I wish we could put up
some of the Chrismas spirit in jars
and open a jar of it every month.
~Harlan Miller
you’ve got mail
A bit of “Christmas spirit” was delivered rather unexpectedly in the Rose Cottage inbox. Crystal, from Olive Rue, is a fabulous photographer, and loves to give photo images a vintage look. A recent post about a collection of antique mason, ball and other canning jars was an inspiration for her. Crystal’s sweet gift was to take a few of the images of the rare antique canning jars and turn them into an image that could have been taken over 100 years ago.
before
The photographs are of amazing antique jars in dark olive green, turquoise, soft baby blue, cobalt and clear glass with glass lids. Take a look at the “before” images of the blue c.1858 Mason jars with some garden flowers from Rose Cottage . . .
Now, images of a rare dark olive green Ball jar and Canadian Jewel with just-picked strawberries . . .
after
Crystal uses photographic techniques to alter these images to give them a soft, vintage look, while still capturing a freshness of the still life photos.
First, the altered c.1858 blue Mason . . .
Then, the dark olive Ball and clear Canadian Jewel . . .
Aren’t they lovely? Thank you, Crystal, for making my day and sharing your talents by your kind gift of Christmas spirit in a jar delivered to my inbox!
So, the question remains . . .
what bit of “Christmas spirit” can I put in a jar
and give to someone else to open . .
You may also . . .
Read more about Cyrstal’s photographer passion and her gifted art at the Olive Rue.
See more of the post with the “before” pictures of antique canning or Mason jars on Fall Nesting {summer in a jar.