Valentine's Mason Jar Gift Idea

Valentine's Craft Ideas with Mason Jars and some Creativity 

It's always fun to get a little creative with gifts especially around Valentine's!

We love to bake and make so for us these Mason Jars come in handy all year round but are super cute to stuff with fun or yummies.

We got the idea from a craft we were shown at Orchard Supply Hardware last year.

We got all of our supplies at OSH and Michael's. Always download the apps and use the discounts to save.

Here are the steps we took to create these, we will be doing this again this year and filling them with some sweet treats we make!

Stick your stickers on where you want them

When done with stickers, turn upside down and evenly spray with the color of your choice, then let dry.

Thank you! 

Will Need:
Mason Jars
Spray Paint Color of Choice
Stickers of Choice
Ribbon for top decor
and 
Something to set jar on while spraying and drying

Here are a few more to show off some of the fun we had with different stickers and colors! Personalize each Mason Jar with the colors and stickers you know your loved ones will like.

We were having so much fun we made a few extras!

        

 We always have so much fun doing this DIY craft, it will be a favorite of ours forever! I love that it can be changed up with stickers to accommodate any occasion.  

The Cost was under $15 for 10 mason jars, multiple stickers, two colors of paint in small jars and some clearance ribbon. Used coupons on the apps for Michael's.

Another fun time spent with my kiddos making something for someone else... WE LOVE IT!

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DIY Oreo Truffles - Always a Favorite Treat & Easy to Make!

Oreo Truffles, Sounds so complex but is super easy to make and create!

Have you ever thought that something tasted so good it would be so hard to make? This is one of those decadent sweets!

Here is what you need to make enough to make everyone happy:

* 3 Packages of Oreo Cookies

* 2 to 2.5 packs of Cream Cheese (how creamy or solid you want them.. add the last half little by little)

* Dipping or decorating goodies

Here is what you do:

* Blend to a smooth consistency all 3 packs of Oreo Cookies. 

* Work in 2 (or the 2.5 see above) packs of Cream Cheese making sure you mix the blended cookies with the cream cheese well. 

            

* Roll out into little round balls to the size that you want to use. 

* Stick them in freezer to harden for easier chocolate dipping.

* Dip in chocolate or decorate how you would like. 

Ready to go!

These are super popular and are always gone with in moments of putting them down. 

Try it yourself and let me know what you think?! Easy? Hard? So yummy they did not last to take pictures of?

Have fun and Happy Sweet Holidays!

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Sugar Rush in the OC was a Burst of Sweetness!

The OC was Filled With Sweets this weekend at the OC Fairgrounds and Events center!

Big Bite events put on a Sweet event with creative and crafty baking vendors at Sugar Rush this weekend!

We were there to test, taste and see all the sweet treats. The holidays always bring out the extra baking urge in me. 

It was awesome to see all the creations and hours put into the work of each cake pop, cookie, baked goods and more. 

What I liked most is that these people are really dedicated to their passion. Whatever that is for each person, it is important to follow your dream. With sweets involved it must be a SUGAR RUSH to see how your efforts come out and the smile it gives to others seeing and eating it!

I have to say that I love +Paige's Cake Pops - they are always so good and the designs are the most creative and festive. Check out these sweets she had at Sugar Rush! Perfection! 

Paige's Cake Pops are the best!

Here are more of the fun sweets we tried that are not to be missed.

Dunkin Donuts - Very Holiday Festive and so Good

These amazingly beautiful Lion King Cookies are part of a Disney cookie set.

What I thought was super sweet, a beer/wine with chocolate pairing tasters. I chose wine and chocolate and each was delish! My favorite was the Pinot with a salted Maple Caramel. 

Wine and Chocolate Pairing 

My favorite taste was the Green Tea Croissant. It was fluffy, soft and sweet but had a crunch on the outside. Yes, I totally brought a whole one home to have my family taste it too! This amazing treat comes from SunMerry Cali, a fresh little bakery, in Irvine.

Green Tea Croissant - a must try! 

Another favorite, and I have tasted his beautiful sweets before, were the custom tiered stands with Star Wars pops, Albert's Petite Sweets had on display. So detailed and by the way, they taste delish! He is one of my favs! Go Albert! Get all the details on Albert's sweets here.

