Candy Easter Flowers

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

02 Apr 2009 09:42 PM

Here's a festive Easter-themed craft that you can make with or without the kids. It features Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Reese's Pieces in a simple project that will go a long way to add a hint of spring to your Easter party.

The end product looks good enough to eat, but this craft is solely for decorative purposes only. Keep that in mind when you are placing these chocolate daffodils around the house. You don't want to leave them in an area where small children or pets can sink their teeth into them.

CHOCOLATE DAFFODILS

Materials:

REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures (buy the bag with Easter pastel foils)

1 bag REESE'S PIECES Candy

2-inch diameter foam disc

2-18-inch lengths of heavy-duty floral wire

Green floral tape

Yellow and green crepe paper streamers

12-inch square piece of fabric

1 yard of spring ribbon

Directions:

To create each blossom, use the yellow crepe paper streamers and cut one piece 4 inches by 2 inches long and three pieces that are 2 1/2 inches by 1 1/2 inches.

Cut leaves out of green crepe paper roughly 5 to 6 inches long.

Glue three orange Reese's Pieces to the top of a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Mini.

To form the center of the flower wrap the 4-inch long yellow crepe paper strip around the sides of the REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup Mini, to form a tube.

Secure with a dab of glue.

Next, fold back the front edges of the tube to expose the center of the flower.

Then, use the remaining three yellow pieces of crepe paper to form the back petals. Pinch one end of each petal and glue to the back of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Mini. Complete blossom by gluing a green Reese's Peanut Butter Cup mini to the back of the flower.

To make a stem, cut a length of floral wire about 8-inches long and wrap with floral tape by using a twist motion. Attach green leaves to the base of the wire and inset other end into the base of the chocolate daffodil blossom.

Repeat to create as many flowers as you wish. Insert the base of the stems into the foam disc and wrap disc with 12-inch square of fabric. Secure with dabs of glue and a spring ribbon.

Place the bouquet in an Easter basket, fill with other candies, and place around the house.

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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