Month: April 2019

Mini candy box cakes are super cute, and you can do this super quickly.  You can do this with anything from little Debbie snack cakes to others, and there isn’t even baking required. What you need is some be my valentine snack cakes, some red fondant, a heart cookie cutter, some chocolate frosting, gold pearl sprinkles, and other small candies to put in there. You can also add some heart sprinkles, candy coating, and white chocolate chips.  To get in, you unwrap the little Debbie snack cakes.  Foll the fondant out using the rolling pin and cut out a heart shape within the fondant itself with a cookie cutter. Put a little bit of frosting at the bottom of the cake, placing it on top of the fondant heart. Cut out a piece of fondant that’s an inch by 7 inches, and from there, take the fondant strip and wrap

When it comes to DIY candy boxes, some people don’t’ want to deal with the hassle of getting singular boxes. But, did you know that you could make some cool candy boxes that are made out of boxes you can buy at the store? Here is how you make a DIY chalkboard candy box, and why it matters. First, things first, is you go to the store and get some candy boxes, whether they be Hershey’s, or whatever they are.  Cover the very top of this with thin layers of chalkboard paint. Let it dry between every single layer.  From there, paint this over, and let it sit to dry. Once it’s fully dry, you’re then ready to write! If you’re like me and you’re bad creativity, then you should consider something like this. With chalkboard paint, you can write simple and cute messages that will really appeal to the

Chocolate boxes are a great idea for a gift any time of the year, and they’re really not just for Christmas.  they’re great for birthdays, and also some popular holidays.  But, there is some great paper that you can use to make the prettiest chocolate box that you can, and Stampin’ Up is a great addition to this.  Here, we’ll talk a little bit about how to make this, and any other small factors that you should consider. You need a 6×6 paper and make sure that it fits what you’re going to use with this.  What you want to do, is you can then trim the paper by about half an inch if needed if it’s big.  You need to use the paper so that it’s the wrong way up because you want the inner pattern that is the wrong way up to be inside.  What you want to

If you’re the type that wants to do something that is a little bit different, then consider a pillow box.  Lots of times, the candy boxes at the store don’t’ really cut it, but a pillow box is a creative gift that you can give to the one that you love, and they’re crafty, adorable, and they are timely and cutesy.  What you want to do is begin with the following. First, you need a small piece of cardstock.  Cut it out so that it creates a more cylindrical box shape.  There are a lot of different box ideas, but getting a pattern that you can start off with will help you with this.  What you want to do, is then take some hearts, or any sort of crochet pattern that you can throw on there.  If you know how to crochet, maybe put together a heart, either that or

With valentines day being a popular holiday for giving your loved one the candy that they want, you want to give them a heart shaped box that they will love. Here are a couple of cool ideas to do this. First, take an apple, a crafting knife, a heart-shaped cookie cutter, and two bowls of red paint.  Cut the apple out so it’s in a smaller shape, and then push the heart-shaped cookie cutter through it.  Toss out the border, and then dip the hart into the cookie cutter, and then start to push it down onto the paper in different colors, such as pink and red.  it’s that simple! At this point, you’ll then have heart-decorated wrapping paper.  If you need to touch up on the paint on his, go over it with a small acrylic brush.  At this point, get a template online for boxes.  You can typically

Getting something for your sweetie that won’t break the bank and put a smile on their face is definitely important.  Here, we’ll give you a good idea for this with some handy little gift boxes. First and foremost, choose your candy.  You can figure out what will fit in these since often, they’re kind of tiny, and it’s best to choose a good candy box that will fit in this, and sometimes, even just using a bottle or something that’s unique can really add to this. At this point, you want those clear plastic square boxes.  If you want to splurge, you can get another unique box. At this point, get yourself some gift tags that are blank, and make sure that you have some decorative printing or markets to draw on this. You can get a gift bag and tissue, tape, scissors, or a glass bowl for sorting. At

Candy boxes are good for many holidays were well, candy is given. But, did you know that you could use this for birthdays? You can make these out of crepe paper with streamers in different colors that you love, a craft knife, a pencil, some bone folder, some paper straws, a glue gun, a pink gel pen, ruler, some scissors and fringing scissors, foam dots, a hot glue gun, and some weights in both pink and yellow.  To do this, you can follow the instructions. Cut the paper in pink by 3 inches by 11 inches.  With the bone folder, score it about a half of an inch from the edge on a singular side.  Cut the tabs on the scored line itself, about a quarter inch wide.  Crease these tabs so that they fold downwards. Take the strips and roll them into a cylinder, and then use the glue

One fun one that you can make for parties is pineapple.  you’d be surprised at how many pineapple candies you can put in here, and if you’re having a summer party, a pool party, or even just a fun luau, then you definitely will want this.  The best part is that they are actually super easy if you have the supplies, and they’re actually quite easy to procure.  Here, we’ll tell you how to make them. First, you need color cardstock, and scissors or a silhouette, which in my opinion is actually better than scissors, bone folder if you’re cutting by hand, a craft knife if you’re cutting by hand, markers which are optional, and a pineapple box template if you want to use that, or the silhouette studio file. Now what you do is you first print out the PDF template on cardstock, use scissors to cut outside the