These Reindeer Snacks are a fun holiday recipe that is sure to bring smiles to the faces of kids of all ages and was created as part of a sponsored post for California Ripe Olives. When I was little, one of my cousins convinced me to try California Black Ripe Olives and I immediately fell […]
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Christmas Sugar Cookie Chex Party Mix
This Christmas Sugar Cookie Chex Party Mix recipe is a fun way to let kids help in the kitchen! Put in mason jars for homemade gifts for grandmas, teachers, friends, and bus drivers! It’s sweet, crunchy Christmas Muddy Buddies that taste like sugar cookies. Sponsored by Chex. We all grew up eating Chex Mixâ„¢ during […]
Eggnog Truffles
Eggnog Truffles are no bake, holiday cookies that are delicious and easy to make. Add them to your Christmas baking list for when your oven is full! With all of the holiday baking and cooking, I love adding a few no-bake truffle recipes to the line-up for those times when either my oven is already […]
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Our favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies are chewy, gooey and slightly crisp on the outside. This easy recipe results in flatter cookies that taste amazing! What is the one food item that you baked (or cooked) that inspired you to want to continue baking (or cooking)? It might be something you made when you were a […]
Valentine’s Day Mason Jar
This Valentine’s Day Mason Jar is full of pampering spa items and sweet treats. Make as gift for your wife, girlfriend, teacher, or your mom! With Valentine’s Day less than two weeks away, I had to share a Valentine’s Day Mason Jar! This gift in a jar is full of pampering spa items and sweet […]
Strawberry Sugar Scrub Recipe
Splendid Strawberry Sugar Scrub recipe using coconut oil. These mason jar gifts are perfect for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Christmas, and birthdays! One of my friend’s teen daughters is really good at giving pedicures. Last weekend while hanging out at their house, she offered to do our feet. Of course, that isn’t something we weren’t going […]
Turtle Ritz Cookies
Turtle Cookies are Ritz crackers filled with creamy caramel, coated in chocolate and topped with chopped pecans! Turtle Ritz Cookies are a caramel spin on the traditional peanut butter Ritz cookies which are one of our family favorites. Since we love them so much, I figured there had to be other things that would taste […]
Mini Nut Goodie Bars
Mini Nut Goodie Bars with a fudge-like maple filling sandwiched between chocolate, butterscotch, and peanuts. I usually make Nut Goodie Bars in a jelly roll pan but there are harder to serve and give as gifts that way. This recipe shows how to make them into little bite-sized Mini Nut Goodie Bars. Nut Goodie Bars […]
Peppermint Oreo Fudge
Melt-in-your-mouth Peppermint Oreo Fudge is made with only three ingredients: white chocolate chips, peppermint frosting, and Oreos! We’ve been making Oreo fudge for years and it never fails to impress. It’s so easy to make yet it tastes so good. You can make variations for every holiday and season.
Peppermint Brownies In A Jar
Disclosure: I received Ball Mason Jars to facilitate this recipe post for Peppermint Brownies In A Jar. Peppermint and chocolate go together perfectly any time of the year, but when the Christmas season comes the peppermint desserts are the best! This year I made some pretty Peppermint Brownies In A Jar that can be given […]
Peppermint Mocha Java Jar
Peppermint Mocha Java Jar is a homemade gift idea that is so easy to assemble! Mason jar gifts are fun to make, and everyone loves to receive them! My daughter’s favorite coffee drink of the entire year is the Ho Ho Mocha Mint from Caribou. She waits for it all year. When she can’t have […]
Picnic In A Jar
A Picnic In A Jar is perfect for parties. Customize the food in a jar, colors, and the washi tape for the party or shower! Eating outside in the summer is so much fun (as long as the bugs leave you alone). Every morning, I grab a cup of coffee and drink it while sitting […]
Waffle Pops
Waffle pops are easy to make by cooking cinnamon rolls in a waffle iron! Serve for breakfast or dip in chocolate to serve as dessert. This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CollectiveBias It’s time for Christmas in July! When the hot weather and mosquitos get to […]
Snow Cone Sugar Scrub Recipe
Snow Cone Sugar Scrub made with coconut oil and sugar is for perfect for summer! It smells like a snow cone and keeps your skin soft and smooth! Raise your hand if you have fond memories of eating snow cones as a kid…or maybe you still love eating them. My husband used to have a […]
Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake Frappe
