How Sweet It IS- Candy Stocking Stuffers

Hey, I haven't been around lately so getting some time to blog about crafting is so sweet!

The Craft Muse who lives in the spare bedroom aka the craft hoard room, had a real sour look on her face the other day.  I don't know the cause, but it could be that she ran out of Crafting Muse Vitamins.

What are Craft Muse Vitamins? Well, they are small round and made entirely of a substance that is brain power food. Yeah, you got it, in other words chocolate.

With Christmas just weeks away, I had bought some brain power food .  It is kinda of a tradition that I MUST buy Hershey's chocolate nuggets, Hershey's Kisses and Pearson Mints to decorate and place in everyone's stockings. A special gift to add to their brain power.

And you know what? Crafting Muse's stockings appear small, but they are bigger on the inside....ummm, from WHO did I get that from??

So any who, I did some craft muse magic brain power of my own and made some candy stocking stuffers.  They were fun and I'm hoping also fun to eat.

See the below to decide which brain power food that you would like to taste first.

I also made some non-brain power food stocking stuffers, for those who (gasp!) don't like chocolate. They are ribbon lip balm holders and I also put some lip gloss in a few. 

Stocking Stuffer Ideas - How Sweet It is

Below are some sweet ideas for stocking stuffers that I've made for the 2012 Hobby shows.   To see some stuffers that I did this year see this blog post - Stocking Stuffer Idea - Dressed up Peppermint Patties 2013 


 I am not so crafty as to think of these sweet treats all by myself.  I had a little help from a great pinterest site -http://pinterest.com/wanda817/stocking-stuffers-gifts/  for Christmas pinning.   I've put a little twist on the designs and I've given credit to those who had the original idea.


This is a cute idea using Hershey kisses. I've used an elf picture from my printshop software and punched up the colors to create a cute tag with the saying.   See link for the idea and info. 

http://kimskandykreations.blogspot.com/2011/12/elf-kisses-free-printable.html

And how about a different take on "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" by using Jolly Rancher candy?

 Geesh, now you have that song stuck in your head for days, just like me, when I was putting the below together.   The idea came again from the pinterest link -http://pinterest.com/wanda817/stocking-stuffers-gifts/    At the link, see the pix from the  pioneerpartyandgift.com, about 1/2 down on the left hand side.  I redesigned the tag and put the 4 flavors of jolly ranchers in each bag. 

Below are a few of my creations using plastic patch and some colorful yarn.  They are called Kiss Em's or Squeeze Ems, because if you squeeze the side of their faces the mouth opens and inside is a Hershey's kiss.    This is a cutey for stockings- just think of the many ways you can dress up a plain white one.  I've done a dog with a brown patch over one eye and long floppy ears.  I've found the original idea how to make them here - http://www.aboutchristmascrafts.com/super_easy_christmas_ornament_craft.html  or go to this link for a bird idea - I'm thinking about Creating an Angry Bird one - http://www.craftelf.com/Party_Favors_Plastic_Canvas_Hershey_Kiss_Bird.htm
And here are some of my own variations :

As a child, I loved to play dress up.  so this idea for dressing up and wrapping candy rolos was a hit with me.  Instructions found at this link http://stuckonstampin.blogspot.com/2011/12/12-days-of-christmas-projects-day-6.html.   I used whatever scrap book and wrapping paper that I had and some ribbon scraps. I have boxes of ribbons (My motto is "One can not have enough ribbon, so let's go shopping! ") - I designed my own tag and saying "Roll Into a Sweet Holiday"   On the back of the tag, I put a link to the candy manufacturer's site, so the giftee can see what is in the peppermint patty. What do you think?  I really think these are pretty.

Here an idea that I thought was SOOOooo cool. 
 It is dressing up peppermint patties.  

Got the idea from -http://pinterest.com/wanda817/stocking-stuffers-gifts/   site again and saw some creations by http://stuckonstampin.blogspot.com .   

For my snowflakes, I  used some Martha Stewart snowflakes, punched circles out of glitzy white and blue scrap book paper.    For the snowmen, I used foam snowman from a snowman kit I bought at Michael's Crafts.  I designed the tag and saying "You're Snow Cool"  On the back of the tag, I put a link to the candy manufacturer's site, so the giftee can see what is in the peppermint patty. 

And the items below are just for use by my daughter.

She said "Mom, make something for the 1-Direction fans!  You can do it".  (She is a nag btw) I used Hershey Hugs and Kisses for the individual band member.  For the group I  used the peppermint patty idea.

The Kisses bags say " Here's you Holiday Hugs and Kisses From (one of the 1-D guys)"  and his stickers that I bought. I am NOT affiliated with or sponsored by 1-Direction. These items are handcrafted  and  I did not reproduce any images, just used a few store bought stickers. 

For the Pepperming Patties, I placed the sticker on a scrap book  paper circle punched from red, green, gold, white, white and gold.  The tag says "Follow the 1D for a Sweet Holiday. "  on the back of the tag is a link to the ingredients for the candy.   I am NOT affiliated with or sponsored by 1-Direction.  These items are handcrafted with care and I did not reproduce any images, just used a few store bought stickers.   

So if you make any of these, I am betting that you'll have one sweet holiday!   Any takers? LOL