Hope you are all had a great weekend! I am taking enjoying this great weather. I’ve seen lots of Halloween and fall ideas popping up around the web and am excited to share some awesome (or so I think) ideas with you very soon. in the meantime, you will love today’s blogger. If you follow our link party at all, you are familiar with Jac o’ lyn Murphy Designs. I feature Alexis’ work almost every week. She is always amazing me…..
I am Alexis from Jac o’ lyn Murphy Designs
and I am thrilled to be here with Jenny to share a fun summer treat!
Long, hot summer days mean one thing…
the constant nagging reminder to my kids to
Drink more Water…
I am always trying to find simple ways to make it more fun and
what better way to jazz up an ice cold glass of water,
than with a Candy Straw?!
Sweet, Sour and EDIBLE…
so festive…
Who wouldn’t want to drink up?
They are surprisingly easy to make,
and a great summer craft to do with the kids…
you just need:
Airheads Xtremes
(you will need 2 strips for each straw)
Wilton Dab-n-Hold edible glue
(available at Michaels)
paper straws
strips of plastic wrap to use as twist ties
clothespins
lay the candy out,
apply glue at the top and all the way down the length of the strip…
Start at the top of the straw,
and tightly twist the candy around the straw.
You will get more than half way down the straw, before you run out of candy.
use the plastic wrap to secure the candy
to the straw at the top
(I used mine like a twist tie)
and also at the middle where the candy ended
let it set for at least a few hours
(I did overnight)
then repeat the process to wrap around the other half of the straw,
again securing with plastic wrap…
and cut off the excess
(feel free to eat the extra)
To make an Airhead Heart:
apply the edible glue to the ends and top,
as in picture below and secure with clothespins…
let glue dry,
then carefully remove clothespins…
Simply sip through the straw until your hearts content,
and then lick or peel the candy off and enjoy…
I love summer,
don’t you?
Cheers!
This is so cute and just in time for a birthday party! So creative. Thanks for such great ideas.
Jenny you are the best!
xo,
Alexis
These are perfect for a birthday party! It would go with almost any theme too! Thanks for the marvelous idea!