"Fun Friday" this spring has officially begun! This year we are sharing the homemaking adventures of Mrs. Tittlemouse from the World of Beatrix Potter with features from her "Cottage Rose Collection". Do come in, have a cup of tea and we will explain!
"Once upon a time there was a wood-mouse,
and her name was Mrs. Tittlemouse.
She lived in a bank under a hedge..."
~ Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
Perhaps you are not acquainted with Mrs. Tittlemouse? She is a bit more reserved (okay, a bit more of the no-nonsense type...) than our dear Mrs. Tiggy-winkle and much less mischievous than precious Peter, however, once she gets to know you, you will find her quite hospitable. In fact, she can be very giving and wanted to share her precious pantry labels with you all today.
"Such a funny house! There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge... There was a kitchen, a parlour, a pantry, and a larder."
You see, Mrs. Tittlemouse practices the art of food storage like her mouse-mothers before her. Her home is blessed with storerooms, nut cellars, seed cellars, a pantry and a larder! To create order and beauty, she has everything labeled very nicely with her cottage style charm. To be frank, she had chided me that although I have already shared some pantry labels (antique french style), they just wouldn't do for her country home decoration! And thus, her "cottage rose" collection was born. And truth be known, I was in for a bit of a change myself so I welcomed her bold suggestion.
"Such a funny house! There were yards and yards of sandy passages, leading to storerooms and nut-cellars and seed-cellars, all amongst the roots of the hedge... There was a kitchen, a parlour, a pantry, and a larder."
~ Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
You see, Mrs. Tittlemouse practices the art of food storage like her mouse-mothers before her. Her home is blessed with storerooms, nut cellars, seed cellars, a pantry and a larder! To create order and beauty, she has everything labeled very nicely with her cottage style charm. To be frank, she had chided me that although I have already shared some pantry labels (antique french style), they just wouldn't do for her country home decoration! And thus, her "cottage rose" collection was born. And truth be known, I was in for a bit of a change myself so I welcomed her bold suggestion.
Without further adieu, here are the links to Mrs. Tittlemouse's "Cottage Rose" Pantry Label Collection:
Nut and Seed Cellar Collection {Featuring Nut and Seeds Labels}
Pantry and Larder Collection {Featuring Basic Pantry Labels of Dried Goods}
Pantry and Larder Collection {Featuring Basic Pantry Labels of Dried Goods}
Storeroom Collection {Featuring Seasonings, Spices and Such}
These even include gluten-free foods for her GF friends!
These even include gluten-free foods for her GF friends!
The labels can be printed out on plain paper, cut to size and affixed to your containers with glue (or decoupage) or print them out on sticker paper and cut to size. If you choose the first route, you may want to place a piece of packing tape or clear contact paper over each label to protect them.
For extra fun (this is "fun Friday" remember?), we also share a printable cover page and matching tabs in case you would like to prepare a copy of "Mrs. Tittlemouse's Manual of Household Hints and Delights". This is simply a safe place you can store all of Mrs. Tittlemouse's homemaking printables to have them handy until you are ready to use them (lots of fun goodies will be coming your way). You could also think of it as a "printable portfolio" collection to store all your favorite printables until you are ready to use them. You will find the free download here if you are interested. The cover page is designed to slide into the front of the binder as a title page insert. The tabs are best printed on card stock, affixed with glue to card stock and staggered as you attach them. ~~ Truth be known, I am having fun with this series and enjoyed creating this frivolous little "manual" even if no one ends up using it! :)
This post may be shared with some or all of the following link-ups: The Art of Home-Making Mondays, Modest Mom Monday's, Monday's Musings, Make Your Home Sing Monday, Good Morning Mondays, The Scoop, Titus 2sdays, Titus 2 Tuesdays, Tuesdays with a Twist, Raising Homemakers, Wise Woman Link Up, Homestead Blog Hop, Wow Us Wednesdays, Coffee and Conversation, Homemaking Thursdays, Home Sweet Home, Our Simple Homestead, From the Farm Blog Hop, Front Porch Friday Blog Hop, Awesome Life Friday Link Up, Five Star Frou Frou Friday, Shabbilicious Friday, Simply Natural Saturdays and Clever Chicks Blog Hop. Thank you lovely ladies for hosting these.
Your labels are adorable, and I like the cover page, especially. By the way, my teen granddaughters are visiting this week, and one evening we watched Miss Potter together as they'd never seen it. They were duly impressed. :)
ReplyDeleteHope your weekend is fabulous!
I think my favorite part about that movie is how they show her watercolor paints come to life on the screen. It mesmerizes me!
DeleteThese labels are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jamie. I am really enjoying my new pantry look with them! :) This is a frugal way to redecorate!
