Mason Jar Recipes 39 Holiday Ideas For Gifts in A Jar
Mason Jar Recipes 39 Holiday Ideas For Gifts in A Jar
Mason Jar Recipes 39 Holiday Ideas For Gifts in A Jar
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Dear Reader,
When it comes to Christmas gifts, homemade is always a great way to go! The Mason jar recipes in this
collection are a great way to save money during the holidays and give friends and family something
theyll love. Gifts in a jar are fun to create, budget-friendly, and super simple to assemble. From Mason
jar recipes for yummy foods like chocolate cakes and soup mixes, to body scrubs and other crafts,
theres something in this list of gifts in a jar for everyone on your wish list.
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jar into one handy eBook for you, our valued reader. Mason Jar Recipes: 39 Holiday Ideas for Gifts in a
Jar has 78 pages of wonderful Mason jar recipes and other ideas for gifts in a jar, so whether youre
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Table of Contents
Mason Jar Recipes with Chocolate ............................................................................................. 7
Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix in a Jar .................................................................................................... 7
Banana Bread Mix in a Jar ......................................................................................................................... 8
Blizzard Bites in a Jar ................................................................................................................................. 9
Brownie Cakes in a Jar ............................................................................................................................ 11
Chocolate Jar Cakes ................................................................................................................................ 13
M&M Cookie Mix in a Jar ........................................................................................................................ 15
S'Mores in a Jar ....................................................................................................................................... 17
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Description
This Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix in a Jar is festive and easy to put together! With just a few
ingredients, you can make this layered hot chocolate mix recipe that looks great in a Mason jar.
Visit Love Grows Wild for a free printable recipe tag to include: http://lovegrowswild.com/2013/11/5fun-mason-jar-gift-ideas/
Ingredients
Instructions
1. Layer the ingredients in order in a 32 ounce quart size wide mouth mason jar.
2. When ready to use, mix ingredients well. For a single serving, add 8 ounces freshly-boiled water
to cup hot chocolate mix in a heat-proof mug.
3. Stir until completely dissolved and enjoy!
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Description
This recipe for Banana Bread Mix in a Jar is super simple to make - just drop the ingredients in a Mason
jar, glue on labels, and give them to everyone on your wish list.
Visit The Country Chic Cottage for printable recipe labels and baking instructions:
http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net/2013/10/handmade-gift-banana-dark-chocolate.html
Ingredients
Instructions
1. Layer your ingredients into your jar in the order shown.
2. Pack each ingredient into your wide mouth canning jar as you go.
3. Print out labels and glue those on.
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Description
Crunchy and sweet, this no-bake snack mix in a jar is easy to make and fun to give. Layer crunchy cereal,
pretzels and peanuts with tangy dried cranberries and candied pineapple, then add meltable whitechocolate chips. A great gift for teachers, Secret Santa exchanges or 12 Days of Christmas activities!
Ingredients
Instructions
1. Layer cereal, pretzel twists, peanuts, cranberries and dried pineapple in a quart-sized canning
jar.
2. Place white chocolate chips inside food storage bag, and place on top of layered ingredients.
3. Seal jar, and attach a gift tag with recipe instructions (see below).
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Description
Everybody loves brownies and everybody loves presents, so why not combine the two? Gifts in a jar
make holidays so easy, and these are just delicious!
Serves: 2
Cooking Time: 40 min
Ingredients
/4 cup water
3 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
powder
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 egg, beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped
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Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Sterilize two 1-pint straight-sided wide-mouth canning jars (specifically made for canning jams
and jellies), lids and rings by boiling for 10 minutes. Keep the lids and rings in the hot water until
ready to use.
3. In a small bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and cinnamon. Set aside.
4. In a medium saucepan combine butter or margarine, water and cocoa powder.
5. Heat and stir until butter or margarine is melted and mixture is well blended.
6. Remove from heat, stir in flour mixture.
7. Add buttermilk, egg and vanilla, beat by hand until smooth.
8. Stir in nuts.
9. Pour mixture into the prepared canning jars, place jars onto a cookie sheet.
10. Bake at 325F degrees for 35-40 minutes or until a pick inserted deep into each cake comes out
clean.
