Homemade Candy Buttons!

Tomorrow night is our Family Movie Night. Soo..Ive decided to make a little treat for us....

C A N D Y B U T T O N S ! !

They were so easy and much cheaper to make them, than it is to buy them!

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Ingredients:

*1 lb (1 box) powdered sugar

*2 egg whites

*1/4 teaspoon almond extract or lemon juice

**a few drops of water to thin out "frosting"

1.) With a mixer on lowest speed, combine all ingredients and mix until all combined and thickened.

2.) combine frosting into 4 separate bowls and add your food coloring ((If frosting is too thick add water a few drops at a time until it is the consistence of sour cream))

***frosting should hold its shape when piped out of baggie.

3.) Cut NON TOXIC paper into strips 2inches x 10 inches

4.) Pour frosting mixture into plastic baggies ((its easier and less of a mess if you place the bags into cups then pour the mixture in))

5.) cut a small hole in the corner of the bag and pipe out in whatever pattern or arrange you'd like!

6.) Let harder over night, then store in zip baggie or container.

I know, I know...mine don't look the prettiest!...but the kids were still impressed and cant wait to get their little hands on 'em!

Good Luck!

My weekend projects

Hi!! So i know Jaydens birthday isn't for a couple more months but when it comes to planning an event ...you can never plan too early :) i went to Goodwill, and got a few things to make a couple projects that i could use for his Carnival Party. I don't know why, but i looove the blue bucket stand. i should have taken pics of the stuff before i started but i was so excited i forgot.

For the blue bucket i got an old rusty bucket (1.99) hot glued it to an old pillar candle holder i had around the house and spray painted it! i also made a red cake plate with an candle holder from Goodwill (1.99) and a plastic serving tray from a 99 cent store=a cake plate for $3 =) I plan on using it as a picture frame pedestal. and since i loved how the candle holders looked as stands...i had to put my pumpkin bowl ( which i also got from Goodwill) on one! and needless to say..i also love it :)

This might have become my new obsession. And they're so easy and cheap to make...you can make them for any occasion, then give them away later on.

Paper flower tutorial

I found these paper flowers on Lil Luna, and thought they looked easy and cute enough to add to my fall decorations! You can make these for any occasion with any type of paper.

You need:

paper strips-12 inches long, 1-2 inches wide or bigger. 2 strips per flower.

skewers

hot glue gun

embellishments

1. cut 2 stripes of paper 12x2 inches. the wider the paper, the bigger the flower. (2 strips/flower)

2. fold each strip accordion style.


3. glue each end of both strips together to make a circle.

4. fold circle down flap and push in to bunch.

5. using your hot glue gun, glue the center of the flower (on both sides) glue your stick in the back, and your embellishments in the front.

Hope this was easy enough to follow! cant wait to make some for Halloween!