DeleteThese are so cute and I love how they are such an easy way to completely revamp the look of things! Thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteExactly! I hope you are able to enjoy them! :)
DeleteOoo, so pretty, JES! Thank you (and Mrs. Tittle-mouse) for sharing ;)
ReplyDeleteAh, thank you Mary! I will let Mrs. Tittlemouse know! :)
DeleteMrs. Tittlemouse is my girls' favourite Beatrix Potter character! Thank you for sharing the lovely labels :-)
ReplyDeleteSo glad she has some fans! Thank you for sharing Gwen! :)
DeleteDear JES,
ReplyDeleteThank you for these printables. I just bought some rose tea, so these are perfect for my current enthusiasm. Have a lovely weekend and God bless.
Thank you for sharing! I hope you enjoy them! :)
DeleteDear JES,
ReplyDeleteThank you (and Mrs. Tittlemouse, of course) for sharing these labels! They are so pretty and just what I have been looking for.
Love, Kelsey
Wonderful! I am really enjoying them in our pantry. I hope you enjoy them too! :)
DeleteThese labels are so pretty and sweet. Thanks so much for stopping by and introducing yourself.
ReplyDeleteMary Alice
And thank you for the kind return visit! :)
DeleteThose labels are precious! I love to line my cupboard shelves with lace and these labels would go perfectly with that lace. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIt was wonderful visiting with you dear Jes, as it has been much too long. I'm slowly getting back to writing and visiting my dear friends here in our blogging community.
Your beauty is always a joy to my heart.
Have a beautiful weekend~~
Thank you! It is very nice to hear from you again Debbie! Have a lovely weekend!
DeleteHow darling are those labels!? So dainty and ladylike and sweet. Please thank Mrs. Tittlemouse for me. ;)
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Leigh
These are very refreshing to have in the pantry! Thank you for you kind comment! :)
DeleteThese are lovely, thank you so much for sharing! x
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you like them Mel! I hope you are able to use them! :) Send me a picture if so!
DeleteJes, I love these so much! I was recently thinking of buying decals that are similar so thankyou! Mimi xxx
ReplyDeleteHope you can use them Mimi! :)
DeleteI sure will! Thanks for sharing at Five Star Frou-Frou this week. Hope to see you again on Friday! Love, Mimi xxx
DeleteThese are adorable. Thanks for sharing, Jes.
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
Thank you Amalia! :)
DeleteThese labels are so pretty. I'm so pleased you shared them at Shabbilicious Friday and I'm delighted to be featuring them at tomorrow's party.
ReplyDeleteHugs ~ Kerryanne
Thank you for the feature! I am delighted! :)
DeleteHi Jes,
ReplyDeleteMy first time here, I found you through Shabbilicious Friday!
Thank you so much for the free printable labels - they are so pretty!
Happy Friday!
Kimberley
Thank you for your sweet visit Kimberely! I hope you can use them! :)
DeleteThese are adorable Jes! You are always so very sweet to share Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou are most welcome! Nice hearing from you Miss Nifty Thrifty! :)
DeleteThese are awesome! Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home!
ReplyDeleteI love these pretty pink labels! Thanks for sharing them :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm having a lot of fun looking around your site.
My apartment isn't very big so I have a "still corner" and cabinet
instead of a room. But people are enjoying my results. :-)
PS - The Coarse sea salt says "Course" instead of "Coarse".
That sounds wonderful Davette! I have a "still pantry" :)
DeleteOops about the spelling!!! Thank you, I will try and remedy soon!
I will feature this tomorrow at Home Sweet Home!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the kindness Sherry! :)
DeleteI will feature tomorrow at HSH!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the kindness Sherry! :)
DeleteHi, I hopped over from the Charm of Home. I adore your sweet jars! I co-host a link party, Share Your Cup Thursday. It's about sharing the things that make you happy. I'd love it if you shared some time!
ReplyDeletehugs,
Jann
Thank you for the invitation Jann! :)
DeleteThese are so wonderful! I love Beatrix Potter. I had to laugh as I was reading the beginning of the story...I thought for a moment we'd wandered into a Hobbit Hole! LOL
ReplyDeleteYou did!!! :)
DeleteJes,
ReplyDeleteYou always amaze me with you homemaking talent! Thank you for the beautiful labels!
I wondered where you bought your jars? They seem so uniform and would like to have jars all the same size to affix these labels to ~SMile... Thank you!
Thank you!! :) These are recycled coconut oil jars. I just save them up until I have a "set" and then use them for projects such as this. Hope this helps! :)
DeleteNow that you have your Etsy store, I would love to see all of these Cottage Rose labels in vinyl waterproof labels! (With adobo and coarse sea salt corrected ;-) naturally.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the cost would be less than all of the ink I use.(I may have a slight printables addiction)
Take Care,
Davette B
That is a great idea! I have yet to put together an affordable way to customize a large set of labels but once I do, I will certainly give this a go!!! You are so kind! :)
DeleteI just recently came across your blog and have found it so delightful! My daughters and I spent Thursday afternoon reading Beatrix Potter stories in honor of her birthday, and then when I came to look around your blog we discovered your fun collection. Mrs. Tittlemouse is our favorite! :) Thank you so much for sharing all of these things.
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