How to make silicone candy molds, cheap!
Uses Sculpy/Fimo, Amazing Mold Putty, and white chocolate for casting custom candies! Good for ice cubes and Jell-o too! gryphern.googlepages.com ...
Making Chocolate Candies Using Seashell Candy Molds
Ann Shortt of Chocolate Belles shows how to make chocolate candies using seashell candy molds. You can use them as embellishments for your cakes ...
Bethel Park High School senior creates holiday light display using all ...
Traffic is usually pretty quiet on Pleasant Street in Bethel Park. But it's picked up in recent weeks with the unveiling of a holiday light display with music, built by 17-year-old Matt Ennis.
The Bethel Park High School senior crafted his own festival of lights, made of 100 percent recycled materials.
The 1,500 lights came from family and friends. Matt made his own circuit breaker box with unused breakers from an old house. Outlets were taken from another home that is being remodeled. Speakers came from garage sales and even from neighborhood garbage. He used AC wiring from an old extension cord from his grandmother. Even the reindeer and candy cane lights on the front lawn were collected from folks who no longer wanted them.
"I could have spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars, but I used old supplies," Matt said.
The first proverbial light bulb went off in Matt's head last Christmas when he received a micro-controller as a gift.
"It started with four little LED lights that he programmed to blink in different rhythms," explained Matt's mother, Lisa Ennis.
Sweeten up Valentine's Day with homemade candies - Pittsburgh ...
--> A box of chocolates is a classic gift for Valentine's Day -- remember, it's on Thursday -- but homemade candies and sweets are more of a gift from the heart.
You gathered the finest ingredients and took time from your busy schedule to make picture-perfect delights. The choices of packaging are enormous, from colored cellophane and ribbons to fancy boxes.
If you don't have anything left over from holiday gift wrapping, check a store that specializes in crafts, candy-making and cake-decorating supplies for items and ideas.
Consider honey-laced caramels, chocolate walnut fudge (with a hint of honey) and everybody's favorite, lollipops. The kids can help with some of the steps.
Holiday Honey Caramels
There are dozens of kinds of honey, depending on the floral source that bees visit, the location and climate. More information about varietal honeys can be found at www.honeylocator.com ....
Baking Sweet Treats: Milk Chocolate Cut Out Truffles
Another one of the Christmas themed truffles I made was a milk chocolate truffle, cut into the shape of candy canes, with a candy cane print on top. I bought a lot of my supplies, including packaging, from Country Kitchen Sweet Art . They have a ton of fun baking and candy-making supplies, and a great customer service department. For tempering instructions, see my previous post .
