Hello all! Becky here, your humble editor and chief bottle washer! Have you had a chance to read Vicki Boutin’s Designer Notebook article in our winter issue? She created a fantastic feature on baker’s twine, loaded with some of the best techniques for using this hot, trendy embellishment. I decided to follow along with her step-out tutorial, and added a fun twist.
You will need a scrap of chipboard, a 1” circle punch, a red pen, baker’s twine, wet adhesive and some scrap cellophane.
Punch out a 1” circle from the scrap of chipboard and run a red felt pen around the cut edge.
Apply wet adhesive over the surface of the chipboard circle and allow it to partially dry (I used a Zig pen in this sample).
Beginning on the outside edge, cover the chipboard circle with baker’s twine in a spiral pattern.
Snip the end and tuck it into the center.
Trim a scrap of cellophane to 2.5” x 3”. Lay the covered chipboard circle in the center of the cellophane, face down, and bring each edge of the cellophane to the center of the chipboard, securing with a glue dot. Twist and tie off each end with a piece of baker’s twine.
This adorable wrapped “candy” would be so cute on a package tag, a holiday card or even to embellish a gift card holder, as I have done here.
Fun, fast and easy – that’s what I like during this hectic time of year. Happy holidays, everyone!
~ Becky
ps...by the way, I've seen the list of prizes for the "12 days of holiday giving...SCT style" starting tomorrow and you DO NOT want to miss it! Join us right here tomorrow when all the fun starts!
And we've got Summer Fullerton as Day 8 of our December Countdown here!
So cute, I love the twine candy:)
Posted by: Jamie Greene | December 08, 2011 at 10:00 AM
This is so cute!
Posted by: conniemelancon | December 08, 2011 at 10:05 AM
That is so kewl with the twine candy love it :)
Posted by: Nikki C | December 08, 2011 at 10:16 AM
This is a fabulous idea for using some of my enormous stash of twine!
Posted by: Colleen | December 08, 2011 at 10:28 AM
What a great idea! I love twine and now have a new way to use it, thanks!
Posted by: Penny Douphinett | December 08, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Really, really sweet (pun intended)
Posted by: WhamBamPam | December 08, 2011 at 10:59 AM
LOVE this idea! Simple, sweet and quick to make! Thanks for sharing this one!
Posted by: Abigail Torres-Soto | December 08, 2011 at 11:17 AM
This is a fantastic idea!!! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Heather Guy | December 08, 2011 at 11:22 AM
What a great candy!
Posted by: kazoulis | December 08, 2011 at 12:11 PM
How cute and simple!
Posted by: Melinda T | December 08, 2011 at 12:18 PM
Oh this one is a "gotta do!"~ very sweet without attracting ants! Thank you for sharing this fast & cute idea.
I am EXCITED about the big kickoff tomorrow...whooohoooo!
Posted by: Erin Glee | December 08, 2011 at 01:25 PM
love this idea! I'll be making gingerbread houses with my kids this weekend. And this technique will be perfect for the scrapbook page! Happy scrapping!
Posted by: Jessica Lamb | December 08, 2011 at 01:50 PM
This is so awesome, a really great idea. Thanks sooo much for the great inspiration here.
Posted by: Maryann | December 08, 2011 at 02:21 PM
Oh I just love this. I did read her article but have fallen in love with this little candy and bag combination. Brilliant!
Posted by: Jennifer Reynard | December 08, 2011 at 02:25 PM
So cute and such a neat tag idea. Love the candy idea with the doilie I can see this on a scrap page, card or gift card. cute cute cute
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Posted by: sherry | December 08, 2011 at 02:41 PM
this sweet idea is cute and love the wreath great idea to use up paper scraps
Posted by: kathyS | December 08, 2011 at 03:47 PM
I cannot wait!!
Posted by: Jennifer Kozar | December 08, 2011 at 04:25 PM
What a cute candy, I love it :)
Posted by: Denise | December 08, 2011 at 06:55 PM
What a great idea! And I can make this! Thanks for the great lesson!
Posted by: Kathy P | December 08, 2011 at 06:58 PM
how cute!! gonna make a few for a christmas centerpiece!!
Posted by: Phyllis | December 08, 2011 at 09:03 PM
Definitely gonna try this. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Marilyn Nimmo | December 08, 2011 at 11:11 PM
very cute!
Sandra ltb
Posted by: Sandra ltb | December 09, 2011 at 12:30 AM
Cute, fast, cheap, very good idea, as usual. Thanks à lot.
Posted by: Line H | December 09, 2011 at 05:23 AM
Thanks for the technique, I am going to try this tonight!
Posted by: Lara Carson | December 09, 2011 at 08:39 AM
Very cool. just so happens, I made one of these yesterday !!
Posted by: Julie Shearer | December 09, 2011 at 09:05 AM