Make and Takes Daily Fix

Make and Takes Daily Fix

Crafting an Indoor Winter Wonderland

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 03:52 PM PST

I’m sharing a fun Winter Wonderland craft over at From Dates to Diapers. Come see how we made it snow inside!

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Craft Hope for Haiti, Shop to Donate Now

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 11:54 AM PST

Craft Hope for Haiti Shop Spreading seeds of hope one stitch at a time

If you’re looking to help donate to the relief effort in Haiti, check out the Craft Hope for Haiti etsy shop.

Our Etsy shop will benefit Doctors Without Borders, with 100% of the proceeds going to them. The medical need in Haiti right now is acute. The Doctors Without Borders existing facilities are so badly damaged, they are no longer functional. Post-earthquake medical care will be from tents. So far they have treated 1,500 people – 500 of them need immediate major surgery. There are no facilities to do this in Haiti currently. An inflatable hospital should be arriving in Haiti today.

The shop will remain open as long as we have donations to fill it up! Thanks to everyone for spreading a little hope to those in Haiti.

Thanks to the efforts of Craft Hope for organizing an amazing donation fund and the etsy sellers for providing the items.

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Chocolate Dipped Cupid Hearts You’ll Fall in Love With

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 01:58 AM PST

We’re dipping jelly hearts and fun Valentine marshmallows in chocolate. They’re easy to dip and fun to eat. Once you’ve been shot by these Valentine arrows, you’ll be in love.

Supplies for Chocolate Dipped Hearts:

  • heart jellies and heart shaped marshmallows
  • melted chocolate
  • bowls, spoon
  • wax paper
  • party toothpicks with cellophane frills
  • plastic baggie
  • sprinkles

Skewer your jellies and marshmallows with the party toothpicks. Pierce them on an angle to make them look like they’ve been struck by Cupid. Now there’s a few ways to decorate these with chocolate. You can dip your treats in the chocolate. There will be chocolate on one end of the toothpick, but you can scrape it off as you pull it out of the chocolate bowl. Then place each dipped heart onto wax paper.

Another way to decorate the hearts with chocolate is by piping the chocolate on top of them. I filled a plastic baggie with chocolate, then cut off a tiny corner of the baggie with scissors. Seal the top of the baggie, then you can use it like a piping bag. I made squiggly lines across the hearts, as well as little chocolate hearts on top.

To make these Cupid hearts even more special, I sprinkled them with red sprinkles. This gives them a little more flare, making them look complete.

Now they’re ready to harden. You can simply leave them out for a few hours, or if you place your wax paper on a plate or cutting board, you can easily place them in the fridge to help quicken the hardening of chocolate.

Once hardened, place them in a cellophane bag. Now let Cupid’s arrows strike, making everyone fall in love!

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