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Easy DIY Dollar Tree Hot Chocolate Mug Gift – Instructions and Printable!

by Nellie

Create the perfect gift for someone special without spending too much by creating this Dollar Tree Hot Chocolate Mug Gift. It is the perfect gift for anyone who enjoys drinking hot chocolate.

Dollar Tree Hot Chocolate Mug Gift

Would you like to purchase a gift for someone special but you need to stick to a budget? If so, making this Hot Chocolate Mug is simple and it will not break the bank. You can create this mug gift set for someone who enjoys drinking hot chocolate.

You would need to purchase a Santa mug that you can easily get at the Dollar Tree where they tend to have all kinds of holiday-themed options available for you to choose from. Any holiday themed mug will work.

In addition to the mug, you would just need a few treats to add to it, including the instant hot chocolate packets, miniature candy canes, mini marshmallows, and more.

You can find everything you need to complete the Hot Chocolate Dollar Tree Mug Gift at the Dollar Tree store in your area.

Different Ways to Customize the Dollar Tree Mug Gift 

Customize the Hot Chocolate Dollar Tree Mug Gift when giving these mugs to different people. You can choose different holiday-themed mugs for each person and then switch up the types of candies you will add inside the mug.

For example, you might want to put Snow Caps in one mug, cream cheese mints in one, and mini chocolate morsels in another. 

You can use twine in different colors on each mug. You may want to use red twine on one mug, green on another, and a blend of both red and green on a third mug.

There are dozens of great ways to customize the Dollar Tree Mug Gift sets that you will give to people. These gift sets are great to give to teachers, tutors, and even close friends who put them to good use.

Download the Gift Tag PDF Here.

Easy DIY Dollar Tree Hot Chocolate Mug Gift - Instructions and Printable!
Yield: 1 mug

Easy DIY Dollar Tree Hot Chocolate Mug Gift - Instructions and Printable!

A fun DIY hot chocolate gift with all items purchased from the dollar tree!

Materials

  • Santa mug
  • Instant hot chocolate packets
  • Snow Caps
  • Mini marshmallows
  • Mini candy canes
  • Small plastic bags
  • Twine
  • Printable gift tags

Instructions

  1. Fill one plastic bag with mini marshmallows. Tie the top closed with a piece of twine.
  2. Fill another bag with Snow Caps. Tie the top closed with a piece of twine.
  3. Place three packets of hot chocolate in the mug. Put the bags of marshmallows and Snow Caps in front of the hot chocolate
    packets.
  4. Add mini candy canes.
  5. Print out the gift tags on card stock and cut out the tags around the outer border. Punch a hole in the end of the tag and tie it to the handle of the mug with twine.
  6. Note: All items for this gift were purchased at Dollar Tree.

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If you liked this easy DIY Dollar Tree Chocolate Mug be sure to try these Homemade Hot Chocolate Gift Jars: Easy Christmas Gifts!

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Homemade Hot Chocolate Gift Jars – Easy Christmas Gifts

by Nellie

Make a comforting and delicious Homemade Hot Chocolate Gift Jars mix that will surely be a hit amongst your family and friends this holiday season. It is the perfect beverage to drink when you want to stay warm on those extremely cold days and nights.

Homemade Hot Chocolate

Is hot chocolate one of your favorite beverages to have during the winter months when the temperature outside is incredibly low? If so, learn how to make it with fresh ingredients by following this Homemade Hot Chocolate Gift Jars recipe. 

The recipe consists of several tasty ingredients, such as cocoa powder, milk powder, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and mini marshmallows.

With the right ingredients, you can make Homemade Hot Chocolate and prepare it for others, including your children, partner, and closest relatives. You are never too old to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate loaded with lots of sweet marshmallows to go with it.

How to Store the Homemade Hot Chocolate Gift Jars

You can make your Homemade Hot Chocolate mix ahead of time and keep it stored for days when you would like to have a nice hot cup of this comforting beverage. 

