We’re back with another Mix It Up challenge!! 🎉
As always, it’s Anything Goes — or if you’re feeling a little sassy, Anything But a Card.
Naturally… I went with the twist 😄
Many moons ago, I saw Nichol Spohr create gifts using muslin bags, and I was instantly hooked. They’ve been my go-to way to gift treats at Christmas ever since — cute, easy, and totally reusable.
Rewind to November 2025, when I made a big change: I left the corporate world and returned to what I know and love most. These days, I’m living my best life as a personal executive assistant, and I couldn’t be happier! One perk of this role (not always, but often) is a much smaller circle of coworkers — and that’s been true for me.
Last year, I found the cutest stacked coffee cup stencil at Michaels by Recollections — and oh my goodness, it is perfectly sized for a 4" x 6" muslin bag!! I had so much fun creating these, and they truly came together in a jiffy.
I tweaked the colors for men and women, and on the men’s mugs, I swapped out the hearts for radiating polka dots using a super old, long-discontinued stencil from My Favorite Things. I played around with the colors quite a bit… the only thing I kept consistent was the cocoa on the very top cup ☕😉
World Market always has the best shaped marshmallows, and this year’s stash did not disappoint — pink mittens, white trees, and snowflakes! I tucked 3–4 marshmallows into a snack-size Ziploc bag and paired them with a single-serve Elf on the Shelf Hot Cocoa packet. Easy peasy lemon squeezy 🍋
Now… had I really been on top of my game — let’s be honest, how often does that happen? 😂 — I would have made matching tags. But alas… that did not occur.
Even so, the treats were packaged in the cutest little muslin bags, ready to be reused for another gift or saved for a hundred other creative ideas down the road.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you join us at MIX IT UP, we'd love to see your creations!