11. Remove cakes from the oven, one at a time.
12. Place a lid, then a ring onto the jars and screw down tightly.
13. Place jars onto your counter to cool. You'll hear a "plinking" sound. If you miss the sound, wait
until the cakes are cool and press on the lids. They shouldn't move at all, that means they've
sealed. This recipe makes 2 jars.
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Serves: 8
Cooking Time: 40 min
Ingredients
Instructions
1. Prewash canning jars (be sure to use the kind that have no shoulders) in hot, soapy water. Rinse
well, dry and let them come to room temperature.
2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
3. Grease insides of jar well.
4. Beat together butter and half of sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and remaining sugar, vanilla and
applesauce.
5. Sift dry ingredients together and add to the applesauce mixture a little at a time: beat well after
each addition.
6. Pour one cup of batter into each jar and carefully remove any batter from the rims.
7. Place jars in a preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes.
8. While cakes are baking, bring a saucepan of water to a boil and carefully add jar lids.
9. Remove pan from heat and keep lids hot until ready to use.
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Notes
Unsealed jars should be stored in the refrigerator and eaten within 2 weeks.
Sealed jars may be stored with other canned food or placed in a freezer.
The cake is safe to eat as long as the jar remains vacuum sealed and free from mold.
To enjoy the best flavor, try to eat all canned cakes within 6 months.
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Yields: 36
Cooking Time: 14 min
Ingredients
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Instructions
1. Mix together flour, baking soda and baking powder.
2. Layer ingredients in jar in order given in a 1-quart wide mouth canning jar, adding the flour
mixture last.
3. It will be a tight fit when you add the flour mixture so be sure to pack everything down firmly.
4. Add a piece of fabric to the top of the jar and tie with ribbon.
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S'Mores in a Jar
Description
S'Mores In A Jar! What could be better? Combining the flavors of the familiar campfire treat with the
seasonal sweetness of Peeps brand marshmallow candies, our recipe creates a distinctive holiday gift
in a jar. Spiffed up with a fabric topper, pretty ribbon and a gift tag, S'Mores In A Jar make a happy
holiday treat for all occasions.
Ingredients
Instructions
1. Place graham crackers in a zipper freezer food storage bag. Use a rolling pin or meat tenderizer
to crush crackers into crumbs. You'll need about 1 cups of crushed crumbs. One "sleeve" of
graham crackers, or about 10 whole crackers equals 1 cups when crushed.
2. Place graham cracker crumbs into quart-sized canning jar. Use a meat tenderizer to pack crumbs
tightly into the bottom of the jar.
3. Place Peeps candies against the glass on all sides of the canning jar. Press lightly to create a well
in the center of the jar. You'll use approximately 2/3 of the package.
4. Add brown sugar to the space in the center of the Peeps, pressing gently to pack.
5. Gently add chocolate chips or M&Ms to the top of the canning jar. Seal jar with lid and sealer
ring.
6. Embellish jar with fabric circle, ribbon or raffia.
7. Create a gift tag with the recipe below.
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Description
This canned apple pie filling is the perfect addition to any pie, cobbler, or other baked goods recipe. Its
super easy to make and the perfect gift to give to anyone who loves apples!
Ingredients
1 - teaspoon salt
3 - tablespoons lemon juice
10 - cups of water
6 pounds of tart apples, washed, peeled
and thinly sliced
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Instructions
1. In a large pot, blend together sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Stir in the 10 cups
of water and lemon juice with a wire whisk. Cook and stir until bubbly and thick; remove from
heat.
2. While the filling is cooking peel and slice the apples. Add apples to a solution of 3 tablespoons of
lemon juice to 1 quart of water to avoid discoloration while you peel all the apples.
3. Drain the fruit well before packing in jars. Pack apples into clean, hot canning jars leaving an inch
from the top of the jar.
