Decorative Packaging

I have gotten these many times for gifts and just love it.  They are so cute and easy to throw together in a pinch.  The Jar can be washed and re-used to send some yummy treats to someone else too.

You will need

• Quart Size Canning Jars with Lids
• Scrap Fabric
• Narrow Decorative Ribbon
• Glue
• Paper
• Recipe and Required Ingredients (below)

Wash the jar and lids, make sure they are completely dry.  Here is a recipe for Chocolate Chip cookies but you can use any recipe you want just layer the dry ingredients as listed below but alter them to your recipe.

Follow these instructions to make chocolate chip cookies in a jar gift and then print out the recipe card to include.

Jar Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• * chocolate chips and nuts

 Decorate the Jar

1. Fabric: Cut a circle out of the fabric that is 6 – 8 inches across. (I traced around the top of a bowl!) Place the round section of the jar’s lid on the jar and center the fabric on that. Screw the other section of the lid in place to hold the fabric. Fluff out the fabric where it comes out from under the lid.
2. Recipe: Print out a recipe card/gift tag that goes with the recipe you chose. Trim closely around the recipe. Put a small piece of tape on the upper right-hand section of the ‘Printable Gift Tag’ recipe. This is to give it a little extra strength. Use a hole puncher and make a small hole in the taped corner.
3. Ribbon: Cut an approximate 3 foot piece of ribbon. I actually used 2 pieces of ribbon with colors that matched the fabric. Thread the ribbon through the hole in the ‘Printable Gift Tag’ recipe. Wrap the ribbon around the metal of the jar lid and tie it into a bow. Secure in place with a small dab of glue behind the bow and in the back.

 You could also use a 3 inch pre-tied elastic bow to attach the recipe card to the jar and hold the fabric on the lid.  Be creative and make them many different ways.  Have fun!