A good friend of mine recently had a baby…a gorgeous baby, actually.  And, of course, when I went to visit this gorgeous little one, who happens to have a head full of blonde hair, I took a gift.  It was one of those swaddler things…hard to find apparently…anyhoo, I’m off subject.

I also took her some pretzels.  Candy coated pretzels are just about the easiest things to make, are inexpensive, and de-lish.  Plus, they are completely customizable…we dip orange for Halloween, red for the holidays, purple for birthday, you get the idea.  And, with any gift, presentation is the key!  I knew a cute little container and some packaging would make those pretzels taste even better!

First…the pretzels.  I buy those candy chips in the baking aisle at the craft store.  You melt them in the microwave and dip your pretzels in them.  I use the mini-twist pretzels.  While they are still wet, I sprinkle decorator sugar (we call them sprinkles at our house) all over those puppies.  Sweet, salty, sugary, crunchy…what more could you ask for?

I have been saving some containers that I knew would be good gift packaging.  I have kept a bunch of strawberry containers.  I have also started saving Lunchable containers…the new ones that are like a strawberry basket but without a top.  They are perfect!  I just bagged some pretzels and put this cute little band of paper all the way around.  I punch a scalloped circle with my new 3 inch scallop punch (which I heart) and printed a little circle with this cute baby graphic on it!  Really not that complicated.  I believe they were thoroughly enjoyed!

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