The best way to store the mixture is to prepare it first and then place it in a sealed container. 

Using a glass mason jar or a plastic container with an airtight lid works too. You simply need to make sure the lid attaches tightly to the container to keep it sealed while preventing anything from getting inside of it. 

Storing it in one of the cabinets in your kitchen is a great option, having quick access to it when someone in the house asks you for a cup of warm hot chocolate. 

Personalizing it makes it so fun! You can add more ingredients like added crushed peppermint candies to give it that chocolate mint taste that many people enjoy.

Leave a comment if you decide to make this Homemade Hot Chocolate. I’d love to hear from you. 

Homemade Hot Chocolate Gift Jars - Easy Christmas Gifts
Yield: 1 Jar

Homemade Hot Chocolate Gift Jars - Easy Christmas Gifts

What is better during the holidays than homemade hot chocolate? Here is a great recipe you can arrange in a jar for a fun and thoughtful Christmas gift!

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • 1/2 Cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips, plus extra for gift jars
  • 1/4 Cup Crushed Candy Cane, Plus more for gift jars
  • 3 Tbsp Dry Milk Powder
  • Mini Marshmallows, for gift jars

Instructions

  1. Combine cocoa powder, chocolate chips, crushed candy canes, and dry milk puffer in food processor. Blend to powder.
  2. Once powdered, brew a cup of warm water or warm milk and mix in 2 Tbsp of peppermint hot chocolate mix. Top with mini marshmallows, whipped cream and sprinkle with crushed candy canes and mini
    chocolate chips and enjoy!
  3. For jars, add about 3/4 cups of Mix to bottom of mason jars, top with 1/4 cup of mini chocolate chips. On top of that, place 1/4 Cup crushed candy canes and fill to top with mini marshmallows.
  4. Add decorative ribbon and give the gift of delicious homemade peppermint hot chocolate!

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If you liked these hot chocolate gifts, be sure to check out this Easy Gift: DIY Slime Maker Box With Printable Gift Tag!

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Grinch Christmas Cricut Craft

by Nellie

The Grinch is such a fun and beloved character during the holidays, today I’ve got a fun Grinch Christmas Cricut Craft that you can use over and over!

It’s time to whip out the Cricut and start your Christmas crafting. I have something super fun for you this year that you are going to love.

Introducing these Grinch Christmas Jars. They are the ideal Cricut Craft to help you make holiday gifts this year. If you are ready to get festive, then let’s get started on making this! If you’re tired of making the same old crafts, then it’s time to try something new! 

The best part about this craft is that you can cut the design and put it pretty much anywhere. I like it on jars, or even mugs. But you can easily put it on a notebook or a laptop.

Grinch Christmas Jars – Cricut Craft

This craft is so much fun because you are actually recycling materials. This Grinch craft asks that you use two yogurt jars, which is so perfect! Once your kids eat their yogurts, you can put them to good use.

I’m all about helping to keep trash out of the landfills. If you get a chance to make this craft, you could also get the kids to help you recycle the much-needed materials.

I’ve included the free grinch font download link below in the craft instructions so you can recreate your favorite Grinch phrase!

What Can You Use These Jars For?

Well, after you make these jars, there are several ways you can use them. You can start by making some to decorate your own household. Once you feel as though you have enough for your house, you can start making them for other households.

These make excellent gifts for a neighbor or even those you know and those you don’t know that well. 

If you are trying to have a budget-friendly holiday, then this is one of the most budget-friendly things you can do. This is your time to get creative and have fun with your Cricut.

Whenever you decide to start crafting this holiday season, at least you’ll have a fun place to get started. 

These Grinch Christmas Jars last forever too. Once you make them, you can use them for holiday decor for many more years to come. Make sure you put these on your must create list ASAP! 

Happy crafting!

