Homemade Gifts: Mixes in a Jar

December 17, 2009 by  



@candh_sugar If you’re still looking for easy, yet inexpensive gifts for the holidays, why not try “mixes in a jar” gifts.

Cookies in a Jar

Homemade Gifts Drink Cookie Mixes in a JarGive the gift of baking by attractively assembling all of the dry ingredients needed for cookies in a tall glass Mason jar. Use pretty ribbons or yarn to tie on the recipe, along with a wooden spoon or whisk for an extra special touch. You could use scrap fabric or a new handkerchief to cover the top to make it festive. Friends will be encouraged to easily bake their own delicious cookies with these all-ready-to-bake mixes.

Recipes and printable recipe tags

Drink Mixes in a Jar

Delight your friends, neighbors, the mailman, your child’s teacher, the UPS driver who brings you your prizes :-) and that person who “has everything” with a homemade ready-to-make drink mix – in a jar. Include a serving spoon, a mug and some fresh baked cookies if you like. Package it all up the same way you would with cookies in a jar with a ribbon, colorful fabric cover, and recipes tied around the top so they will know how to fix their drink when they are ready to relax.

Recipes and printable recipe tags

These great mixes in a jar gift ideas come to you from CH Sugar. Check out their website for tons of other great ideas like:

It’s so cool that they already have the tags all made and all you have to do is just print them. Don’t have a printer? Go to your local library and print them out for free. You might want to bring along some cardstock.

Photo credit: CH Sugar




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