4. Fill with the hot syrup, leaving 1/2 inch space from the top of the jar. Remove air bubbles by
running a knife around the insides of each jar. Close the jars with sterile lids and rims.
5. Process in a boiling water bath for 20 -30 minutes Use a jar tongs to remove the jars from water
Place the jars on a dish towel to dry and allow the jars to cool for several hours.
6. Check the seals to make certain the lids are sealed properly (the lids should be lowered in the
middle and not move up or down).
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Serves: 8
Cooking Time: 1 hr
Ingredients
/3 cup shortening
/2 teaspoon baking powder
3 1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoon baking soda
4 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
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1
2 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 1/3 cup flour
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease 8 wide-mouth pint canning jars with melted shortening.
Use a brush and avoid getting grease on the jar rims.
2. Cream shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs and applesauce.
3. Sift together the dry ingredients and blend them into the applesauce mixture.
4. Add the raisins and nuts and divide the batter evenly between the jars. The jars will be more
than half full.
5. Bake open jars about 60 minutes in an oven at 325 degrees. When done, quickly remove one
hot jar at a time and clean its sealing edge.
6. Immediately apply and firmly tighten a two-piece wide-mouth canning lid. The lid will form a
vacuum seal as the jar cools.
7. Jars of cooled cake may be stored on the pantry shelf with other canned foods or may be placed
in a freezer.
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Description
Did you know that recipes for pie in a jar make wonderful holiday gifts? They are inexpensive, a huge
boon in tough economic times. For the vast majority of people who prefer apple pie, this will become
one of their favorite pie in a jar recipes!
Ingredients
1 teaspoon salt
10 cup water
3 tablespoon lemon juice
28 cups sliced apples
Instructions
1. Cook sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and water in a large pot until thick and bubbly.
2. Add lemon juice.
3. Pack apples into 7 quart jars.
4. Pour syrup over and work it down.
5. Process 20 minutes in a boiling water bath.
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Description
Applesauce is such a versatile food. It's great by itself, of course, but it makes what could be an ordinary
cake simply delectable! Try this version baked in jars and give it as Christmas gifts. The recipients will
surely thank you!
Ingredients
/3 cup shortening
2 2/3 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 cup applesauce
2/3 c water
3 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
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Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Sterilize 5 straight-sided canning jars, lids and rings by boiling them for 15 minutes. Keep the lids
and rings in the water until you're ready to use them. Remove the jars from the water and place
them on a clean dish towel to air-dry (up, not upside down).
3. When the jars are cool enough to handle, grease the insides with shortening and set aside.
4. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves; set aside.
5. Cream together the shortening and sugar.
6. Beat in the eggs, one at a time until the mixture is light and fluffy.
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Ingredients
Instructions
1. Use a one quart canning jar and layer ingredients in order given filling up with multi color pasta.
2. Attach recipe (see below).
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Soup in a Jar
Description
What a wonderful thing, soup. It warms you up when it's cold outside, and with this clever gift in a jar, it
warms your heart to give as well. Gifts in a jar make great holiday presents, so stock up on ingredients
and make a whole bunch!
Yields: 1
Ingredients
/2 cup barley
/2 cup dried split peas
1/2 cup uncooked rice
1/2 cup dry lentils
2 tablespoon dried minced onion
2 tablespoon dried parsley
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1
2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
2 tablespoon beef bouillon granules
1/2 cup uncooked alphabet pasta
1 cup uncooked twist macaroni
Instructions
1. In a wide mouth 1 quart jar, layer the barley, peas, rice and lentils.
2. Then layer around the edges the onion, parsley, salt, lemon pepper, bouillon and the alphabet
pasta.
3. Fill the rest of the jar with the twist macaroni.
4. Seal and attach a gift card.
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Serves: 12
Cooking Time: 1 hr 45 min
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
Instructions
1. In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and pumpkin pie spice; set aside.
2. In medium mixing bowl, combine brown sugar and oil; beat till well combined.
3. Beat in eggs. Add pumpkin; mix well. Add flour mixture and beat until just combined. Stir in
raisins.