Click here to download the Grinch PNG file

Click here to download the Grinch SVG File

Grinch Cricut Craft For The Holidays

Grinch Cricut Craft For The Holidays

This fun grinch themed jars are so fun to make for the holidays!

Materials

  • 2 oui yogurt jars; remove labels
  • 1 bottle white chalk matte paint
  • 1 paint brush
  • 1 plastic drop cloth
  • 12x12 black vinyl sticker sheet (oracal 651)
  • 12x12 green vinyl sticker sheet (oracal 651)
  • blue cricut mat
  • weeding tool
  • scraper tool (of gift card)
  • 12x12 sheet transfer tape
  • Grinched font (https://www.dafont.com/grinched-2-0.font)
  • Grinch SVG or PNG file
  • Potting soil or rocks
  • 2 glitter pinecones (Hobby Lobby)

Instructions

  1. Lay out plastic cloth for painting on. Place jars on plastic and paint with white paint. Two coats is best. Let dry.

    Place black vinyl on blue cutting mat. Import the svg or png file to cricut design space. Make image less that two inches in height.
  2. Place the cricut on vinyl on the dial and then tell the machine to cut. Once cut weed design.
  3. Use transfer tape to remove the design from backign and place onto the jar. Using the scraper tool scrape well and pull slowly back the transfer tape being sure the design sticks to the jar.
  4. Place green vinyl to blue cricut at. In the design space go to the text tool. Select the grinched or grinched 2.0 font.
  5. Type out any grinch quote you'd like. Resize to be no taller than 2 inches in height. Place the cricut on vinyl on the dial and then tell the machine to cut. Once cut weed design.
  6. Use transfer tape to remove the design from backign and place onto the jar. Using the scraper tool scrape well and pull slowly back the transfer tape being sure the design sticks to the jar.
  7. Fill jars with potting soil or rocks and place pinecone on top.

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If you liked this Grinch Cricut Craft be sure to check out these Free Cricut Christmas Gift Tags Template + How To Do Christmas On A Budget!

 

 

 

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Rae Dunn Inspired Christmas Ornaments – Cricut Craft

by Nellie

Christmas is such a fun time to get crafty with your Cricut! Here is a fun template for Rae Dunn Inspired Christmas Ornaments that will look awesome on your tree!

How many of you have grown jealous of all of your friend’s Rae Dunn ornaments? This year I decided to put my creativity to the test and do something different.

Here is a fun Cricut craft and they are Rae Dunn Inspired Christmas Ornaments. I love her stuff and I decided to put my own spin on them. If you are on a budget or want to create gifts on a budget, then go ahead and follow along for my tutorial. 

Rae Dunn Inspired Ornaments

One year I was looking at my tree and I thought how much I’d like to change up the ornaments, but also how expensive it can be to do that.

I’ve added a few Rae Dunn items to my collection, but I wanted to go big this year. I was able to create these Rae Dunn Inspired Ornaments for my home and yours! 

Can I Make These For Gifts?

Yes! One year, a friend of mine was talking about how she loved the ornaments I had created. I said, well I can make you a few for the holidays.

She was so excited and so was I because they truly do make the perfect gift. If you enjoy making Cricut gifts and crafts, then yes this can be an excellent choice for making as gifts. 

How to Store These Ornaments

Once you make these ornaments and the holidays have passed, how do you store them without them breaking? I always invest in hard plastic containers to store my ornaments in.

I also double wrap them, so that they don’t stand a chance of breaking. You’ll want to do this so that you don’t break all of the ornaments you spent so much time making this year. 

What is your favorite craft to make with your Cricut? There are so many more that I want to make, especially for the holidays. Share your ideas in the comment section. 

Grab your download to load into your software:

SVG File

PDF File

JPEG File

Rae Dunn Inspired Christmas Ornaments - Cricut Craft
Yield: many ornaments

Rae Dunn Inspired Christmas Ornaments - Cricut Craft

A fun cricut craft inspired by Rae Dunn! These ornaments look great on the tree!