This delicious iced coffee recipe for Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake Frappe has a streusel topping, homemade caramel coffee creamer and Dunkin’ Donuts Cinnamon Coffee Cake coffee. Coffee is one of life’s little pleasures. It is something that makes me happy.every.single.day! I like my coffee plain or flavored, hot or cold, with half-n-half or with cream. I enjoy […]
Slow Cooker White Chili With Chicken
This Slow Cooker White Chili with Chicken with chicken and white beans is super easy to make in a crockpot and is the perfect family dinner for busy weekdays. Things have once again gotten really busy! When things get busy, family life still goes on. Everyone needs clean clothes, dishes need to be washed and everyone […]
Candy Bar Pretzel Bites
Candy Bar Pretzel Bites are easy to make with mini candy bars sandwiched between pretzels. They’re perfect for cookie exchanges or in a mason jar as a gift! There are so many kinds of Christmas cookies to make and so little time! We love making ones that take a long time like frosted sugar cookie […]
Caramel Apple In A Jar
This Caramel Apple In A Jar is perfect for a fall party or to give as a gift. The jar includes caramels, mini M&Ms, and a small apple! Last weekend was the first day of autumn and that calls for a special treat. This caramel apple is super cute, but the best part is that […]
Fruity Pebbles Pops
Use Fruity Pebbles to make Rice Krispies Treats. Form the Fruity Pebbles Treats into Fruity Pebbles Pops and dip into CandiQuik which was so graciously sent to me by the local company Log House Foods. My nephew turned 2 years old and we were invited to his birthday party. His things he loves most are […]
Pedicure In A Jar
A Pedicure In A Jar is a cute mason jar gift filled with a foot soak, sugar scrub, foot lotion, and mini pedicure supplies! Earlier this summer, I went on an annual girlfriend’s getaway weekend. I have been friends with the ladies I went with for most of our lives, and my friends are truly […]
Free Printables
Here are OVER 100 FREE PRINTABLES we have created! We LOVE these labels and planners and made them available for you to use for free as well! These are printables that we created and shared in our blog posts. We have labels for applesauce, salad dressing, pie filling, syrups, and seasonings. There are free menu […]
Orange Creamsicle Sugar Scrub
This Orange Creamsicle Sugar Scrub recipe uses coconut oil, sugar, and orange oil. It makes your skin so soft and smells good enough to eat! Who doesn’t need a little pampering in their life? Mix up a big batch of this orange creamsicle sugar scrub, put it into small mason jars, and give this gift […]
Whipped Coconut Body Butter
This coconut whipped body butter recipe is a creamy, light moisturizer that smells amazing! Put it into jars and give them as gifts! I love making gifts in a jar and with Mother’s Day on the way, I wanted to make a Mother’s Day gift in a jar. What mom couldn’t use a little pampering […]
Earth Crayons & Play Dough Recipe
These Earth Day Activities for Earth crayons and this homemade play dough recipe is fun to make with kids. Bonus points if you can reuse old crayons to make new ones! The Earth crayons and blue and green play dough can be given as gifts to classmates or made in elementary school classrooms. These Earth Day […]
Spa In A Jar
A gift in a jar will not only impress the recipient but it is also fun to make! I am taking the gift jar idea a bit further by combing it with Valentine’s Day ideas. Last week, I shared the Ice Skating Date In A Jar. This week I am showing how to make a […]
Sugar Hand Scrub Recipe
This Sugar Hand Scrub is made with 2 ingredients: sugar and liquid soap! Makes your hands feel soft and smooth and it helps remove grime too! Alrighty, are you ready for spa week recipe two? This recipe is for a simple, DIY Sugar Hand Scrub. This hand scrub idea comes from Jill’s Gardner’s Hand Scrub […]
52 Things ~ A Year In A Jar
This Gift In A Jar is filled with 52 Things making it A Year In A Jar. It’s a handmade gift idea for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, Father’s Day or Mother’s Day. I love Valentine’s Day because I think it is a great reminder for us to really think about those we love. But I don’t […]
Christmas Giving: It’s For the Birds & Kids
I wanted to give an update on giving this Christmas season. Last week I showed you my iGive Tickets and explained that we were involved in the Champions For Kids Simple Service Project this Christmas. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias but all pictures, […]
Vintage Door Hangers
I have been making these vintage door hangers for several years and finally got my husband to cut some more pieces of wood for me and now they are ready to go! I love giving them as part of a gift at Christmas to my kid’s teachers! They are so cheerful to hang around the […]