As I mentioned for the bridal shower my mom and I threw, we handed out hot cocoa mix and homemade marshmallows for the favors.
You can find the recipe for the marshmallows here. My mom added a touch of pink food coloring to give the marshmallows a pink hue, and used a heart shaped cookie cutter instead of slicing them into squares.
To package the marshmallows we used 4x6 inch cellophane bags. I created a label on the computer that was 4 inches by 4 inches and folded it in half to seal the bags. On the back of the label I included instructions for using the cocoa mix.
The hot cocoa mix recipe came from here. Honestly? I still haven't tried it, but the recipe called for mini chocolate chips and I thought that sounded pretty tasty. It took just under two cups of the mix to fill our mason jars. We didn't use the biggest ones, but I don't know exactly what size these are...
To decorate the jars first my mom glued two pieces of batting and a piece of fabric to a piece of cardboard she cut out that matched the size of the lid. We didn't want the fabric hanging down look, but I didn't want any of the fabric in with the mix, which is why we used the cardboard. I used my silhouette to make ribbon slider labels. We put a dot of hot glue on the back of the labels, as well as where the ribbon met up in the back to keep the whole label/ribbon combo from sliding around.
Like I said I think this would make a great gift for the neighbors, maybe a work gift exchange? Toss it in a basket with a couple of cute mugs and you are really good to go. The site where I got the cocoa recipe from also suggests just putting the mix in a bag and putting it inside a big mug with a few other cute items. It also looks like a good gift.
FYI: It's too early to be writing a blog post. I just about titled this post homade... ho-made marshmallows. Nice.
5 comments:
I LOVE this! Thanks for sharing!
What program do you use for your graphic design?
Love it! Thanks for sharing, I was waiting for this. =)
What an awesome favor idea!
Wow. You are SO dang creative. I'm slightly envious ;)
This is such a great idea!!
Wow, you are so amazing Ashley. I have bookmarked all of these (plus the Martha Stewart poofs!)for future reference. So creative!
Karen
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