Birthday Candy Bouquet

 

Need a quick and cute little something for a gift? I made these super cute candy bouquets with supplies all from the Dollar Tree. Woot Woot!

Supplies

 

• small pot
• foam floral inserts
• glue
• stick on letters
• colorful paper
• gift wrapping ribbons
• candy of your choice
• popsicle sticks or drink stirrers

For my friends 40th birthday, I made one that says " Birthdays Suck". I put the foam insert in the pot, and added Dum Dums (40 of them) to the foam to form a ball. Then I cut out a circle with decorative paper and stuck the letters and numbers on it to make sign. I then glued the sign on a drink stirrer and inserted it into the foam also. Then I added the ribbons around the pot to decorate.

My nephew is turning 13, which is a big deal since he is an official teenager ( tears!). Of course I couldn't say birthdays suck for him. One because her is young and they really don't suck, and two, he's not allowed to say suck. So, "Birthdays Rock" it is.

I followed the same format as the other bouquet except I used Pop Rocks instead. I glued the Pop Rocks to the drink stirrers, and inserted them in the foam.

Easy Christmas Cookie Jar

So I always try and give everyone I work with a little something for Christmas, but that can start to get a little pricey. Well why not make them cookies? Don’t have the time??? That’s ok, these great jars have everything they need to make delicious cookies at home. It takes no time to make and the idea is super cute!!

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M&M Cookies

¾ cup butter or margarine, softened

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 350, empty jar into large bowl mix well. Using hands mix in butter until well blended. Beat together the egg and vanilla then add to batter. Dough will be a little crumbly…. shape into 1 inch balls and place on baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 10-14 min.

( Jar)

•    1/2 cup sugar

•    1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

•    2 cups regular all-purpose flour

•    1/2 tsp baking soda

•    1/8 tsp salt

•    12-ounce package of M&Ms