could not eat those salty muffins!

I have been careful since then.  I think these labels will help! I found them at Target while Christmas shopping. Similar ones can be found online but for me the red border around the black label, meant for Christmas, are perfect for my kitchen where red abounds! 

Now I am looking  for  places to put  labels, think it is addicting.I used actual chalk to write on the labels and I love the effect but there is also a pen that writes like chalk and is permanent. 

 Humpty Dumpty, the stuffed guy I made, sits on the middle shelf. It was made by first sewing a egg from cloth and then drawing on it with black marker. Kind of a an egg thing going on in my kitchen. 

Come back for my more organizing ideas from my homestead. 

I love my labels and no more mistaking ingredients!

Thank you for visiting the Homestead,

Karen

I'm making homemade lip gloss, you must try it

I have made my own lip gloss and it was fun .I got the idea from Pinterest: it was surprisingly simple.

It starts with a bit of left over red lipstick, the piece that is always in the bottom of the metal tube that you cannot get out. The color looks deep and dense but it goes on to make a stained look, very natural.

I took a tube of Vaseline and squeezed half of it in a small ramekin. Add to that the lipstick of your choice. I used only a half an inch of the red lipstick. Put it in the microwave to melt together. To be cautious I kept melting it at 15 second intervals and mixed each time. One minute and 15 seconds was all it took.

I placed the gloss in a clean mini  mint container. So pleased! Not only does the Vaseline work wonders on winter dry lips but is has a lovely reddish tone as well. I hope to find  some pretty new containers and make some for friends, but will of course use a new tube of lipstick.

Try  making some yourself and let me know how you liked it,

thanks,

Linking with:

How Sweet the Sound

Common Ground

Cozy Little House

Savvy Southern Style

Karen