Materials

  • Wood ornaments
  • White paint
  • Black paint
  • Black vinyl
  • Cut file
  • Transfer tape
  • Red ribbon

Tools

  • Cricut Machine

Instructions

  1. Paint the wood ornaments white and accent the top and
    sides with black paint.
  2. Upload the cut file into Design Space and ungroup the
    words. Delete the words you won’t be cutting.
  3. Select each word and group the letters together, then
    weld the word. Continue until all the words are welded.
  4. Resize each word to fit on the ornament.
  5. Cut the files on black vinyl.
  6. Use transfer tape to transfer the words to each ornament.
  7. Tie a piece of red ribbon to the top of the ornament to
    hang it on the tree.

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If you liked these fun Rae Dunn Inspired Christmas Ornaments be sure to check out these Free Cricut Christmas Gift Tags Templates!

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Embroidery Hoop Christmas Ornament – Cricut Tutorial

by Nellie

The holidays are such a fun time to get crafty with your cricut! Check out this fun and festive Embroidery Hoop Christmas Ornament you can make for your tree!

With the holidays rapidly approaching, you may be wondering about what Cricut crafts you can create. Well, I have a fun one for you!

This Embroidery Hoop Christmas Ornament Cricut Craft is so much fun for anyone with a Cricut to do. It’s perfect for beginners and experienced levels. Make sure you take the time to add this craft to your list this year. 

Embroidery Hoop Christmas Ornament Cricut Craft

Making your own ornaments is not only budget-friendly, but it’s also smart! If you are going to have a tree hanging in your own house, then you should fill it with things you love.

Making ornaments is something I recently started doing (in the past few years), but I have enjoyed it so much, I have decided to pass my craft on to you guys! 

What Materials Do I Need?

If you are going to make this fun Cricut craft, then you may be wondering what you need! Thankfully, the material list is very small, which makes this craft even better. 

Embroidery hoops – You can easily make crafts out of these embroidery hoops! The hoops easily go on the tree, which makes for a fun and easy craft. No one wants to spend hours trying to get their ornament to stay on the tree. 

Plaid flannel fabric – One of my favorite parts of this craft is that it uses plaid flannel fabric. I can’t get enough of using this material in my crafts! 

Twine or ribbon – This craft does call for twine or ribbon which is awesome! You can choose which type you want to use to help you customize your ornament even more. 

The next time you decide you are in the mood for a craft, go ahead and try this Embroidery Hoop Ornament Cricut Craft. It’s actually a favorite around here and we make a few new ornaments for our tree every single year.

Now you can do the same! Download the free SVG here.

Check out the instructions below!

Embroidery Hoop Christmas Ornament - Cricut Tutorial

Embroidery Hoop Christmas Ornament - Cricut Tutorial

Materials

  • Small embroidery hoops (I used 4-inch hoops)
  • Plaid flannel fabric
  • Silver heat transfer vinyl
  • SVG file
  • Twine or ribbon
  • Scissors
  • Easy Press Mini or iron

Tools

  • Scissors
  • Easy Press Mini or iron
  • Weeding Tool

Instructions

  1. Download the SVG file and upload it to Design Space.
  2. Select the file and weld the words together.
  3. Measure the inside of the embroidery hoop and
    resize the cut file to fit inside the hoop.
  4. Hit the Make It button and check the mirror option.
  5. Send the design to your Cricut.
  6. Cut a piece of flannel fabric to fit inside the embroidery hoop.
  7. Weed out the extra HTV from around the design and place it in the center of the piece of flannel fabric. Use the Easy Press Mini or iron to transfer the vinyl to the fabric.
  8. Allow the vinyl to cool, then place the fabric inside the embroidery hoop.
  9. Create a loop with the twine around the top of the embroidery hoop. Secure the twine with a bow.

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If you liked these ornaments be sure to check out this Free Cricut Christmas Gift Tags Template + How To Do Christmas On A Budget!

 

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