Breakable Chocolate Gifts are like edible pinatas filled with candy and sprinkles. Perfect for Christmas treat bags with a mini mallet. Last Valentine’s Day, I made breakable chocolate hearts, and since they were so much fun, I decided to make breakable chocolate gifts as well! They are filled with candy and sprinkles. Put the gift, […]
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World’s Greatest Pop Gift In A Jar
Looking for Father’s Day Gift Ideas? Give The World’s Greatest Pop gift in a jar to dad this year. It is a large mason jar filled with items that have to do with “pop”. Mother’s Day is over and now it’s time to start thinking about Father’s Day gift ideas! Since I love gifts in […]
Coffee Break Mason Jar Gift
A Coffee Break Mason Jar is filled with everything you need to make a cup of coffee. Give one of these mason jars as a gift, along with a couple of cute coffee cups. Calling all coffee lovers, this mason jar is for you and for your coffee-loving friends as well. It’s like a grown-up version […]
Gifts From The Kitchen
Try these peanut butter cookies with sprinkles this Christmas to give as gifts from the kitchen packaged in jars and cellophane. This Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe and the tips for giving Gifts From the Kitchen are part of a syndicated EVITE® post sponsored by Crisco®. Photo via EVITE The holidays are a perfect time to […]
Tea Time Mason Jar Gift
This Tea Time Mason Jar gift is a homemade Christmas gift or Mother’s Day idea for the tea lovers in your life! Includes a printable label! Is it Coffee vs Tea or is it Coffee + Tea? I am most definitely a coffee drinker, but I would like to start drinking more tea, especially now that […]
Gone Fishing Mason Jar Gift
Adorable Gone Fishing Mason Jar gifts are filled with fishing gear and snacks. These jars could also be given as fun party favors. Today is National Go Fishing Day! Although my kids don’t eat fish, they love going to a lake to fish off the dock. If they do catch any fish, they let them […]
Cleans Up Well Gifts In Jar For Men
This men’s mason jar gift is called Cleans Up Well. It is filled with men’s toiletries, including a moisturizer and scrub! Yesterday I shared five gifts in a jar, and one of them is called Cleans Up Well. I decided to make this mason jar gift for men after making so many gifts in a […]
Gifts In A Jar Homemade Gift Ideas
Gifts in a Jar are a fun way to give presents! These gift ideas are perfect for the holidays. Jars for artists, bakers, crafters, and more. This post is sponsored by Ball. All opinions are 100% mine. I’ve been making gifts in a jar for two years now. It all started with my Everything In A […]
Peppermint Pampering Gifts In Jars
Gifts in a jar are perfect for giving homemade Christmas gifts. This Peppermint Pampering Jar is filled with items like body butter, foot, and sugar scrub. Giving homemade Christmas gifts is so affordable! This Christmas, I am giving gifts in a jar with a Peppermint Pampering theme. It is filled with homemade peppermint spa products […]
Free Printable Labels For Gifts In Jars
I’ve gotten some requests for additional free printable labels for gifts in jars. Everything In A Jar was first posted on October 2011 and included printable mason jar labels for Pampering In A Jar, Energy In A Jar, and Refreshment In A Jar. The original label file was stored on our external hard drive, which failed, and we lost everything! So, […]
Ice Skating Gifts In A Jar
A themed gift in a jar can be anything from a group of similar items like a spa in a jar, to a gathering place for love notes in a jar to a get well soon jar filled with treats. With Valentine’s Day on the way, now is the time to start thinking of DIY […]
Mason Jar Gifts Everything In A Jar
Mason Jar Gifts are so much fun to assemble you can put Everything In A Jar! Gather together a bunch of small times with a similar theme and color. Put them all in a mason jar, add a free printable label and your handmade gift is ready to go! This project has been compensated as […]
Printable Valentine Cards For Kids
These free printable Valentine cards for kids are perfect for an exchange. Simply print the cards, cut them out, and add some candy! Whether your kids have a classroom card exchange or a Valentine’s Day party, these printable cards make it easy! We want to give Valentines to our nieces and nephews, so we created […]
Simmering Pot Recipes
These simmering pot recipes will fill your house with the scents of the holidays and seasons. Put the ingredients into jars to give as gifts! A simmering potpourri pot makes your house smell so good! Assemble these simmering pot recipes in jars to give as gifts so your friends and family can enjoy them. Or […]
Spiced Orange Tea
Make warm mugs of Spiced Orange Tea with this easy Russian Tea recipe. Put the mix in mason jars, add labels, and give it as gifts to friends! My friend Amy gave me this recipe for Spiced Orange Tea Mix over 25 years ago! It’s also known as Russian Tea and Friendship Tea. Mix up […]
3 Ingredient Ice Cream
This 3 Ingredient Ice Cream recipe is so easy to make you can enjoy it all summer! Use no churn vanilla ice cream to make sundaes and shakes. Did you know that you can make the most delicious ice cream at home without an ice cream maker? We love this no churn vanilla ice cream […]
No Churn Chocolate Ice Cream
