Winner of the Giveaway & More Packaging Ideas

Thank you to all of you for your wonderful comments on packaging gifts and thoughts of the Christmas season!

The winner of the packaging giveaway is Betsy from A Plateful of Happiness.

In Betsy’s recent blog post she made, Lamb and Dried Apricot with Tagine from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Around My French Table.  Afterward, she gave her opinion about the recipe along with  Howard’s thoughts after he tasted it.  click here to visit Betsy’s website.

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A wonderful addition to a gift package is a little bag filled with crushed candy canes {above pic}.  Attach a gift tag with a note  on how to use it sprinkled on hot cocoa, on a latte, over ice cream, or with cookies.

Here are a few more simple packaging ideas that I’ve done over the years…..

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Coffee to go and some cookies too!

This was a gift idea I put together last year for teachers, but it could be for anyone who loves coffee and cookies {recipe here}.  Instead of coffee you could replace it with tea.  Starbucks instant coffee packets, a Starbucks gift card, and sugar packets were enclosed in the paper cup.  The two containers were stacked together inside  a clear cello bag and tied with a ribbon. Decorative tape was used to add a little color to the gift tag.

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A box of goodies to eat and enjoy during the Christmas Season!

{left} crackers, cheese, nuts,and homemade cranberry relish
{center} cookies, marshmallows, and caramel pop corn
{right} cranberry muffins and homemade applesauce

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Individual servings of chocolate chip cookies packaged in glassine bags and enclosed with decorative tape.

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Homemade cinnamon rolls in a simple brown box and tied with twine.

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Giving these big fluffy homemade marshmallows with cocoa mix will put a smile on someone’s face.

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This picture {above} was taken late into the night last year at Christmas time.  Bill and I packaged over 100 treat bags filled with chocolate crinkle cookies, chocolate chip cookies, homemade marshmallows, and caramel popcorn.  Bold red “Merry Christmas” gift tags were printed with information of what was included inside the bags.

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We stacked the individual packages together in a clear cello bag and tied with a bright red ribbon.

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One last packaging idea and it’s a favorite of mine.  A bowl with a jar of homemade cranberry relish with pear and orange was from a blog post last year, here.  This idea could be changed to include such things as a jar of jam, cookies, sweets, and other gifts.

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posted by Kay