Faux gumdrops

DIY gumdrop decorations are easy to make in a variety of sizes. Use them to decorate for a Candyland-themed party, holiday decor or a set design for a stage play. The basic method involves cutting papier-mache or craft foam shapes into gumdrop shapes, painting them and adding glitter.

I made some faux gumdrops for the mini Christmas village this year. They turned out really good and I'm super excited to see them in what I call the "Candyland section" of the village display. Here's a pic from the 2010 display. We lay down a styrofoam base, then add houses and accessories. Then we add snow. Some folks might use real gumdrops for this, but all the lights get pretty warm and I don't want a sticky soup melting in my house. Plus, I cannot store really candy...that would be…

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If you have a lot of gumdrops leftover after decorating your gingerbread house, make a DIY Gumdrop Garland by stringing them together and hanging it on your Christmas tree or mantle! This would also be

As soon as I saw the styrofoam gumdrops at Hobby Lobby I knew I wanted to stack them. Here they are! #gumdrops #foamclay #fakebake #gingerbread...

THIS IS A RE-POST FROM 2008 I've got a table at a small craft show this weekend. I've been making, among other things, ornaments to sell. Here are steps to making pretty gumdrop ornaments. Supplies needed: paint (color or your choice), glue, 22 gauge craft wire, egg shape Styrofoam, glitter, paint brushes, toothpicks, serrated knife, small wire cutters Cutting the Styrofoam with serrated knife. Cut a short piece of wire, bend in half and twist the bottom ends around each other. Dip in glue…

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The other day my older daughter looked at me and with a big huffy breath said, “Mom, why do you never call ME baby doll?” This caught me off guard. Apparently I call her sister baby doll, but not her. And it’s true, I typically call my older daughter sweet pea and my younger daughter baby doll. But why? “Why Mom?” I’m not sure, really; pet names are a funny thing. I’d never really given them a lot of thought before. But her question got me to thinking…Why do we call our loved ones what we…

My grandfather cooked. He set the table with “Old Britain Castles” china; he painted and gardened. Maybe because the lessons were so constant, from birth on, I don’t recall him teaching me gardening things. But I know the palmetto tree by the back steps was one he dug up on Hunting Island; I know he…