Pick, cook and enjoy: although jam in the supermarkets may never have been so cheap, bottling is once more experiencing a renaissance. And quite frankly, home-made produce – to grandma’s favourite recipe, wherever possible –  tastes the best. On top of everything, any produce under the “home-made” banner, be it a fruit sandwich filling, the finest raspberry brandy or home-made pickles, will make an ideal present or popular gift at parties and get-togethers. Especially if you take preserving jars and bottles, complete with matching labels or gift tags, and  decorate them to full effect using the edding 2185 crystaljelly and edding paint markers.

It’s that time of year again. By the end of July, farmers and growers will be busy harvesting strawberries. And anyone who wants to enjoy the “king of fruits“ all year round can do so by using the red berries to make jams, compotes or jellies. These sweet delicacies don’t just sit nicely in your own larder, but are also much loved gifts at parties and other social gatherings. And so that everyone knows just what is hiding inside the bottling jar, labelling not only identifies the contents, it is also a wicked form of decoration. The edding gel roller 2185 crystaljelly marker is particularly good at decorating, inscribing or labelling dark sides of labels, gift tags and the like. Because the ten opaque metallic colours, together with white, ensure unique effects, especially on black paper.

The best thing to come from a rosy-cheeked apple is Calvados. At least, that’s what the growers of Normandy think. You can use edding paint markers to transform bottles of your finest spirits into real eye-catchers in your cocktail cabinet at home. With its paint-like, opaque ink, the marker can be used to great effect for writing on and labelling bottles.

By the way: in combination with a traditional paper napkin the paint markers can also be used to create veritable works of art. Decoupage is the magic word. Simply give the preserving jar an undercoat using decoupage paint. Next, carefully position the upper layer of the cut-out napkin shape (the shape of a strawberry, for example) over the place you have coated  and press down, and then coat with clear varnish. For fine lines, contours and lettering - not to mention great additional effects - the quick drying, non-fade, wipe-resistant and waterproof marker is the ideal tool. The edding paint marker is available in four stroke widths and up to 14 colours.