Gumdrops and Lollipops
by
Linda kelley
(IC: blogger)
3 Materials
I know, it's not even Thanksgiving yet....so why am I doing Christmas crafts? Well, blame it on the dollar store! I went in there yesterday with a friend, and saw all the Christmas stuff, and I got excited! My brain started going into over drive. I saw these balls....
Then an idea struck! Now my friends know, that if I get that look in my eyes, just let me go,and do my thing... I left my friend and headed for the garden section. There I purchased some terra cotta pots...the larger size has 2 in the package...I decided to use 3 on my little project. I'm not going to tell you the next isle I went down, or it will give it away.
I then put some Styrofoam cubes in the pots. ( I had purchased 1 block at the dollar store and cut into 3 pieces.
I took the candy cane ornaments (front left) and broke off the hook -like end to give me a straight candy cane shape. I put the 3 different candies on the balls, as you can see above.
Please don't mind my messy mess.I used some red paper bag filler to put on top of the Styrofoam inside the pot. I added some silver tinsel, cut up, with the red.
I added some rhinestone ribbon around the pots....(dollar store).I used 1 bag for the gumdrops, and 1 bag for the peppermints...I used 2 bags of gumballs.
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Suggested materials:
- Styrofoam ball (dollar store)
- Candies, ornaments, bling (dollar store)
- Rustoleum Spray Paint (Home Depot)
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Published November 14th, 2016 10:45 AM
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Nadine Hartman Bourne on Dec 01, 2016Thought I'd share my version. all stuff from the dollar store except the dowels I used for the tree stem. My dollar tree didn't have the flower pots but I think these mercury look jars worked just fine. and I really didn't want to do candy. the temptation to eat as I worked was too great.
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Linda kelley on Dec 02, 2016Thank you Nadine!! If it's alright...I would like to post your creation on my website...kelleysdiy.com
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Nadine Hartman Bourne on Dec 02, 2016Sure. share away. :)
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Linda kelley on Dec 12, 2016I just wanted to give you a heads up! I posted your pic on my website...you can check it out here: https://wordpress.com/post/kelleysdiy.com/497...
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Chescat123 on Dec 09, 2016I did this for christmas 2015
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Linda kelley on Dec 10, 2016Wow! That is awesome! Can I post on my website...kelleysdiy
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Chescat123 on Dec 10, 2016Yes you can and thank you :)
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Linda kelley on Dec 10, 2016Thank you!
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Linda kelley on Dec 12, 2016I posted your pic on my website...you can check it out here: https://wordpress.com/post/kelleysdiy.com/497...
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