So…yesterday I talked about the Seven Days of Celebration presents I gave to my sister, Spaulding and another friend. Well, among their small gifts were a few homemade items. I thought I’d share three of those with you today, because they are too easy and fun to keep to myself.
First: Edible Glitter!
Ok, so it is really just colored sugar, but it looks so delightful and glittery! Take a half cup of sugar (or as much as you need) and add three to four drops of liquid food coloring…then add one or two more just for good measure. .
Then stir, stir, stir until it is all mixed properly. Spread it onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and pop it into the oven @ 350 degrees.
Stir it at 5 minutes and then take it out after 3 more minutes. Make sure it doesn’t melt…it discolors the sugar. Just keep it in an air-tight container.
That’s it…Edible Glitter! You can also do this process with salt, but that isn’t much fun is it?
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Second: Paint Chip Garland!
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First, get yourself some free paint chips and cut them into whatever shape you want. I did triangles, but I’ve done circles before, I think I like the circles better.
Then, just sew them together.
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And Third: Paper Clip Earrings!
Bend two paperclips into triangles…Superglue the ends together and wrap them in string or embroidery floss (string would work better, but all I had was floss)…Keep wrapping until the entire paperclip is covered…Add some criss-crossing…Tie your ends…Add your French hooks and you are good to go!
This craft I actually got from a specific source. Here is the link to the original!
Happy Crafting! P.S. Aren’t you proud I remembered to take pictures!
Love all those ideas Ang!!!!