Hi everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your weekend! Can you believe that there are only 13 more days until Christmas??? I knew I should have taken a few days off work to get things done! I am still working on getting all of my Christmas shopping completed and spent yesterday afternoon making up a bunch of these Candy Cane Hot Cocoa Mason Jars….
They are perfect for teacher, neighbour, or hostess gifts. I think they turned out pretty cute and the hot chocolate tastes amazing!
Materials
- Comfort and Joy: Evergreen designer kit from Sugarplum Paperie {UPDATE: This kit is no longer available but you can find lots of other cute designs from The DigiChick here or just use your favorite Christmas scrapbook paper}
- paper cutter
- glue
- brown ink (ink dabber optional)
- scissors or paper distresser
- 3 inch circle punch
- baker’s twine
- jingle bells
- small red clothes peg
- mason jars
- hot chocolate powder
- small marshmallows
- milk chocolate chocolate chips
- candy canes or peppermints
Directions
- To start your project, print off your papers. To make 6 tags, I printed 1 sheet of the green polka dots, green herringbone and dark brown wood grain and 2 sheets of the cream paper. I used a heavier cardstock for the green polka dots to serve as the base of the tag and a lighter weight paper for the remainder of the papers. I also printed off 6 copies of the word “magical” and the red tag.
- Cut a 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 inch rectangle from both the green polka dot and green herringbone paper and glue them together.
- Ink the edges of the green paper and the red tag with brown ink. I like to use an ink dabber as it gives a softer application of the ink {see picture 1. below}. Glue the red tag on the front.
Using the cream paper, print out “Candy Cane Hot Cocoa” {I just used a word processing program with the font Budmo Jiggler in red} and trim to approximately 1 1/2 x 1 7/8 inches. Ink the edges as above and mount on the dark brown paper. To give the edges a more distressed look, use a paper distresser {picture 2.} or the edge of your scissors {picture 3.} to rough up the edges. Glue this on an angle to the front of the tag and glue the word “magical” just under the right top corner.
- On the back of the tag, I printed out the following instructions on the cream paper: “Directions: Mix all ingredients together and add to 1 cup of warm mil or boiling water. Store remaining ingredients in an airtight container. ENJOY!”. This was trimmed to approximately 2 inches x 1 7/8 inches and mounted again on the dark brown paper. The edges of the brown paper were distressed and glued onto the back of the tag.
- Wrap brown twine around the bottom of the tag and tie. I added a small red clothes peg and a small candy cane sticker to the back of the tag for a little extra embellishment.
I also want to take a moment to say a Happy 8th Birthday to this little cutie! Yes… eight!!! Happy birthday my little man! We love you!
Speaking of which, I need to get going to decorate his cupcakes for him to take to school. Then off to work for me! Have a great day!
I am giggling because I just posted the same thing not even 5 minutes ago! I love how crafty minds think alike! Although no tags…I need YOUR tags! They are ADORABLE…love the bell! Going for a peek at your fun tags. 🙂
Love this! You always come up with the best ideas! Can you come plan our winter break? tee hee! Hope your little man has a great day!
Love this! I love any gift that comes in a mason jar!
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I love this. Gifts in jars are just plain adorable!
Super cute! I would love for you to link this up at Do Something Crafty Friday: http://vanessascraftynest.blogspot.com/search/label/Do%20Something%20Crafty%20Friday
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The teachers will love those gifts! How thoughtful. Your 8 year old will be 18 before you know it. Enjoy the moments.
so pretty! love the tags : )
Hi,
I just love this! How much of each ingrediënt do I need to put in the jar?
I didn’t actually measure! I just added mostly the powder, about equal amounts of the candy canes and chocolate chips, and about double the marshmallows compared to the candy canes. How’s that for scientific? 😉
Are these individual servings?
No they are not individual servings. I’m not sure exactly how many but I’m guessing 10-12? If you want individual servings you could just use smaller jars. 🙂
Hi Jenn, I just happened across your candy cane hot cocoa mason jar gifts. I’m a little confused at how much of the mix you add to a cup of water or mix. Can you please let me know ASAP as I’m hoping to make and give some for Christmas gifts this year.
Thanks, Bridget
I just used the store bought hot chocolate powder so it depends on what the instructions say on that. They can all be a little different and it really is to taste. Some like it stronger than others! 🙂 Merry Christmas!