CRUNCHY SWEET SNOW MAN

 

 

Dressed in colorful candy scarves and top hats, these stylish, easy-to-make snowmen are sure to liven up any holiday gathering.

    Ingredients

• bag of 8-inch pretzel rods
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• mini chocolate chips
• orange decorators' gel

• fruit leather (various colors)
• gummy rings
• gumdrops

    Instructions: 

1. To make a batch, melt 1 cup of white chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler.
2. One at a time, dip one end of an 8-inch pretzel rod in the melted chocolate and use a plastic spoon or knife to spread the chocolate two thirds of the way down the rod.
3. Set the pretzels on a sheet of waxed paper and press on mini chocolate chips for eyes and buttons. Use orange decorators' gel to add a carrot nose.
4. When the chocolate has hardened, stand the pretzels in a mug or glass and tie on strips of fruit leather for scarves. For each hat, stretch a gummy ring over the narrow end of a gumdrop and secure it on the pretzel rod with a dab of melted chocolate.

EGG CARTON FLOWER

The things you need:

1. An empty egg carton
2. Poster colours
3. Brushes
4. Glue
5. Scissors
6. Thick straws

Procedure:
 

Step 1: Cut one egg cup from the carton.

Step 2: Make six to four cuts on the broad part of the cup.

Step 3: Bend and curl the cuts in different ways. Your flower petals are ready and you can make a budding flower or a flower in full bloom by the way you arrange the 'petals'.

 

Step 4: Stick a thick straw to the bottom of the cup and the flower stem is ready. You could even use a piece of wire for the stem.

Step 5: Now give this flower the shades of colour that you want. The choice is yours - whether you want to give a bunch of roses or a mixed bouquet!

FABRIC FLOWER

For this project, you will need:

• Pretty fabric
• Glass or round template
• Cardboard (just rummage through your recycling bin to find some)
• Tailor's chalk or a pencil
• Scissors
• Needle and thread (choose a thread to match your fabric. I have used black here just so you can see my stitches easily)
• A brooch backing, safety pin, or plain hair clip...

Instructions:

1.Firstly you'll need to make a circle template to use for cutting out your fabric. Trace around a small glass onto cardboard, and cut out the cardboard circle.

2.Using your cardboard template, trace 14 circles onto your fabric and cut these out.

3.Here I am using a beautiful raw silk remnant I found in the bargain bin at my local fabric store. It has natural stiffness and is perfect for making gorgeous flowers with.Place two circles of fabric on top of one another, and secure together with a simple stitch. This will be the base of your flower.

Take four circles of fabric for the next step. Fold each in half, and secure with a small stitch to the center of your base.

4.With the remaining eight fabric circles, fold each into quarters and secure with some stitches at the base.

Sew four quarters into the center of your base. Now stitch the last four quarters into the center and tie off underneath.

Fluff up your "petals" and you're done!

You can use this flower on your dress,using it for gift wraping,make necklace and place it in a vase