Pretend candy diy

The second item on Tamlyn's Birthday Bucket List was a pretend Candy Shop. I spent ages going through Pinterest in sea...

The Butterballs love our pretend tea parties so it was no surprise when Tamlyn requested a real tea party as part of her Birthday Bucket List activities. After practicing a lot of the basic table manners during our pretend tea parties, I decided to take it up a notch... think Downton Abbey manners :) First, the Butterballs got to put on their Sunday Best. Then I set the table using my favorite china teapot (eeek!!); my special espresso cups, which were just the right size for the Butterballs…

Paint pasta noodles to look like candy, and then open a play sweet shop for hours of crafting and pretend-play fun.

Just as I was finishing this post Chris piped up "do you realise that only Australians will know what 'lollies' are, don't you?". Ummm ma...

Here you get to find out how you can make your very own paper plate lollipop and peppermint candy.

I've been wanting to make up some fake Valentine candy boxes for a few years now and since I discovered how to make decorative candies rec...

The second item on Tamlyn's Birthday Bucket List was a pretend Candy Shop. I spent ages going through Pinterest in search of simple pretend candy... simple pretend candy that DID NOT REQUIRE ANY SEWING! (I'm hopeless at sewing, stitching on a button is all I can do!) Here are a few cute, No-Sew Pretend Candy Ideas. Lets start with the super easy stuff. Mini pom-poms became Gumballs, Drinking straws became Sherbet Straws, and Cotton-balls become Fluffy Marshmallows. I used paper napkins to…

Waverly on Instagram: "Wanted to post this updated #giantcookie #tutorial when I made a pink M&M ombré cookie for @vintageshowpony . Ended up being one of my fave #cookie color combinations! #diy #giantprop #cookiewall #mandmcookies #pinkcookies #candyland"

I have been wanting to add some faux chocolates to my collection of food decor forever, but they can get expensive and so far I've been focusing on my cupcakes. It kept entering my mind though, can't I make some myself? Finally I stumbled upon this post from Kurolace and learned how to use hot glue to create artificial chocolates. In the post Kurolace uses glue directly from her glue gun to fill in silicone molds, becuase my mold was so much larger I ended up experimenting with another…

Turn a bookshelf into a play area.