Jocelyn Curry

Art & Joie de Vivre

Designing for the Harvest Season: Canning Labels (and Salsa Verde)

November 23, 2025

Did I need a deep plunge into a new blog site, right when such a time-consuming challenge really didn’t fit into my crowded calendar? The answer, no surprise, is “no” but at least I was able to navigate the mind-befuddling process of transferring the data from my old platform to this new, AI-enhanced version of good ol’ WordPress. My previous experience of working on good ol’ WordPress wasn’t stellar, so I’m hoping to improve my relationship with it asap. So far I have been able to upload my seasonally appropriate squash painting! But now, HOW do I get rid of “Hello World!” which was placed there by Good Ol. I’m not sure about this, but I think Good Ol’s default tips will stay on this, my First Post until I figure out how to discretely remove them without being told “This is not a good idea.” At least I got my squash up on this new site for your viewing pleasure! Happy Thanksgiving :-).

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They are pretty simple, these labels I designed and printed for the family canned goods. It sure was fun sitting at my desk by the window two crisp autumn days ago, looking out at my three chickens, and playing with my pens and inks. (click photo for a close-up view)

After doing the casual lettering and decorative motifs for each label design, I scanned and placed them into PhotoShop, then ganged them up in InDesign to make a full sheet. Each label is 2"x2", laser printed on Office Max's glossy removeable label stock.

Below you can see me husking the home grown tomatillos for the salsa verde after they were harvested by my daughter, Emily. My son Eli (he and his wife grow these tomatillos on their small farm) later fire-roasted the vegetables to make this favorite condiment.

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Happy harvest season!

 

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One response to “Designing for the Harvest Season: Canning Labels (and Salsa Verde)”

  1. Clairessketchbook.blogspot.com Avatar

    I love these labels and I enjoyed reading about the family activity with them. Family treasures!

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