Candy Bouquets

Are you in need of a cute gift for someone?  This is great for any age and any occasion.  I made these for Father's Day but you could easily change it up for a different holiday.

 

What you will need:

 

Candy of your choice

Tissue Paper

Small Wooden Dowels

Scrapbook Paper

Printer (optional)

Container of some sort

Floral Foam

Hot Glue Gun

 

I bought enough supplies to make 2 bouquets.

First you are going to want to unpack all of your candies and get your hot glue gun plugged in.

The containers I used for this I found at Walmart and they are actually pencil holders.  You could use any container, bucket or pot you want for this project.

 

Place a line of hot glue on the top of one of the dowel rods.  Line up a candy bar and hold for a few seconds to make sure it sticks.  I used the fun sized bars but you could used regular sized ones if you want to.

 

 

Keep going until you have used up all of the candy bars.

 

 

Now that you have finished with all of that, place your floral foam into your container.  Start putting in the dowel rods into the foam to make your bouquet.  I put some of mine in at angles so the bouquet would look fuller.

 

 

Once I had that done, I stuffed some tissue paper down in the container so that you didn't see a bunch of dowel rods.

 

 

Dress it up with a little sign to finish it off.

 

 

These were a HUGE hit with my Hubby and Dad.  They were really easy to do and my daughter had a lot of fun helping me make them.

 

All supplies came from Walmart except for what I had on hand.

 

Total cost for this project which will make 2 bouquets:

 

$8 for the Candy (fun sized bars)

$1 for the Containers ($0.50 each on clearance)

$1.94 for the Dowel Rods ($0.97 each)

$1.97 for Floral Foam

 

Tissue paper, hot glue, and scrapbook paper I already had on hand.

 

 

Did you make this project?  Link me!  I would love to see it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









DIY Cupcake Tower

 

My daughters birthday is coming up and she is wanting to do a Monster High theme.  So in my quest to make it her best birthday ever,  I am doing quite a bit of crafting.  This project is fun because it can be adapted to any theme or occassion.

 

 

What you will need:

 

2 pieces of 12x12 scrapbook paper

2 stove burner covers

1 or 2 candlesticks

paint brush or paint sponge

scissors

glue gun

Modge Podge

acrylic paint (optional)

 

 

 

 

So here we go.  First I placed the cover face down on my scrapbook paper.  I traced lightly around it with a pencil.  Do this for each cover.

 

 

Cut them out and place them to the side for later.

 

 

Next I painted the edges of my covers black.  You can use any color you would like or leave them white.  I went with black since it matches our theme.

Let that dry.

 

 

Put a thin layer of Modge Podge over your burner cover.  Try to make sure it's evened out.  Place your paper on top of it and push out any bubbles.

Let that dry.

 

 

Once that is dry, add a thin layer of Modge Podge on the top of the paper to seal it in.  I did 2 coats of this.  Let those dry.

 

 

Time to assemble it.  Hot glue your candlestick down to the bottom tier of your cupcake stand.  I glued my stick upside down because the bottom of it was bigger and I wanted more room for the cupcakes.  Glue your top cover to the top of the candlestick.

Now if you purchased 2 candlesticks, you can glue one to the bottom tier so that it sits up off of the table or you can just leave it like it is.  I plan on getting another (probably shorter) candlestick for this.

 

 

Could that be any cuter?!  It is going to be the perfect addition to our Monster High table.

 

Cost of this project:

2 Scrapbook Paper $0.59 (Hobby Lobby 50% off)

2 Burner Covers $1 (Dollar Tree)

1 Candlestick $1 (Dollar Tree)

Total: $2.59!

 

Modge Podge, paint, hot glue, scissors, paint brush I already had on hand.

 

UPDATE:

Here is what our cute little cupcake stand looked like on our party table.  It matched perfectly!

 

 

 

 

Did you make this project?  Link me to it!  I would love to see it!