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Chick marshmallow pops tutorial – Handmade Easter craft along – Day four

By on April 15, 2011 in Handmade Easter Craft along, Holidays, Recipes, Tutorial

Wow, how did the day go by so fast.  I made these today even though my day was about 10 hours shorter than I needed it to be.  Marshmallow pops are very quick and they are my favorite last minute thing to take to parties.

 chicks
and ducks
Here is what you will need:
Marshmallows
Yellow candy melts or dye it with food coloring
Flaked coconut
teeny bit of orange fondant
yellow food coloring
lollipop sticks
lollipop bags
 one of my beautiful assistants rolls out our homemade fondant and punches out teenie flower cutouts to use as feet and diamond shapes to use as beaks.
 dip your marshmallows.  I explain how to make marshmallow pops here
 let your candy melts set up for about 10-15 minutes so the chocolate does not drip off the marshmallow.  Put your shredded coconut on a plate and roll the marshmallow to coat it in the coconut.
put some melted candy melts on the back to glue them to your pop
add your feet, beak (fold your teenie fondant diamond cutout in half and stick on face) and eyes and voila you have a chick and duck.  Wrap in lollipop bag and these will definitely keep until Easter.
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Happy President’s Day felt hair bow

By on February 21, 2011 in felt, Hair Bows, Handmade, Holidays, Kids

The weather here today is finally warm.  This is the day I have been waiting for all winter long.  It is a glorious breezy day outside.  It was hard to keep Livie and the kids inside too long.  Here is just a quick little share, Livie’s new bow for President’s Day inspired by the creative maven Dana of MADE.

Here are some quotes from my favorite Prez, Ronald Reagan:

There are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret.

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.


and my favorite,

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.


I hope you all had a great one.

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