A Homemade Christmas Gift: Hot Chocolate Ornaments

Nov 19 | Easy DIY, Holiday Crafts, Holidays, Homemade Christmas Gifts

These simple to make  Hot Chocolate Ornaments are the perfect addition to any gift!  Add one along with a mug and some extra hot chocolate. Or tie one to a gift bag. Or maybe you could add it to the tree at a party for the hostess to find at some point. The options are endless really.

Just as the gifting options are endless with these ornaments, there are also many ways to put these together.

This is what I used to make these particular hot chocolate ornaments:

• A pack of hot chocolate
• mini marshmallows
• candy cane (crushed)
• plastic ornament (a pack of four from Walmart)

Here’s how to make the ornaments:

1. Start with a clean ornament, take the top off, then fill each ingredient into the ornament using a funnel.
2. Add the hot chocolate mix, then the crushed candy cane, then the mini marshmallows.
3. Put the top back on.
4. Create a little label with instructions, then add it to the ornament.
5. Make sure to deliver these standing upright, unless you want everything to be mixed up!

Here’s are some other items you could add to each ornament:

• sprinkles
• chocolate chips (or white chocolate, mint chips, peanut butter chips)
• different flavoured hot chocolate packs  (rolo, mint, etc.)
• mini rolos
• Skor bits

I hope you enjoy making these Hot Chocolate Ornaments!

A Homemade Christmas Gift: Homemade Bath Salts

Nov 16 | Easy DIY, Holiday Crafts, Holidays, Homemade Christmas Gifts

After a hectic day, there is nothing as soothing as a long soak in the bath tub. Adding bath salts not only adds to the relaxing nature of baths by making the water smell delicious  but by providing healing and soothing aspects to your skin!

Why not try this simple recipe for homemade bath salts to give away to the bath takers on your gift list!  I’m sure they’ll love it!

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Homemade Bath Salts

Ingredients

• 2 cups Epsom Salts
• 1 cup Baking Soda
• 2-3 drops Essential Oils

Instructions

1. Add the Epsom salts and baking soda to a bowl.
2. Stir to combine.
3. Add essential oils.
4. Let the bath salts dry overnight before adding to your jars.

Recipe Notes

If you want more than one scent, separate the salts into more than one bowl before adding the oils.

For my particular bath salts, I made one jar lavender scent and the other peppermint.  The decorative jars I picked up at a local dollar store.  As for the tags, I made them using a couple of paper punches my mom and I have in our craft supplies.