I’ve been super busy that last couple weeks working on some party props for my little cousin’s 5th Birthday Party! It’s always was fun to work on projects that are out of my norm & learn new techniques to inspire me in my regular art!
My kitchen is still a bomb with left over materials from all the Paper Mache that I did, paint bottles strewn about, and an overall cluttered feel that all will be taken care of today. I like to tidy up the studio after the push of a big project & start fresh & new for my next project.
So here are just a few picts of some of the GIANT CANDY I made for her “Candyland” themed party. It was super fun coming up with ideas on how to make all these iconic candies!!
I was really happy with how the lollypop turned out. It was made by hot gluing 2 pieces of Foam Pipe Insulation (available at Home Depot for like $1.00) in a spiral, then I painted it, and wrapped it in clear cellophane. The Pink Candy was super simple: just a couple paper plates hot glued together, then wrapped in some shiny wrapping paper!
I was also pretty happy with how my Gumdrops looked. They were a little more complex, but basically I found a bucket (a Jack-o-Lantern candy bucket at the Dollar Store), paper mache’d 3 layers of newspaper over it, painted it pink, then… covered it with Epsom Salts! I saw this on Pinterest for modifying candles, but I thought it would be perfect for a “sugar glaze”. I brushed on a layer of Elmer’s Glue, then rolled the whole Gumdrop into the Epsom Salts. I then sealed it with a couple coats of Clear Coat.
These are 4 mini chocolates I designed based on real candy wrappers. I took some empty cookie boxes & covered them with aluminum foil. Then I designed the “wrappers” in Photoshop and cut all the different colors on my Silhouette Cameo & glued it all together. It was fun & I actually learned alot about layout in Photoshop & the Cameo Software.
And a couple more candies I made. I did the Hershey’s Kiss by just taping some newspaper together & covering it in aluminum foil. The Smarties looking candy was a tube that I painted white, cut strips of colored paper that I taped on, then covered the whole thing in cellophane. And there are some more paper plate candies that I covered with tissue paper!
Robot Me & Robot Husband….
‘stache Me…
Love your props! I am doing a candy theme party also and have a question regarding your lollipops with the foam pipe insulation..
I see the red as the foam insulation but what is the white? Or how did you do it to look like that?? I cant figure it out! Help!!
Shelley
Hi Shelley!
The actual lollypop is the foam pipe insulation. It’s a dark grey color & is hot-glued all around in a spiral shape. THEN… I sprayed the lollypop with some Kilz Primer, & hand painted the whole thing red with a small white (painted) stripe. IT’S ALL PAINTED WITH ACRYLIC PAINT!!!
HAHA! I actually had to go back & look at it to see!
Thanks
Chrissy M.
I’m doing sets for our Theater Group’s Willy Wonka and these ideas are perfect! Thank you for posting :)
My Pleasure! Good luck with your production!
Chrissy M.
I have a kids fashion show in March and these DIY tips were very delightful and helpful! Thanks!
Sounds like a TON of fun! Glad I could help, I’m all about cheap & easy props that can make a big statement! If you remember, throw me a pict when you get some done!
Thanks!
Chrissy M.
OMGosh!!! This is PERFECT!!! I’m doing a candy themed shoot and didnt want to spend a fortune making props.
I will so be using these ideas!!
:)
Glad I could help Renee! I’m all about being super creative without spending a TON of $$$! If I were to do it again, I think I would have focused more on making giant candies out of boxes or cardboard, then wrapping them in colored paper, tissue paper, & cellophane. These are great “fillers” to go around your HERO pieces!!
Chrissy M.