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Recipes in a Jar with FREE Printables + A Giveaway! (Swell Noel #19)

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Kiki from Kiki creates is here today for this installment of a Swell Noel, not only with a terrific gift idea, but also with not one, but TWO (!) $50 gift certificates up for grabs to her shop!! Be sure to get yourself entered to win: her wares are beyond fabulous!

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Hi Everyone! I am so excited to be here at Positively Splendid today for this fun event. Thank you so much, Amy, for having me.

My name is Kiki…

Yes, that is my head shot today because in real life I actually look like this:

On a normal day, you can find me cleaning, driving, running around and chasing after my 3 little kiddos while currently 34 weeks pregnant! Yep, that’s right..just 6 weeks to go and I will have 4 little kiddos to care for and love!  In my “spare time” you can find me at my blog:

Kiki Creates is a place I like to share all my crazy ideas in the form of projects, tutorials and free printables. I also have contributors who write on Fashion/Makeup, Cooking, Photography and Fitness/Health!

So you have to know…I LOVE CHRISTMAS.  I love all the magic, the smells, the sights..I love that everyone seems to have a smile on their face, that serving someone is a normal occurrence and that I get to think of meaningful gifts for my loved ones. I LOVE IT ALL!

This year may be a little crazy though. With baby #4 making his appearance somewhere in the first part of December, I know the month will go faster than I can imagine, so having EASY, QUICK, and THOUGHTFUL gifts will be to my advantage this year.

Today, my idea is for neighbor gifts…or gifts for those around you, who you want to wish a Merry Christmas to, but you have a lot of them, so you need to make big quantities and fast!

I love receiving recipes in a jar! I love I can dump them out, add a few ingredients and have something yummy in a matter of minutes. SO let’s talk about putting a few together!

There are many sizes and shapes for jars..you can get them as fancy or not as you wish, and by buying them in bulk, you can save a lot of money!  Do you have a favorite recipe to use in jars?  Make sure you leave a comment with the recipe or a link to it, so we can all try it out!  Here are a few sites you can find recipes at to suit your taste:

At the end of this post, I will put a link to pick up these tags for free!  All you have to worry about is printing and cutting.  I love having a little cuteness to make it even more personal!

Using the free tags, you can create a lot of different tags. The cocoa tags can be embellished with the added elements on the free download. On this one (left picture), I cut 3 little slits on the tag and added some wire to make it look like steam..and added a few more with snowflakes to make it wintery!  The tea bag tag is attached with bakers twine. The tag on the right is simply cut out and wrapped with bakers twine to be put directly on your jar! So simple.
This has to be one of my favorite parts!  There are so many ways to package up jars…or you can leave them plain and add a tag and be done super fast.

This recipe in a jar is a hot cocoa mix in one jar and a jar of marshmallows in the other..directions for the recipient are found on the back of the tag (included in the download).
The hot chocolate can be made like this:
Ingredients
  • 6 1/2 cups powdered milk
  • 1 (5 ounce) package non-instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 1 cup powdered chocolate drink mix
  • 1/2 cup powdered non-dairy creamer
  • 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine powdered milk, chocolate pudding mix, chocolate drink mix powder, creamer, confectioners’ sugar, and cocoa. Divide the mixture between two 1 quart jars. Seal, and decorate as desired. These can be stored in a dry area for up to 3 months.  

Awhile ago I saw this image and knew I had to try it out.
       image chewing the cud via rue magazine     
The package I put together, I used a sweet, soft scarf from Target to wrap it in (a fun way to add a little winterizing to your hot cocoa mix!). Using the technique shown above I wrapped it, and then because I had enough material left over, I tied a bow at the top. Love how soft and warm this one turned out! 
    To save a little money and to have the opportunity to use ANY fabric. I used a 20″ x20″ napkin to wrap these two in. Any fabric can be used for this..so imagine the possibilities with this one!

    And here is a simple recipe in a jar with a tag tied right to it. Still beautiful, still homey, still fun!  I love this idea as you can make it as elaborate as you would like..think adding cups to the hot cocoa mix, a mixing spoon with cookies or a ladle with soup, etc.

    I cannot wait to see what you all do with them!

    In addition to my project today, I am also going to get 2 of you closer to being done with Christmas shopping this year, as I will give 2 of you a $50 gift certificate to my etsy shop!
    Some of my favorite prints in my shop right now are these prints:
    Many people ask if I put my prints up in my own home?
    YES! I do. This is one of my favorite walls right now…an I love you because print added with a picture of one of my kids and it makes an instant love note on the wall that I can change out as often as I want to!
    So head on over to my shop..find your favorite print and then to enter the giveaway simply:
    *Leave a comment with your favorite print
    for extra entries (leave a comment for each one you do):
    *Like The Kiki Comin Shoppe on facebook (on bottom left hand corner of my shop page!)
    *Tweet, post, or blog about the giveaway.

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    Thanks so much, Kiki! I love to receive jar recipe gifts, and I think I need to make some to give out this year! 

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    Comments

    18. Katie says

      Hi! I feel so lucky that I’ve came across your site as well as kikicreates.blogspot.com. I’m stoked about the giveaway and would LOVE to use the gift certificate on the “Wedding Print Trio”. My husband & I got married 7 years ago & I already had 2 kids. My husband was able to adopt them 2 years of marriage & this past summer, we were sealed together as a family in the SLC temple. It was the most spiritual experience of my life a& with our kids being teenagers (14 & 16), it was more meaningful because they understood the importance of that momentous occassion. Thank you for this opportunity and you’ve both found a follower for life!

    34. Kara says

      1st of all, THANK You for the chance to win!! I can’t believe you have “spare time” to do ALL this amazing work with 3 kiddo’s and 1 on the way! Amazing 🙂 I like you on facebook

    42. Dianna Powers says

      So many great prints it is hard to choose, but I really love the “Family Tree” prints. I have been wanting to put together a family tree for my son.

    48. Jenn says

      How am I supposed to pick just one? I think I would go with…the I love you because, and I would do it just like you have done. I think that’s a great reminder!

    64. kjogo says

      “To be yourself” would be perfect in my newly painted great room. I think I would put my girlies pictures around it featuring something that is particularly true to their individual personality. Thanks for the inspiration!

    97. Cynthia says

      Thanks so much for the adorable jar printables, will be using them this Christmas,
      this is one for pinterest, will be pinning this..thanks again, and Happy Holidays…