4. Pour pumpkin mixture into 2 well-greased and floured 1/2-pint straight-sided canning jars.
5. Cover jars tightly w/greased foil.
6. Place a piece of crumpled foil in 3-1/2 or 4 qt. slow cooker with liner in place. Place jars atop
crumpled foil.
7. Cover; cook on high setting for 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours or until a wooden toothpick inserted near
centers comes out clean.
8. Remove jars from cooker; cool 10 minutes in jars.
9. Remove bread from jars. Cool thoroughly on wire rack. Makes 2 loaves.
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Notes
WARNING: Use only CANNING JARS for this recipe. Others may not be tempered to withstand
the heat. Do NOT use coffee or vegetable cans as most contain lead and are painted or sealed
with materials that may give off toxic gases when heated.
If you'll be giving these as gifts, take a piece of decorative cloth (about 1-inch larger in
circumference than the lid or as large as you'd like) and put it on top of the lid, then screw on
the ring. Make sure you screw the lid on very tightly. I like to use pinking shears to cut the cloth
out with.
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Serves: 8
Ingredients
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Sterilize 8 (12-ounce) canning jars, lids and rings by boiling them for 10 minutes.
3. Leave the lids and rings in the hot water until you're ready to use them; remove jars and allow
the jars to air-dry and cool.
4. Using a pastry brush, brush the inside of the cooled jars with shortening (DO NOT use Pam or
Baker's Secret); set aside.
5. Coarsely chop the raisins and walnuts; set aside.
6. Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cloves, cinnamon and ginger in a large
bowl.
7. Add raisins and walnuts; toss to lightly combine.
8. In another large bowl, beat eggs at high speed until thick and yellow (2-3 minutes).
9. Gradually beat in the sugar until thick and light.
10. At low speed, beat in the oil and pumpkin; blend well.
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Ingredients
12 cup water
12 cup white vinegar
2 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon peppercorns
2 teaspoon coriander seeds
1/3 cup mustard seeds
2 tablespoon turmeric
2 cup small unpitted black olives
Instructions
1. In a large saucepan or preserving kettle, combine carrots, onions, celery, red and green peppers,
beans and cauliflower.
2. Sprinkle with salt and mix well, add water.
3. Cover with a plate (to keep vegetables submerged) and let stand for 8 hours or overnight.
4. Drain, rinse under cold water and drain again thoroughly.
5. In a larger preserving kettle, combine vinegar, sugar and spices.
6. Bring to a boil, add vegetables and olives.
7. Return to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes or until vegetables are
tender.
8. Pack vegetables into hot sterilized 1-pint jars; ladle liquid over vegetables leaving 1/8 inch
headspace.
9. Seal and process 15 minutes in boiling water bath. Yield: 20 Pints.
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Notes
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Serves: 8
Cooking Time: 35 min
Ingredients
3 large eggs
1 cup oil
2 cup grated zucchini
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
1. Sterilize 8 jam/jelly canning jars, lids and rings by boiling them for 15 minutes.
2. Remove the jars from the water and allow them to air dry; leave the lids and rings in the hot
water until you're ready to use them -- the rings must be hot when used.
3. Once the jars are cool enough to handle, grease them with shortening and fill them halfway.
4. Place jars onto a cookie sheet.
5. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
6. Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder baking soda, cinnamon and cloves; set aside.
7. Beat eggs until foamy. Add sugar, oil, zucchini and vanilla. Mix well with beater.
8. Add flour mixture to zucchini mixture. Add nuts.
9. For the pint jars, bake for about 35 minutes, moving the jars around in the oven so they'll bake
evenly. Start checking the cakes at 25 minutes, and go from there. The bread needs to be done,
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Notes
If you can find them, you can also use 4 (1-pint) straight-sided jars. They must not have bulges
in the sides of the jars or you won't be able to get the cakes out without digging them out.
For the 1-pint jars, bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes; start checking them at 1 hour and go
from there.
