Hello Everyone! Chelle’s Aunt Sari here. Summer is the time for jellying. I miss the fresh berries off the vine. My favorite fruit is a black cap raspberry. I remember picking them each summer at my Grandma Pearl’s. We’d get up early, probably about 6am. Put on clothes, then use a flannel shirt as a jacket. Grab a belt, a 5 quart ice cream bucket, a bandana and gloves. We used just about anything to protect us from the thorns on those black cap vines. It didn’t matter how careful you were, you always came home with scratches in places you didn’t realize those thorns could get to. LOL! Into Grandma’s house to give her the new harvest. She’d have her juicer/steamer on the stove, with the berries reducing to a liquid which slowly drained into another pan. That liquid is a very intensely flavored syrup which we then used to make jelly. It’s a hot job performed in hot weather, as the steamy room is perfumed with the steam of fruited syrups. I highly recommend central air. LOL Again!
They creative team has used Chelle’s Summer Lovin, Summer Lovin’ Ginghams & Home Canning Mini kits.
Here are some designs from Chelle’s Creative Team. I hope they inspire you. (They made me hungry! LOL)
Carol
Lynett
Mel
Look what Kayla came up with for her church group.
Kayla
Hope you have a great day! Hugs!
Hi! I'm Chelle: a 40 something mom of 7. My husband & I live in a rural community in the rocky mountains with our 4 children still at home. In the winters we enjoy sledding & snuggling by the fire. I the cool fall evenings we love relaxing around the campfire & meeting friends at the county fair. Admiring the stars 
Sari, We love black cap raspberries. They are our family favorite. We pamper a patch of them at the edge of our property. This year I only got a handful and then they were gone due to the heat. Thank you for the link to the juicer. I am going to get one and try making jelly next year. I’m setting up to make sweet pickle relish today and freeze some green beans.