[Nfb-krafters-korner] make-it-yourself gift ideas

[Susan Roe]

Thanks for these sites Laurie, I have been looking for a better veriety than 
just plain canning jars.  I am still able to find my canning jars this time 
of year at Southern States while supplies last.

Susan R.
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] make-it-yourself gift ideas


>2 places to find jars of all sizes year round are www.freundcontainer.com 
>They are the cheapest and www.specialtybottle.com
>
> enjoy,
>
> laurie
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> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] make-it-yourself gift ideas
>
>
>> These all sound like great ideas and worth saving them for future
>> reference.
>>
>> I have done the Chocolate Cookies in a jar, but I liked the large recipe 
>> of
>> the ones posted by Dixie.
>>
>> I had gotten a while ago at a quilt show 2 books entitled "Presents in a
>> Jar" [I think that was the name of one of them].  The other one was 
>> Cookies
>> in a jar and it had a bunch of recipes for different cookie ingredients 
>> that
>> you  layered in a quart glass jar.  I did this as a Girl Scout project 
>> and
>> it  was open to any troops in my area.  My friend and I had lots of fun 
>> with
>> all the girls ranging from age 6 up to age 10.  We had put each 
>> ingredient
>> in a large bowl.  I had gotten enough measureing cups and spoons and then
>> we had groups of 6 girls come up at a time and go through the line
>> measuring  their ingredients out and going back to their seats to push 
>> the layers
>> down to  pack them.  .  Then while the girls were up getting the first 
>> half
>> of the ingredients we had the others sitting and decorating a card with 
>> the
>> directions of making the cookies.  I had printed out the directions on 
>> some
>> kinda card stock and I had used a cute font that was like a child's hand
>> writing.  The last line on the card I had put, "Don't forget to invite me
>> when you make these cookies as I am the official cookie tester!
>> "
>> The last thing we had them put in was the flour and we helped pack that
>> down.  Their leaders helped them put the lids aon and attach their 
>> cards.
>> Wee had great fun doing it and at one of these sessions we booked  in 2 
>> times
>> periods we had 125 girls complete this.
>>
>> Word of worning the glass jars can be hard to find as they are available
>> during canning time readily so think ahead and pick up a case of them if 
>> you
>> want to do this.
>>
>> We did an oatmeal raisin cookie mix and a chocolate chip cookie mix for 
>> the
>> girls.  Just in case someone was allergic to chocolate, but the chocolate
>> chip was the most desired recipe.
>> Joyce  Kane
>> www.KraftersKorner.org  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>> Blindhands at AOL.com
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