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Serves: 5
Cooking Time: 35 min
Ingredients
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Sterilize 5 (12-ounce) Ball Quilted Crystal (#14400-81400) jam/jelly canning jars, lids and rings by
boiling them for 15 minutes.
3. Remove the jars from the water and allow them to air-dry on your counter top; leave the lids
and rings in the hot water until you're ready to use them.
4. Once the jars are cool enough to handle, use a pastry brush to grease them with shortening and
set aside.
5. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ginger, cinnamon and
cloves. Stir in margarine, water and molasses until well blended. Divide batter among the 5 jars
(they should be about 1/2 full).
6. Place jars onto a cookie sheet and bake for 35 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center
comes out clean. Move the jars around in the oven while they're baking, so they'll bake evenly.
7. Remove jars from oven one at a time and place the lid and ring on and screw it on tightly. Allow
jars to cool on countertop.
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Ingredients
Instructions
1. Sift flour before measuring.
2. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
3. Layer 1/2 the flour mixture in the bottom of a 1-quart canning jar, then add oats to the jar.
4. Continue layering the remaining ingredients: Flour mixture, granulated sugar, brown sugar
(tamp tightly), dried cranberries, white chocolate baking chips, and chopped nuts.
5. Seal the jar.
6. Create and attach a gift tag with the recipe instructions below:
Cranberry Hootycreeks
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, beat together 1/2 cup softened butter, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla until
fluffy. Add contents of jar, and mix until well blended.
3. Drop rounded tablespoons onto the prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until
edges start to brown.
4. Cool on wire rack. Makes 18-24 cookies.
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Ingredients
Instructions
1. Sift flour, measure, then stir in baking soda and baking powder.
2. Layer the ingredients in a clean glass wide mouth quart sized jar. For each jar, layer 3/4 cup
granulated sugar, then 1/2 cup powdered drink mix, then 1 3/4 cup flour (mixed with 1/2
teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder), then 1 1/2 cups vanilla baking chips.
Tamp the first three layers firmly to compact ingredients.
3. Create the gift tag using the instructions below.
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Description
There are so many wonderful things about Christmas, and cookies are definitely among them! Make
these gift jars with mix for oatmeal raisin spice cookies and give them to your friends and family for the
holidays, and they'll agree.
Ingredients
Instructions
1. Mix together flour, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
2. Layer ingredients in order given in a 1 quart wide mouth canning jar. It will be a tight fit, make
sure you firmly pack down each layer in place before adding the flour mixture.
3. Attach instructions to attach to jar (see below).
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Materials:
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Instructions:
1. To create the stencil, trace half of a heart shape onto the paper side of the self-adhesive film.
Fold in half and cut out. You will be using the outside part of the film on the jar and the inside
heart shape as the placement pattern.
2. Place the heart shape onto workspace. Arrange the alphabet letters and mosaic pieces onto the
pattern to determine placement. Use the nippers to cut the pieces as needed. (Always use
goggles when cutting tiles and glass.) When placing onto pattern, leave a small amount of space
between each piece.
3. Remove the paper backing from the film piece that you cut from the self-adhesive paper and
place sticky side down onto the glass jar or bottle front aligning to be certain that it is centered.
This is now the stencil that you are going to use to create the heart shape from the dimensional
paint.
4. Squeeze the dimensional paint onto the glass in the heart area of the stencil and spread evenly
to approximately 1/8 thickness using the back side of the palette knife. This dimensional paint
will be acting like the grout for your tile pieces. While the paint is still wet, carefully lift the
stencil from the glass.
5. Carefully place the alphabet letters first. Then continue to transfer the mosaic pieces from the
pattern onto the wet paint. (Use tweezers to help pick up small pieces.) Allow paint to dry.
6. Tie pieces of yarns around the neck of the jar. Place small amount of glue onto the ends of the
yarn. Let dry. Thread the beads onto the yarns and knot the ends.
Heidis Designer Tips: You can add layers of accents to your mosaic tiles. To attach pieces on top of the
mosaic, place a small amount of the dimensional paint to the back of the embellishment, like this cute
little flower, and place on top of tiles where desired. Let paint dry.
