Paper Pleasures--A Halloween Treat

 

Halloween is just over a week away.  Do you have a few special goblins that deserve a nice treat?  This project is fun and pretty easy, and makes an ordinary Hershey's chocolate bar a bit more fun.



Aren't these cute?  Here's how to make one:

 

You will need the following supplies:

Two coordinating printed papers of your choice

Some scraps of solid colored cardstock for the tags

Three ribbons that match your paper

A regular size Hershey bar (or Nestle Crunch, or Mr. Goodbar, etc.)

A sentiment stamp of your choice

Ink

Adhesive (I prefer 3M's Glue-Dot runner, but glue stick, double-sided tape, or tape runners all work equally as well)

Knife and/or paper trimmer

1/4" hole punch

 







Assembly:

Cut one sheet of paper to 5-3/8" x 6"

Cut your focal point paper to 4" x 6"

(Note: if using 8-1/2 x 11 paper, cut to 5-1/2" instead of 6"--it will work fine and make the best use of your paper.)

Glue the smaller sheet to the bigger sheet.

Wrap around the Hershey bar and secure with adhesive.

Stamp your sentiment on cardstock and trim.  If desired, mat with a second color and trim again.  Punch a hole with a 1/4" hole punch.

Cut your ribbons to about 13" long. (I use three different widths of ribbon, but you can use whatever you have.)

Stack the ribbons, tie the first half of a double knot using all three, then finish the knot using only the bottom ribbon. 

Thread your tag on the remaining two ribbons and tie a double knot. 

Trim ribbons if necessary.

 

This is a fun and easy project and these adorable candy bars would be great treats for special neighbor children, your child's teachers, your grandkids or even your co-workers. 

 

Happy Halloween!

Lisa

 

 







Paper Pleasures

"All you need in life is a friend who has chocolate."
I think that quote is so true!  Oddly enough, my best friend Marian is NOT a chocolate lover! The one flaw in an otherwise perfect friend!  How could I become best friends with a woman who doesn't love chocolate as much as I do?  NO IDEA!  Life is funny sometimes.

Anyway.  I ran across a darling rubber stamp with that quote and had to have it.  I wanted to make a really cute project incorporating real chocolate, and this is what I came up with:



I started with a hinged metal CD case I purchased online here.  I searched through my extensive stash of scrapbooking papers until I found some cute prints that incorporated the color brown.  I chose some coordinating solid colored cardstock and covered the entire tin, inside and out, with paper. 

 





I stamped the quote on cardstock and matted it with a matching color, then glued it on to the front of the tin.  I trimmed one with some satin ribbon and a button, and the other with just a button. 

 

Two full-sized Hershey bars fit perfectly inside this tin!  One to keep, one to share with your friend.  (And since my friend doesn't like chocolate......I guess I get them both!)

 

This cute project would make a great little gift for a friend.  You could even tuck a gift card inside for an additional surprise. 

 

Happy Thursday!

Lisa

 

I have these available for purchase, but not in my etsy shop.  Contact me if you are interested!

 

Supplies used in this project:

Hinged metal CD tin (SKS Bottle & Packaging)

Various printed scrapbooking paper (Hobby Lobby)

Various colored cardstock (Hobby Lobby)

Rubber Stamp (Inkadinkadoo)

Brown ink pad (Stampin' Up)

Buttons and satin ribbon

3M Glue Dot Tape Runner

Hershey bars