DIY Peppermint Bark

Hello and welcome back! Today we're going to make peppermint bark.

You will need:

• White Chocolate
• Dark or milk chocolate
• Plastic ziplock bag
• Candy canes
• Aluminium foil
• Container to make it in- I used a casserole dish

First, line the dish with the foil. This will make it easier for the bark to unstick to the dish.

Then, melt your dark or milk chocolate.

Pour your chocolate onto the dish, and put it in the refrigerator until firm. I didn't take pictures for the white chocolate, but just do the same thing you just did with the dark chocolate.

Before putting the white chocolate in the refrigerator, put some candy canes in a plastic ziplock bag, and crush them- I used a rolling pin.

Once they are crushed, sprinkle them onto the chocolate and put it into the refrigerator until firm.

When the chocolate is cool, use a knife to cut them into shard-like pieces, and you're done! This is how mine looks like:

This DIY was super fun to make! It is so easy, and isn't time consuming. It makes a great gift, and is an amazing holiday treat! You should try this out sometime.

Until next week,

-Vasti

DIY Match Holder

Hello! Today we're making DIY match holders. You will need:

• Fireplace or barbecue matches
• Wrapping paper tube or paper towel tubes
• Scissors
• Glue gun
• Decorative paper- I used wrapping paper
• Glue stick
• Clear tape
• 2 lids or caps big enough to fit perfectly in your tubes- I used prescription bottle lids

First, cut the tube to the height of the match, and save the other end.

Get your paper and cut it to the size of the tube, leaving a little extra to fold over the tube.

Glue it to the paper towel tube.

Then, cut little flaps all around the paper and glued them onto the inside of the tube. Do this to both sides.

With the extra piece of paper towel tube, first cut it down the middle, put it around the other tube, and tape it together to make it a bit bigger than the tube. This will be the cap to your holder. I forgot to di this step before wrapping it, so that's why mine looked weird. Then I covered it with paper so the tape didn't show.

This is how it looks so far:

Next, take your caps and wrap them with the decorative paper. Using the hot glue gun, glue the caps to the top of your holder lid, and the bottom of your holder.

Put your matches in, and you're done! This is how mine looks:

This DIY was so easy, and pretty fun to make. Sorry if my instructions weren't clear, this was kind of hard to explain, but I hope the pictures were clear enough. This is a great idea, and I love how you can customize it with any kind of paper, and upcycle something so simple as a paper towel roll and make it into something useful! I hope you try this one!

Until next week,

-Vasti

DIY Gummies

Hello!

Today I'm going to show you how to make your own fruit gummies.

You will need:

• 1 cup fruit juice- I used pineapple juice
• 2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin- you can use a gelatin substitute if you're vegetarian
• Silicone molds

First, put your juice into a saucepan.

Then, add the gelatin and wait for the juice to absorb.

Turn the stove on medium-low heat. Stir the mixture until the gelatin is dissolved and you can't see it anymore. This should take 5 minutes.

Pour the mixture back into a cup, and fill your molds.

Lastly, put the molds into the freezer for at least an hour. And that's it! This is how mine looks:

This DIY was super easy and fun to make. I like how you can customize them to make any flavor you want. These are great gifts for younger kids, or anyone! Enjoy!

Until next week, 

-Vasti

DIY Gift Bags

Hey! Since we're in the holiday season, I thought we would kick it off with DIY gift bags.

You will need:

• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Any piece of paper (wrapping paper, scrapbook paper, newspaper)
• String or ribbon

 First, fold your piece of paper an inch down from the top.

Then glue it. This will be the top of your bag.

On that same side, fold your paper into thirds, leaving a bit of an overlap. Then glue the edges together.

Then,  on that same side, fold the "bottom" of the paper. This will be the depth of your bag. If you fold more, then the bag will be wider.

Open the folded part, and fold both sides in to look like this:

Fold the corners down, and glue it together.

Fold the bag to look like this. These will be the sides.

Open it back up, and unfold it. Optional: Add string to the sides to make handles. You're done! Here's how mine looks:

This DIY was so easy, and fun!I love that you can make these really quickly as a last-minute bag.  I hope you enjoyed it!

Until next week, 

-Vasti