Beautiful details on these Star Wars pops

Something I thought was super fun - the cookie decorating and the demonstrations. These are not only fun to watch and try but it is educational to see how much effort, time, design and implementing goes into the masterpieces that will be devoured sweetly, hehe!

Cute and Tasty creative cookies and cakes.

One of our most favorite vendors and amazing pound cake bakers is Orange Clementine, she even ships her fine gifts from California all over! Check her out here. She is a doll and does an amazing job!

              

What a better way to wash down some sweets - Joe's Ice was on hand to serve up some free Italian Ice. This is our favorite Italian Ice. I lived off of it when I was pregnant with BOTH kids and the natural fruits make all the difference in the fresh flavor that we love to take home by the quart! Yes by the quart! Visit Joe's Italian ice on line here and see whats up for their flavors of ice for each day.

Joe's Italian Ice is the best!

We came across these hand crafted and designed macaroons made by Puffect Bakery Cafe, they are located in Walnut. There is some serious artistic talent over there!  

Fell in love with these cute macaroons

On of the sweetest vendors I came across at Sugar Rush was Dominic, a lovely baker, that has her head in the pies! She creates the most wonderful tasting VEGAN and GLUTEN FREE pies! 

Pies that are sweet and on the healthier side of sweet!

We had a blast at Sugar Rush! My girl had so much fun tasting and trying out some of the creating and sweet fun. She was able to make her own sugar sticks to take home too and I love that she made an extra for her brother! 

Thank you Sugar Rush for the burst of sweetness we needed last weekend! 

Hope to see you and many more creative vendors next year for more Sugar Rush fun and tastes! Thank you for our gift bags too! We are very grateful and had a Sweet Treat of a time at +BigBite Sugar Rush this year!

Sugary Sweet Gift Bags

*We were given admission to Sugar Rush, all thoughts and opinions are my own.* #SugarRush #BigBite #Sweets #Cake #CakePops #Decorating #Creating #Sugar #SugarRushOC #wine #beer #Chocolate #Baking 

Get Your SUGAR RUSH On at the OC Fair Grounds Dec 5th and 6th

SUGAR RUSH IS COMING TO TOWN !!!!

The Sweetest event you will ever TASTE is headed our way. 

PC Sugar Rush

+BigBite entertainment bring us this Sweet event - Sugar Rush !

If you love sweets and more this is the event for you. I can not wait to attend and taste all of the amazing sweets that will be showcased! 

Here is what you can look forward to for the 2 day event! Detyails are hot off the press!

 Still sizzling from the success of the recent Big Bite Bacon Fest in Long Beach, Big Bite Events is pleased to unveil their newest foodtainment concept, Sugar Rush. The sweetest event you will ever taste will debut Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6, 2015 at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa.

Sugar Rush will be a one-of-a kind dessert showcase and sweet market experience packed with entertainment, competitions, demonstrations, walk-about tastings of decadent and delicious sweet treats and shopping from dozens of the best pastry chefs and confectioners in Southern California. Foodie enthusiasts will satisfy their sweet tooth with an overload of artisan desserts in an unparalleledsugar shoppe environment as they prepare for the holiday season.

In celebration of National Cookie Cutter week, Sugar Rush is inviting both professional confectionery and pastry chefs along with amateur dessert artisans to participate in the Sugar Rush Cookie Competition. The Sugar Rush Cookie Competition will offer everyone a chance to put a favorite family cookie recipe to the ultimate test. In addition, the Sugar Cookie Art Display Competition will bring together a cookie, an artist and a cause to battle for the best sugar cookie art display. All entries will be put on display for the festivalgoers to bid on via a silent auction. 100% of the auction proceeds will be donated to a local charity.

Festivalgoers will also enjoy chef demonstrations, live entertainment, games and crafts for kids. As with all Big Bite Event productions, there will be plenty of fun themed games and entertainment to keep eventgoers busy!

Tickets for Sugar Rush are on sale now! VIP tickets are available and include one-hour early admission before general admission guests, a VIP swag bag, chocolate and spirits pairing and access to the VIP Sugar Lounge. The event will open at 11 a.m. for VIP, 12 p.m. for general admission and continue until 5 p.m. daily.

For more information about this one-of-a-kind sweet experience and to purchase tickets visit www.SugarRushOC.com.

We will see you there, mouths full of sweets and treats!!

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