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Materials
Gloves
Sponge
Bucket with water
Wet wipes
Cotton swabs
Scrap paper
Pencil
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Instructions
1. Lay canister lid(s) on paper and trace along outside edge. Use the im to lay out your tiles for
placement.
2. Determine color selections and lay out tiles, mirror tiles and alphabet letters in desired pattern
on paper. Remember that some of the larger tiles will probably need to be cut down in size in
order to fit within pattern.
3. When you have the tiles laid out in the pattern you like, add a dab of glue to back of each tile
[and alphabet letters] and place on lid.
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Tiffanys Designer Tip: Mosaic always looks best when you cut some of the whole tiles into quarters or
halves straight or diagonally. The cut pieces always add visual intrigue to your mosaic design!
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Treat Jars
Dog Treat Jar
By: DecoArt
Create a cute little jar for that special pup in your life. Using gloss enamels you can have a fabulous little
jar for his treats.
Materials:
DecoArt Products Required
Americana Gloss Enamels
DAG67 - Black
DAG164 - Light Buttermilk
DAG265 - Tuscan Red
Americana Brushes
DBR2004-B - Round 4
DBF3010-B - Shader 10
Supplies
Foam plate
1/4" and 3/4" round foam pouncer brushes
Glass snack jar (We used a jar by Komodo Intl., item TP-7SL.)
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Materials:
DecoArt Products Required
Americana Gloss Enamels
DAG04 - Sand
DAG31 - Baby Pink
DAG67 - Black
DAG163 - Honey Brown
Americana Brushes
DBL1000-B - Liner 0
DBR2002-B - Round 2
Supplies
Foam plate
1/2 and 1 1/4 in. round foam pouncer brushes
Glass canister: Anchor Hocking Item 85976
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Snowman Jars
Snowman Cookie Jar
By: Karin Doggett from whitedovecrafts
Keep your cookies fresh and warm with an adorable snowman cookie jar. You can make this cute little
guy using glitter and glue and you can have him out all winter long.
Materials:
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Materials:
Instructions:
1. First you need to have a clean jar free of label and glue. I love to use the gloss paints because
they can be painted right onto the jar with a sponge. Apply a coat of white all over the jar. You
only need to paint up to the tread on the jar lid. Allow jar to dry and apply second coat if
needed.
2. Second, use your paint brushes to pain the features. I like to paint the cheeks first with pure
pink. (If this pink is too dark for you, add white to it to make it softer.) Then the carrot nose with
pumpkin orange. This helps to see where you want to put the eyes and the mouth using the
black paint.
3. While the paint is drying...this is the perfect time to pick out the fleece for your snowmans hat.
We use approximately a 5" x 9" piece of fleece. I fold up a brim, about 3/4 of an inch, and start
to hot glue this around the jar lid. When you have it completely glued around the rim of the lid,
glue the ends together to hold in place. There is no need to glue all the way up the seam...this
will close when you take your matching yarn or thread and gather the fleece loosely to form a
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Body Scrub
Amazing and Edible Chocolate Body Scrub
By: Susie Norris
Who would have thought you could not only eat chocolate but you can use it as a body scrub? This
amazing craft is yummy and helps out with your skin. Make as many as you wish and give them as
Christmas gifts in a jar. It works best at the end of a hot bath.
Materials:
cocoa powder
1/2 cup jojoba oil
1/2 cup sweet almond oil
2 tablespoons vitamin E oil
Instructions:
