I make these every year for my holiday cookie trays. They are easy and fun to make. You don’t need to make very many. Just a few mints look great on a tray or by themselves. Trade them at a cookie parties or give them as gifts. Recipe: • 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese • ¼ c. soft butter • 2 boxes powdered sugar 2 lb. (plus 1 box on hand for rolling) • Food coloring (Try the gels if you haven’t yet. You can control color intensity better than with liquids.) • Various extract flavors … [read more...]
Rummed fruit is the base ingredient in Christmas cake which is a rich pudding-like cake made in the Caribbean. I loved the infused fruit so much that I thought, why not skip the cake and go straight for the gold! They taste great on top of brie cheese, hot apple pie, or mixed with spiced cider, but I like them best as a finger food. What You'll Need: • Glass canning jars and lids • Dried fruit (golden raisins, cranberries, apricots, cherries, anything will taste great, you could even throw … [read more...]
These candy-filled pumpkins are so cute and fun to make. I originally got the idea from Martha Stewart's Cherry Bomb Wedding Favor How-To. But instead of a cherry, I decided to make pumpkins for Halloween favors. I even added my own favor tags to make them more special and unique! Martha's how-to says these are "a cinch to make" but it took a little practice for me to get the hang of it. After making 4 duds, I came up with these beauties! Tools & Supplies: • Orange tissue paper • Scissors • … [read more...]
I am very excited about planning a kids Halloween party this year with my friends. We have lots of fun games and treats planned. I'm bringing my candy corn party mix. This is not your ordinary Chex mix either, it's full of little candy corn candies, and coated in white chocolate. I just know they will get eaten up quickly. And it makes me feel better knowing that the little ones will be getting a serving of whole grains and not even know it! Ingredients: • 4 cups Chex Mix cereal • 2 cups … [read more...]
Introducing our newest contributor to the My Own Ideas blog, Sarah! Sarah is the new house keeper at My Own Labels, but also helps out in the cutting department. When she's not tidying up the office or tending to the staff garden, she likes to cook creative meals for her family. She's especially famous for her stuffed bell peppers! Sarah is bursting with some great gift and favor ideas and plans to become a regular monthly contributor! Welcome Sarah! Lollipops are good, but GIANT lollipops are … [read more...]
Recently, I made an impulse purchase on a flat of strawberries at the farmer's market. The only problem? After I brought the berries home, I realized that I wasn't in the mood for making jam or pie. Lucky for me, I remembered running across a recipe for homemade fruit leather over on Simply Recipes just the other day, so I seized the opportunity to try it myself. The procedure is very simple, and written in such a way that you can utilize any fruit that's available to you. In fact, I plan on making … [read more...]
With summer in full swing, the season of outdoor entertaining is here! Whether you're hosting your neighborhood block party, summer birthday or outdoor wedding, these cute S'more kits make the best favors! Pass them out to your guests, get the campfire crackling and the marshmallows roasting! If you happen to have a backyard fire pit, they can use their favor at the party or save it for another summer evening by the campfire. What you need: - Marshmallows - Graham Crackers (I like to use cinnamon!) - … [read more...]
All of what you like best, and nothing else! Go to your local organic food store, and visit their bulk section. There you will find dried fruits and nuts and it is from these that you can create your personal favorite trail mix. Plan ahead of time so you can buy the ingredients while doing household shopping. Once all the ingredients are assembled, this project takes about an hour total time to make a dozen packages. People will love it. You Will Need: • Small cellophane bags • Labels … [read more...]
Recently we were surprised to received this email from Zac, a victim of the recent flooding in Australia. It is an inspiring story of how he transformed a personal disaster into a new success. This is an actual email from a real customer. “After a devastating flood tore through the town in January 2011, I was one of the unfortunate victims. Losing my business and home over night and watching them float away, I thought my happy existence was over. But I picked myself up, dusted myself off and thought … [read more...]
These little treats go back many, many years to when I was a very small girl in Redwood City, California. In preparation for our family gatherings, my mom would make these stuffed dates and one year at last I was old enough to help. Mom cracked the nuts and sliced and pitted the dates, then I would put the nuts into the dates. Together, we would roll them in powdered sugar and arrange the powdery white morsels prettily on a plate to serve as one of the desserts. When I grew up, I never forgot those … [read more...]
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