This week, I am writing a series about getting organized for Christmas. I am featuring a few little ideas to help make Christmas organized and pretty for the CEO of Santa’s workshop…..Mom.
Welcome to Project 5!
{To see Project 1: A Fun Clipboard, click here.}
{To see Project 2: An Idea Journal, click here.}
{To see Project 3: A Wallet for Christmas Receipts & Cash, click here.}
{To see Project 4: Looking for Inspiration?, click here.}
I don’t know about you, but I love pretty packages!
I am always on the lookout for things or ideas to make my packages pretty.
Last year, I used my computer & printer to make some easy & inexpensive labels for homemade goodies that we were giving as gifts to my daughter’s skating team.
I made 2 batches of these double chocolate cookies….and decorated them with drizzled white chocolate & crushed candy canes.
Individual cookies were placed in decorative bags. {I have also used regular baggies too.}
Then I went to my computer and make these labels in a word processing program, and printed them out on white cardstock. When you make labels on your computer….the choices of fonts and colours are endless!
I cut out squares of white cardstock to use as ‘trays’ to go hold the cookies to keep them from getting broken.
I placed the cookie and cardstock ‘tray’ inside each bag.
I then used a paper trimmer to trim the ‘labels’ to fit the bags, and folded and stapled the labels on the tops of the bags….
In no time, I had a nice looking pile of packaged cookies ready for gift-giving…
I was very pleased with how this packaging project turned out…and I used things that I already had at home to make them look pretty!
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Ooh, very easy and they look so polished! Good job.
P.S. Those cookies look uh-mazing!
Oo-beautiful packaging! Will you be posting the recipe for the cookies? 🙂
Such a great idea! The packages look great and I love to eat one (or five) of those cookies right about now!
Great idea. There is a saying that we eat with our eyes first. There is no doubt those cookies look tasty & the packaging makes the recipient feel extra special.
No Angie no I am not ready for Christmas! lol !
I love these little cookie packages you made for your daughter's skating team! The Christmas icing looks so festive on these chocolate cookies! WHo'd a thought decorating a chocolate cookie? Will you post the recipe?
Thank you Angie for the offer of chicken soup and ginger ale! YOu are too sweet …too bad I wasn't closer!!
Pamela xo
Visiting via the Weekend Wrap Up. Those cookies look really tempting and your labels look so professional! I really envy your organization.
Great idea! I would love to have you link this idea up to my Christmas gift link party!
Looks so professional! Great idea – love what you can do with computers these days! I am thinking of making our family granola and packaging it as a Christmas gift for friends! I might have to use your idea!
So pretty. I just love this idea!
These turned out so cute. I am definitely in "Christmas Mode", too!
Love this idea.
I love this idea Angie and your cookies look so yummy! ~Deb~
Lovely packages! Not to mention yummy too! Have a lovely day, Kellie xx
Cute idea! I'm currently working on treat ideas for teachers, etc. and I love how cute the packaging is on these!
I really like this idea! Thank you for sharing. I just might have to do this for the kids at our church at Christmas time.
Blessings and Happy Weekend!
Yummy. Great way to make a simple gift more special. Love it!
This looks so professional! What a great way to give gifts!
Love this idea!! super simple & frugal! thanks for sharing 😀
Hi! I hope this is okay–I put a picture of your cookies on my blog (with a link back of course) as a suggestion to pair with my pottery barn towel remake. Let me know if you prefer that I don't use your pic and I will take it off! Thanks 🙂
That is awesome! I would love for you to link up at my Strut Your Stuff Party!
http://danajeanward.blogspot.com/2010/11/strut-your-stuff-party.html
i love this idea. even great for stocking stuffers 🙂 where did u get your decorative bags from? are there any online websites i can order them from that are wholesale price. and yes the recipe would be great if u could post that..Yumm!
Fabulous idea! I will be using this for Christmas this year – thank you!