1. Use a food processor or blender to grind the oats into a powder.
2. Add the cocoa nibs, cocoa powder, salt, almond oil, jojoba oil, and vitamin E oil.
3. Hit pulse a few times to blend.
4. Store in a glass or plastic jar, and scoop out for use with a spoon or a seashell.
5. Massage the scrub into skin, then rinse with warm water.
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Materials:
1 Vitamin E capsule opened and mixed in (can be purchased from all good health food stores)
1 tsp organic Sweet Almond Oil (or more if you like. You could also substitute for organic Olive
Oil if you don't have Sweet Almond Oil on hand)
cup organic Honey
cup Grits or medium Ground Cornmeal (can replace with oatmeal for less exfoliation)
Instructions:
1. Mix all ingredients together.
2. Apply in circular motions to damp skin to gentle exfoliate. Can be used on both face and body.
3. Keep any left over in fridge to ensure freshness as there are no preservatives added.
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Materials:
Instructions:
1. Mix all ingredients together.
2. For one serving add 1/3 cup of mixture to 3/4 boiling water.
3. Stir well and top with mini marshmallows.
4. For a decorative gift, layer the ingredients in a 16 ounce jar
5. Label with the directions on a pretty tag, and add a bow or pretty fabric top.
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Materials:
4 pounds blueberries
1 1/2 pound sugar
juice from lemon
1 vanilla bean
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Materials:
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Materials:
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Instructions:
1. Using the lid of the jar, cut out a circle of the same size from the card stock
2. Using the lid of the jar, trace around it on the wrong side of your fabric. Increase that circles
radius about 1 and cut out the larger circle.
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3. Layer the fabric, cotton balls, and lid then place the sandwich inside the band.
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5. Trim away any excess fabric and hot glue the cardstock over the fabric edges.
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6. Line the band with a small bead of glue and insert the pincushion into it, pressing firmly. Add the
lid to the jar and YOU HAVE A NEW PINCUSHION!
Other ideas and suggestions: Monogram the top and use it as a treasure jar. Add ribbon, paint, and
other embellishments to the band to give it even more personality.
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Materials:
DecoArt Products Required
Americana Gloss Enamels
Americana Brushes
DBL1000-B - Liner 0
DBR2002-B - Round 2
DBF3008-B - Shader 8
Supplies
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Double load flat brush with Festive Green and Avocado to paint leaves. Let dry.
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Inspiration Jars
By Tammie Wilson for Delta Creative
Whether you use them as vases or fill them with the treasures of your adventures these colorful jars will
always seek to inspire you.
Supplies:
Click here for larger project images, patterns images and printable instructions.
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Supplies:
Steps:
1. Before starting project, read all manufacturer instructions on paint can and use paint in a wellventilated area.
2. Clean interior of glass jar with soap and water. Dry completely.
3. Cover outside of glass jar and lid with paper towels and painters tape. This will avoid overspray
onto outside of jar.
4. Spray at least five light coats of Looking Glass into the inside, bottom, and lid of jar. It is
important to let each coat set for 2 to 3 minutes before applying next coat.
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Materials:
1 Mason Jar
1 strand of 30 lights (colored or white)
1 small bag of potpouri (pine or holiday
fragrance)
1 doily
1 rubberband
1 piece of ribbon
Steps:
1. Put the lights & potpouri in the Mason jar.
2. Leave the plug-in out.
3. Put doily over the top of jar & put rubberband around the top.
4. Tie ribbon around the rubberband.
5. Plug in lights & the heat from the lights will heat up the potpourri. It looks pretty & smells
great.
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Materials:
Steps:
1. Create your design. The Groovy Gift does this on the computer but you could use an old picture,
childs artwork or a piece of paper and markers. Ensure that your picture is the correct size for
your jar.
2. Print the picture on Glossy Premium Photo Paper.
3. Feed the picture through the Creative Station.
4. Trim all unnecessary parts away.
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*Lisa, the contributor of this project sells jars through her website so if you're interested in making this
craft and need design or style ideas, you can check out her site at www.thegroovygift.com
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Materials:
DecoArt Products Required
Americana Gloss Enamels
Honey Brown
Dark Chocolate
Tuscan Red
Supplies
Foam plate
1/4" and 1 1/4" round foam pouncer brushes
Glass canister Anchor Hocking, item 85766
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Use round brush and Tuscan Red to paint words Fresh from the oven on one flat side.
4. Use 1/4" pouncer brushed dipped into Tuscan Red to dot around cookies and words on
each side.
5. Let dry.
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