This No Churn Chocolate Ice Cream recipe will teach you how to make the best homemade chocolate ice cream without a machine! We’ve been making no churn chocolate ice cream for years and still love it! It’s so easy to make. The hardest part is waiting for it to harden in the freezer. Our favorite […]
Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches
These Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches have chocolate and vanilla ice cream between two peanut butter cookies with mini chocolate chips! Ice cream cookie sandwiches are our favorite novelty ice cream treat! We usually get the chocolate chip version because that is what is available to buy. Since we love peanut butter cookies, we had […]
About The Team
Meet Tonia and Brian Tonia Larson started The Gunny Sack in 2010, and it has grown from a part-time endeavor to a family business. Brian Larson joined Tonia to work full-time at The Gunny Sack in 2020, and their three children worked as part-time employees as well. We love running the business together, from the […]
Mini Eggs Pretzel Bites
These three ingredient Mini Eggs Pretzel Bites are an easy Easter treat! They are like pretzel kisses with Cadbury Mini Eggs instead of M&Ms. Bring this Easter dessert to a holiday dinner, along with Easter bunny strawberries and Easter basket cookie cups! Every year during the holidays, we make pretzel Hershey Kiss M&M treats and […]
Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies are chewy and crunchy, with bits of toffee inside. Cake mix cookies are easy to make and very customizable! Make this chocolate dessert recipe all year long. These cookies are a big hit at holidays, dinners, and birthday parties. We love these toffee cookies because they are easy to make with […]
Lava Cake
You’ll love this warm, delectable Lava Cake with a molten chocolate center that flows from the middle when you cut into the cake. Chocolate cake is the perfect dessert for a Valentine’s Day dinner! Warm cake is always a hit, but adding a melted chocolate center makes it irresistible! You can serve these cakes with […]
Candy Sticks
Sweet, colorful Candy Sticks are an adorable treat. Make candy kabobs with lollipops, marshmallows, and gummy candies for Valentine’s Day! One of my friends got a cute candy stick as part of a birthday gift, and it inspired me to make a Valentine’s Day version. You can make these sweet treats for any occasion!
Glazed Pecans
Glazed Pecans are a simple to prepare, sweet, and crunchy treat your whole family will love. Give them as a gift to your friends and loved ones! We like to snack on these glazed pecans and use them on our salads too, like strawberry spinach salad, apple cranberry salad, and watermelon salad. We recently shared […]
Oatmeal Cookies
This chewy Oatmeal Cookies recipe with a hint of cinnamon is a classic choice. Top with icing on top, or turn them into oatmeal cream pies! We are making these for Christmas along with our other favorite cookie recipes: sugar cookies, peanut butter blossoms, and hot chocolate cookie cups! Oatmeal cookies are my husband’s favorite […]
Peanut Butter Fudge
Make this easy Peanut Butter Fudge recipe for the peanut butter lovers in your life! It’s smooth, creamy, and perfect for sharing. Peanut butter desserts are always on our holiday dessert table, as well as homemade candy, freshly baked cookies, and pies of all kinds! My mom always made chocolate fudge for Christmas and my […]
Christmas Crack Saltine Cracker Toffee
This Christmas Crack recipe for saltine cracker toffee is sweet, salty, and totally addicting! Make half with pecans and half with sprinkles! We are making Christmas Crack this year along with our favorite Christmas recipes, homemade candies, and holiday cookies! Saltine toffee is a long-standing holiday favorite because not only is it easy to make, […]
Candied Pecans
This irresistible Candied Pecans recipe makes sweet, crunchy, sugared pecans with a meringue coating! Put them in jars to give as gifts. Everyone who tries these candied pecans falls in love with them and has to admit that they are rather addicting! I think they taste like pecan pie which is one of my favorite […]
Fudge Recipe
This Easy Fudge Recipe is smooth, creamy, melt-in-your-mouth delicious! It is so easy to prepare and can be made ahead of time! Although fudge is a popular dessert year-round, it is a favorite Christmas recipe for many families along with cut-out sugar cookies and homemade candies! Every year my mom made fudge during the holidays […]
Peanut Butter Balls
This no-bake Peanut Butter Balls recipe makes the perfect little treats! You’ll love the sweet and salty, crispy and creamy combination! Peanut butter desserts are always popular and even more so during the holidays along with cookies, pies, and homemade candy. We’ve been making these peanut butter truffles for years and I even make them […]
Chocolate Truffles
Homemade Chocolate Truffles have a thin chocolate shell with melt-in-your-mouth smooth chocolate inside! Give as a gift to your loved ones. As a chocolate lover, chocolate truffles are one of my favorite treats. My kids used to call them “special chocolates” when they were little and always begged me to share them with them. Now […]
Valentine Donuts
Glazed Valentine Donuts are so cute with swirls and sparkles! Surprise your kids and let them help make and decorate the doughnuts. We made glazed galaxy donuts for my daughter’s graduation party, and since they were such a hit, we decided to try making a Valentine’s Day version. Choose your favorite cookie cutters, icing colors, […]