Gift jar for every budget

Gift jar for every budget that is quick and easy to make.

Gifts jar - mason jar

Follow the steps below to make your own Cookies in a Jar. Gather the basic supplies, pick a recipe and fill your jar and then use my suggestions or your own ideas to embellish your jars.

These cookie mixes complete with recipe gift tag were loved by everyone on our gift giving list! Be creative when you make your jars, and add your own finishing touches!

When you are done making these Cookies in a Jar, try more gifts in jars¹.

Gathering Supplies

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

Filling the Jar

1. Thoroughly wash and dry the jars and lids.
2. Pick a recipe from below and gather your ingredients.
3. Using the instructions and tips from the recipe you choose and fill the jar!
   
   • Chocolate Chip Cookies²
   • Chocolate Cookies³
   • Decorative Brownies⁴
   • Deluxe Candy Cookies⁵
   • Hot Homemade Cookies⁶
   • M & M Cookies⁷
   • Oatmeal Plus Cookies⁸

Decorating 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 your choice of the printable recipe card/gift tag that goes with the recipe you chose. Trim closely around the recipe and graphic. Put a small piece of scotch tape on the upper right-hand section of the 'Printable Gift Tag' recipe (right behind the top edge of the graphic). 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.

I must thank Sharon (SMURFIE) for her wonderful posts on the Family Crafts Forum which helped to give us this great idea!

Gifts Jar

Gifts jar goes by many name and just about hundreds of ideal to go in to them.

However for the food gifts in a jar you want to be careful to take note these gifts within a month or so of as soon as you know plan to give them, as many of them will only stay truly fresh around 10 - 12 weeks after you have put them together. Furthermore, the ones that are baked right in the jar will stay fresh for a much shorter time (no longer than 2 weeks recommended) and should be refrigerated after baking.

Have fun with finding and putting what ever you decide for your gift in a jar.