Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Corny

I can't believe Halloween it's just a few days away! Fall is flying by! Just one more month before we start decorating for Christmas. I'll be hostessing Thanksgiving dinner at my place this year. I bought adorable new serving dishes and super cute turkey plates and napkins. Then I made these...


Perfect to sit on each place setting or throughout the center of the table along with the other decor, don't you think? Not really corny. I just couldn't think of a good title at midnight. :)

I made single cornstalks last year but never thought to tie three together and have them stand. Love it! I was inspired by the photo inspiration challenge this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

Here's a quick tutorial. The pictures aren't great since I was trying to put all this together in less than an hour, but I wanted share anyway.

I used:
  •  Stampin' Up!'s new cellophane bags (you can use pretzel bags but the measurements will be off)
  • Corn Husks found at the grocery store (used to make tamales)
  • Candy Corn but any small candy would work like M&M's or Jelly Bellies
  • Raffia (or hemp or bakers twine)
  • Stampin' Up! striped ribbon
Fill the bag with candy leaving one inch at the bottom and 2 inches at the top.


Lay bag over a husk, tie at the bottom, and trim the end


Trim the bag one inch from candy at the top and tie closed


(This I didn't get a picture of) Take your fingernail and slide it through the top part of the husk to fray it. Start where you tied it closed and slide to the end. It won't work the other direction.
Tie three together and you are good to go! Not only for decoration, but a cute little gift, too.


Thanks for visiting the little blue room. Head over to Hand Stamped Sentiments to see all the other wonderful projects. I hope you'll link your project, too!


Photobucket

13 comments:

Betty said...

Rachel-- This is SUCH a cute idea!

Toots said...

So creative! Thank you for sharing!

Just a Thought... said...

How ADORABLE!!! I LOVE your take on Indian Corn favors for your table!! What an inspiration!! GREAT JOB!! Amy L.

Bada-Bing Creations said...

ACK!!!! These may be the cutest things I've EVER seen! How fun!!! Thanks for the great pictorial too! I may have to try some since my hubby LOVES candy corn!

LeroyLime said...

Rachel, this is STINKIN' CUTE!! and coming from Iowa, nothing can be corny enough! :) Thanks for the welcome, I LOVE LOVE LOVE all of your beautiful creations too. Chalk it up to one crazy blog-stalking late night crafter! Cheers!

paper bag create said...

Very very CUTE!!!! What a great idea!!! Love it!:)

Carol Carriveau said...

Great idea...TFS!!

Anonymous said...

SUPER CREATIVE! Congrats on being featured on Paperpunch Addiction! Your project is great for a Thanksgiving table. This is a fabulous idea I'll have to CASE. Thanks for the inspiration!

Anonymous said...

SUPER CREATIVE! Congrats on being featured on Paperpunch Addiction! Your project is great for a Thanksgiving table. This is a fabulous idea I'll have to CASE. Thanks for the inspiration!

jjcreations said...

WOW!!! These are fantastic! They're going to look great on the table! A wonderfully creative idea.

Unknown said...

OH MY GOSH!!! This is amazing!!! I will be featuring this project on My Crafty Picks #42 with a link back to your blog on 11-13-11. Make sure to stop by to check out all the picks!!

If you wish to decline please email me by responding to this comment to let me know.

Thanks and take care
Tiffany Bauer
http://www.mycraftyworld.blogspot.com

sattakingplaybazaar said...

Saaree upar ki Pair chaudhe kiye Choot dikhayi aur boli -yeh choot hai choot, koi xerox machine nahijo isme se same to same copy niklegi.. play bazaar great in new ideas satta king Saas uski bahu ko - suno, mere pote ka chehra mere bete jaisa nahi dikhta.

playbazaar said...

This summary should briefly describe what your article has to offer. satta king play bazaar Beginning your summary with an action verb can help you hook the reader.

LinkWithin

Related Posts with Thumbnails
Disclaimer: The content in this blog is the sole responsibility of Rachel Ricks as an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator and the use of and content of classes, services or products offered is not endorsed by Stampin' Up!

All content, including text, photographs, and concept design works, are ©Rachel Ricks. They are shared for personal/ non-commercial use and inspiration only.

Blog header and logo design © Rachel Ricks.

flash backs