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Easy DIY Wreath with PEEPS

April 13, 2014 by AllFreeKidsCrafts 5 Comments

PEEPs 2014 Easter OfferingsThere’s no denying that PEEPS are an iconic family favorite for Easter. Chances are, if you’ve been in a grocery store around Easter at some point in the last sixty years, you’ve seen (and probably eaten) these delightful marshmallow candies. It’s safe to say that my sweet tooth is just as insatiable as a child’s, so when I was offered the opportunity to express my PEEPS-onality by taking my favorite Easter candy and turning it into a fabulous craft, I jumped at the chance.

In addition to plenty of the standard PEEPS chicks and bunnies, I received a package of the Party Cake flavored PEEPS, a Large Marshmallow Bunny, two chocolate-covered PEEPS, and a bag of the new Peepsters. I may or may not have eaten all of the Peepsters as soon as I got them.

DIY Wreath with PEEPS

I’ve always wanted to try my hand at making a wreath, so I figured creating a PEEPS wreath was the most fun craft I could create. This wreath is easy enough that kids can help you make it, and you’ll be able to finish it relatively quickly. Plus, you can easily remove the PEEPS from the wreath when Easter ends, keep the wreath, and add new PEEPS next year!

Want to make your own DIY wreath with PEEPS? Scroll down for my tutorial!

 

Easy DIY Wreath with PEEPS

Materials:

  • 12″ styrofoam wreath
  • One skein of yarn (I used Caron Simply Soft. You can use any yarn you like, but different weights and textures may give you a different outcome)
  • Ribbon
  • 2 packages of PEEPS
  • Toothpicks
  • Wooden sign
  • Paint
  • Hot glue gun

Instructions:

1) Tightly tie your yarn onto the wreath in a double knot. Cut the tail of the yarn relatively short so you can easily hide it as you wrap.

2) Steady the styrofoam wreath with one hand (you may want to set the wreath in your lap or on a table for extra balance) and hold your skein of yarn in the other hand. Holding onto the skein of yarn, loop your yarn around the wreath a few (3-5) times. Pull the yarn tight and gently push the loops together so that no white space shows. Repeat this step until the wreath is completely wrapped with yarn. Take care to hide all the white space and do your best not to overlap your strands of yarn as you wrap. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but you will want your wreath to look relatively smooth when you’re finished. When your wreath is completely wrapped with yarn, simple tie a knot and tuck the tail end so it doesn’t show.

DIY Wreath with PEEPS3) Insert toothpicks into your wreath. Make sure the toothpicks are arranged in a straight line so your PEEPS will look uniform when you place them.

DIY Wreath with PEEPSYou may need to test a few PEEPS on your toothpicks to make sure they will be close enough together. As you can see in the photos below, my PEEPS were too far apart on my first attempt. You want them to be very snug, like in the photo on the right.

DIY Wreath with PEEPS

4) Cut a small strip of ribbon (enough to wrap around the wreath once and have a little extra) and a long strip of ribbon. The long strip of ribbon will be used to hang your wreath. Place the longer strip of ribbon so that it is centered at the top of your wreath. Place the smaller strip of ribbon around your wreath, covering the longer strip of ribbon. Hot glue the smaller strip of ribbon so that it holds tight. Make to glue the smaller strip of ribbon at the back of the wreath so the ends of your ribbon don’t show in the front of the wreath.

DIY Wreath with PEEPS

5) Adjust the longer strip of ribbon so that you have an equal amount on both sides of the wreath. Fold down a small section of ribbon at each end and hot glue the ends together so that you form a loop. This is how you will hang your wreath.

DIY Wreath with PEEPS6) Paint your wooden sign and allow it to dry. Once dry, add the “Welcome to our Nest” lettering. There’s no right or wrong way to do this- if you have naturally stunning handwriting (unlike me) you can easily freehand the saying onto your wooden sign. If you were not blessed with pretty handwriting, simply use Microsoft Word or a similar program to print your text, cut it out, and use those letters as a stencil. Once your lettering is completely dry, hot glue your wooden sign directly onto your wreath.

DIY Wreath with PEEPS

7) Hang up your hard work and get ready to celebrate Easter!

DIY Wreath with PEEPS

The great thing about this DIY wreath is that you can ultimately customize it any way you want. I like simple home decor, which is why I chose to use the classic yellow PEEPS for this project, but you could certainly use any color combinations you want. For extra charm, use a different PEEP for each member of your family or add a few Easter-themed embellishments.

PEEPS Decoration

When I was finished crafting my DIY wreath, I found a few miniature bird cages in my crafting room that were perfect for some of my leftover PEEPS! These little bird cages would be great for Easter brunches…especially because you can eat them for dessert!

Have you ever crafted with PEEPS?

 

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Make Peeps Place Cards For Your Easter Brunch

April 11, 2014 by FaveCrafts Leave a Comment

This tutorial is brought to you by Maria Del Pinto.

Brighten up your Easter brunch with a delicious addition to your table – edible Peeps Placecards! The bright colors (and yummy taste) will make the day even more memorable.

Materials:

  • Peeps Marshmallow Bunnies
  • Peepsters Creamy Milk Chocolates
  • Wilton Candy Melts
  • Wilton Confetti Sprinkles
  • Box of Rice Krispies Treats
  • Asst Candy Sprinkles
  • Mini Robin Eggs
  • Toothpick
  • Place Card

 

Instructions:

Take three Rice Krispies Treats out of their packaging and put them on a piece of parchment. Place them in the microwave for five to eight seconds (depending on the microwave).  While warm, combine two of them and form into a nest or circle.  Take the Wilton Sprinkles and add them to the warm treats.

