Creative food craft ideas
I love this idea for a wedding (or any party) from Project Wedding: An old fashioned soda bar. They’ve created such a gorgeous display, too.
There’s something wonderfully nostalgic about a DIY soda bar, isn’t there? It takes me straight back to childhood birthday parties, local fairs, and those lazy summer afternoons when the kids were little and we’d … Read More ...
Craftjr has a great roundup of watermelon carving ideas, including this cute watermelon smiley face from wikihow and watermelon tea pot from the National Watermelon Promotion Board.
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Visit Parents.com for a slideshow of 6 dried pasta crafts. Craft a train, barrette,tiara, and pencil cup. This one is much better than the one I made as a kid by gluing macaroni to a tin can and spray painting it gold.
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What a clever display for these chocolate choo choo trains, made by the cookie shop from the rolled chocolate cookies recipe at Smitten Kitchen. Find the post HERE.
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These gingerbread ice cream sandwiches better use caution. Find the how-tos here at Martha Stewart.
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I must say “Eat Your Dinner!” 20 times a night to my finicky eater. Not even two years old, I’m doubting she’ll have the wherewithal to create such stunning food art with these plates, but she has her share of creativity and they are definitely on my worth-a-try list. Make their (or your) dinner more fun with these funny face … Read More ...
Get tips for making designs and words and all kinds of fun shapes out of pancakes using a ketchup bottle HERE at evite.com blog.
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So the glue and Borax make this DIY slime inedible, I suppose, but it’s still recipe-like. Find the how-tos to make your own slime HERE at Better Homes and Gardens.
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I found the super cute Sweet Lollipop Shop on etsy via flickr after posting my own, horribly-lame-in-comparison lollies (seen here). The shop offers every lollipop shape imaginable for every occasion imaginable. A miniscule sweet sampling: this little piggy, a VW bug, and cowboy boots.
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As one who loved art as a kid, I would’ve coveted this Picasso birthday party idea from Better Homes and Gardens. Plus, the slideshow is full of edible crafts, such as these bright cupcakes, sweet “beads” for jewelry ma
king, veggie paints, and step-by-steps for making these Picasso pops.
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Not to overwhelm you with all these frozen desserts (especially for the half of the world who is in the midst of winter now!), but these are too lovely to ignore. Visit Country Living for a slideshow of easy summer desserts HERE. I love the confetti ice cream pops, kiwi pops and frozen lemon souffle.
As may be clear by how often I post on sweets on sticks (see HERE for starters), I love sweets on sticks. So of course I must post on these chocolate pops by flagrante delicia. Find the how-tos for making them–made even more delectable by gorgeous photography–HERE.… Read More ...
Little Nummies is a goldmine for an edible crafts column. The site features kid-friendly munchies. Find great inspiration, such as these nursery rhyme snacks. Find the how-tos for creating Humpty Dumpty, Little Bo Peep and Hickory Dickory Dock.
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Eric Carle’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” The Crafty Crow has assembled an homage HERE, including links to these caterpillar cupcakes at Coco Cake Cupcakes and this caterpillar muffin tin collection from The Masked Mommy. 
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When mining Family Fun earlier today for July 4th ideas (and they are aplenty), I found this sherbet frog and just had to share. Find the how-tos here. Even the lily pad is clever!… Read More ...
