Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Decorate to Celebrate's Halloween Challenge!

I am so thrilled to be asked to be a guest designer at Decorate to Celebrate for their Halloween Challenge this week. It is my first time being a guest designer for anything and this is one of my favorite blog challenges because it isn't cards - you have to use your cricut to come up with different projects.

This week the theme is Halloween Party. I made this candy bar centerpiece which, I think, would make an awesome door prize or 1st place prize for a costume contest.


The papers are from various companies and various packs. All the cuts are from Mini Monsters.

Supplies:
1 pail (I used a brown metal pail on sale at AC Moore for $1.98)
A package of lollipop sticks
A styrofoam ball
Fun-size Halloween Candy




I lined the pail in paper by taping two identical pieces of 12x12 paper together. You turn it over and trace the top of the pail with a pencil as you roll it across the paper. Repeat the step by tracing the bottom of the pail.






Cut it out.
Affix it to your pail (I used Glue Dots)









I cut the "Trick or Treat" from Mini Monsters and just layered a few different coordinating papers in squares behind it. I used my corner rounder on all the corners and embossed the solid orange paper using a Fiskars template with my Big Kick.






 I then put the styrofoam ball in the pail and used hot glue to attach the lollipop sticks to all of the candy. (In retrospect I should have just used tape, I think the hot glue probably melted some of the chocolate, lol.)
 I stuck them all into the styrofoam ball.


I then cut out a few shapes/words from Mini Monsters to decorate it with. I attached each of these to a lollipop stick and inserted them into the styrofoam as well.






















 



















Here a few more pictures from other angles:






 I'm already thinking about how I can make these for Christmas with Candy Canes and Jingle Bells!
Thanks to the ladies over at Decorate to Celebrate for the challenge!

16 comments:

  1. What an awesome centerpiece! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. I love this centerpiece thank you for being a guest designer for decorate to celebrate and sharing your talent with all of us. hugs

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  3. This is a great idea for a prize for any occasion, but I love the Halloween idea. Your ghouls are wonderful. Thanks for sharing how to line the pail with your tutorial. I've always had a hard time with that.

    Thanks for joining us as a guest designer at Decorate to Celebrate
    Hugs
    Brenda DTC-DT Member
    I would be honored if you came to see my blog here

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  4. So cute what a fun project. TFS.

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  5. Such a YUMMY centerpiece!! Very cute!! Thanks for joining us at Decorate to Celebrate
    Hugs

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  6. that is adorable! thanks for the great instructions too, I love that!(now I dont have to go, how the heck did she make that! ha!)
    mrsroddy4@aol.com
    http://ICrea8Cards.blogspot.com

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  7. Very fun Halloween bucket of chocolaty goodness! Great idea :)Amy
    amyscraftingspace.blogspot.com

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  8. Hi, I am a new follower, I just found you at Decorate to Celebrate! I LOVE this idea, I want to make it for my Halloween party!

    Come follow me back if you get a chance!

    www.chrissandlou.blogspot.com
    america57@comcast.net

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  9. What a GREAT bucket of yumminess!! Great cuts, adorable bucket!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  10. Wonderful candy holder. Creative thinking of next holiday also.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"
    http://CreatedbySunshineHoneyBee.blogspot.com

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  11. Such a FABULOUS and YUMMY treat!! I just LOVE these (but I'm so glad no one's given me one yet -- hee hee -- I'd SO eat all that candy!!)...

    What a TREAT to have you as a Guest Designer at the Decorate To Celebrate! Challenge Blog!

    Amy :) at www.lovetocrop.com
    and Decorate To Celebrate!

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  12. Wonderful candy bouquet. Love it. I am here with Decorate To Celebrate.
    cstephenson at q dot com

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  13. Awesome project-I am here from Decorate to Celebrate!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  14. Love this project Melissa! Decorate to Celebrate sent me over to check this out and I am glad they did! I love this idea! I agree this would be perfect for a party prize - I would love to win it - has a lot of my favorites :) Great idea for Christmas too!

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  15. Amazing and this idea can be for any occasion.

    Hugs, Lori m

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  16. I love the candy pale! Yummy on the candy!

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