Take the third, split it in half and roll to form log.  Cut into three 1-1/2” pieces and put aside.

Heat some water and place in glass measuring cup.  Place a small amount of the candy melts into the plastic baggy and seal tight.  Place in the hot (but not boiling) water until it melts.

Cut the tip off the plastic baggy and use it as a piping bag by squeezing it to drizzle the candy melts onto the nest to attach the Peeps Marshmallow Bunny, the Peepsters chocolates and the Robin Eggs.

Use one of the Krispie Treats logs to secure the bunny by attaching it with the Candy Melts behind the Peeps Marshmallow Bunny.  Allow to harden.

Finish by adding your place card and attaching it with the tooth pick.

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Surf’s Up! Take Your PEEPS To the Beach

April 10, 2014 by FaveCrafts 1 Comment

This tutorial is brought to you by Maria Del Pinto.

Create a fun edible Easter craft by adding some PEEPS to your favorite pudding dish.

Materials:

  • Peeps Marshmallow Bunnies
  • Wilton’s Candy Melts
  • Keebler Vienna Fingers Cookies
  • White pudding (store bought or homemade)
  • Blue Food Coloring

 

Prepare your favorite pudding recipe (or store bought pudding) and add blue food coloring and stir until you get a nice shade of blue.  Place aside.

Crush 3 Vienna Fingers and place at the bottom of glass cup or bowl.  Then top with the pudding.

Place a few candy melts in a microwave safe bowl and heat for about 30 seconds to 45 seconds (amount of time may vary).  Take two of the Peeps Bunnies and use the candy melt to adhere a third to the top of the two.  Allow candy to harden.

Use a Vienna Finger cookie for a surfboard.  Reheat the left over candy melts to put some onto the Vienna Finger cookie and adhere the stack of bunnies to it. Allow candy to harden.

Place the Surfing Bunnies onto the top of the blue pudding to create a fun dessert.

 

Note:

  • An alternate ideas is to decorate the bunnies with Candy Melts in different colors to create swimsuits and place them directly into the pudding to look like they are sitting in a Jacuzzi.

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Eat, Craft, Repeat – Celebrate Easter With PEEPS

April 7, 2014 by FaveCrafts Leave a Comment

This tutorial is brought to you by Maria del Pinto.

Here is a super quick and easy portable Easter treat for your celebrations.

Materials:

  • Peeps Dark Chocolate Dipped Chicks
  • Cake Sprinkles
  • White Icing (store-bought or homemade)
  • Cake Mix (plus water, eggs, and vegetable oil)
  • Flat-Bottomed Ice Cream Cones
  • Cupcake Pan

Preheat your oven. Take the cones and place them standing up in each slot on the cupcake pan. Then using mix together the cake mix ingredients. Pour the batter into each of the cones until the cones are around 3/4 full.  Bake the batter and cones as you would cupcakes.  Once they are baked, allow them to cool.

Take each cone and frost it with white frosting.  Place the Dark Chocolate Dipped Peeps in the top center of the cone.  To finish, decorate around the Peeps Chick with the Wilton Sprinkles.

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Give a Homemade Valentine’s Day Gift Box & Spread Some Love

February 7, 2014 by FaveCrafts Leave a Comment

This tutorial is brought to you by Maria Del Pinto.

You don’t need sugar to celebrate being a romantic at heart. Make this darling Sugar Free Peeps gift to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

Candy Decorating Supplies:

  • Peeps Sugar-Free Marshmallow Hearts
  • Sugar-Free White Chocolate Block
  • Plastic Wrap
  • Plastic Baggy
  • Wax paper or parchment paper

Box Supplies:

  • Card Stock
  • Assorted Embellishment
  • Duck Brand Glitter Crafting Tape in red
  • Aleene’s Tacky Glue
  • Martha Stewart Daisy Field Punch
  • Scissors

 

Boil some water and place in glass measuring cup.  Place a small amount of chopped-up sugar-free white chocolate in the plastic baggy and seal tight.  Place in the hot water until it melts.

Then cut the tip off the plastic baggy and use it as a piping bag by squeezing it to drizzle the chocolate or to personalize the Peeps Marshmallow Hearts with a name or a word.  Note: You may want to practice on a piece of parchment.   Place aside and to allow chocolate to harden.

Measure the circumference of the Peeps Sugar-Free Marshmallow Heart box. Add an inch for overlap and then cut a piece of card stock to fit.  Mine was  8-1/2” by 6-1/2”.

Cut strips of the Red Glitter Duck Tape to cover the cardstock.

Place the Duck Tape covered card stock onto the Daisy Field Punch base, align the punch and then punch down.  Move the card stock and align using the preset markings and punch two more times.

Once you have punched out the images, then fold the card stock to fit around the Peeps Plastic packaging base and glue to overlapping edges together.  Decorate the cover with the embellishments of your choice.  Finish by inserting the plastic tray in the finished cover.

 

What Valentine’s Day crafts are you making this year?

 

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FaveCrafts 365 The Great Peep Debate

April 5, 2011 by Maria 6 Comments

Do you love getting Peeps in your Easter Basket? I sure do! But every year about this time starts the Great Peeps Debate at my house. I love Peeps stale and a  bit chewy while the rest of my Easter guest like theirs fresh. When I was a child there was no such thing as a Peep! Then in my teens Peeps became popular, but only available before Easter.

And while others might not like getting older I enjoy it because now Peeps are part of many holidays. Not just for Easter anymore!

And boy do some people get very creative with Peeps. Check out this video. You’ll see a Peep Show Slide Show at the end!

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