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How to Decorate the Rim of a Glass with Sprinkles + $25 Visa/Entenmann’s® Prize Pack Giveaway

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Wanna learn how to decorate the rim of a glass with sprinkles? This is such a fun way to celebrate the small things with your kids. This post has been sponsored by Entenmann’s® Little Bites®. All cute and delicious opinions are 100% my own! 

 

how to decorate the rim of a glass with sprinkles

How to Decorate the Rim of a Glass with Sprinkles!

 

Do you celebrate even the smallest things with your family? Things like one of the kiddos losing a tooth? Getting an A+ on their spelling test?

Kids LOVE little tokens of appreciation. Even small things like chocolate milk. However, no ordinary chocolate milk though will do, so, I’m going to show you how to decorate the rim of a glass with sprinkles.

 

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Why did we do this?! We celebrated Eli getting a 100% on his spelling test this week! I surprised him with some Entenmann’s® Little Bites® Chocolate Party Cakes and some FUN chocolate milk! Paired up with these delicious Chocolate Party Cakes really made for a sweet celebration!

 

 

How to decorate the rim of a glass with sprinkles! This super cute idea is perfect for dressing up parties or something as sweet as celebrating your child's latest accomplishments!

 

How to Decorate the Rim of a Glass with Sprinkles!

You wanna know how to decorate the rim of a glass with sprinkles. It’s wayyyy easy to do, and is such a cute idea for anytime. So because it’s especially fun for parties, here’s how you do it.

What you Need:

  • Your favorite glasses or cups
  • chocolate chips
  • sprinkles

 

Instructions:

1. Pour chocolate chips into a small microwave safe bowl. One that is not too big, but large enough for the rim of your glass to reach into.

2. Melt chocolate chips according to package directions. How many chocolate chips you use varies according to how many glasses you want to decorate. You should be able to dip a few to several cups – using 1/4 to 1/2 cup of chocolate chips.

 

how to decorate the rim of a glass with sprinkles!

3. Dip rim into the chocolate, and then let excess drip off.

4. Pour sprinkles into a small saucer.

 

how to decorate the rim of a glass with sprinkles!

how to decorate the rim of a glass with sprinkles!

5. Dip rim with melted chocolate into the sprinkles, rim down and coat. Then turn the glass rim on it’s edge and turn to coat the edge of the rim as well so that all the chocolate is covered with sprinkles and not much, if any, chocolate is showing.

6. Set upright on the counter until the chocolate has dried and the sprinkles are set.

7. After the sprinkles are set, fill the glasses with your yummy chocolate milk or whatever you’re wanting to drink, and enjoy!

 

 

how to decorate the rim of a glass with sprinkles!

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I love that they come in these little packs, because it makes it easy to pack in his lunch bag for school. Portable snacks like this are perfect for car trips too, or after soccer practice! Right?!

These little scrumptious bites of chocolate heaven are SOOOO fresh and melt in your mouth. I’m not really sure – but I think that I may have eaten more than my kiddo did. Nom. They’re just too easy to pop in your mouth!

 

Do you celebrate even the smallest things with your family? Things like one of the kiddos losing a tooth? Getting an A+ on their spelling tests? Kids LOVE little tokens of appreciation. Even small things like chocolate milk. No ordinary chocolate milk though. I'm going to show you how to decorate the rim of a glass with sprinkles!

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Coffee Filter Wreath Tutorial - DIY Craft www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Coffee Filter Wreath Tutorial – Easy Home Decor Craft

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coffee filter wreath

Valentine’s Day Coffee Filter Wreath

 

Ever wanted to try your hand at making a coffee filter wreath? I made this one last year, around Valentine’s Day. I’m not gonna lie. Valentine’s Day is one holiday that I don’t really decorate the house for too much. I do have a few favorite Valentine’s Day recipes, though. We tend to celebrate more with food than decor for Valentine’s Day, however, this sweet coffee filter wreath adds a touch of “love” to our front door!

Aside from all the love, romance, flowers, and chocolate….we’re celebrating because SPRING is on the way! Yes, I know more cold and snow is on the way but I’m dreaming of green grass and flowers popping up from the ground.

This coffee filter wreath is seriously SO easy to make, and so frugal. I found ALL kinds of them on Pinterest, and honestly there are SO many different colors and some of them are downright fancy schmancy looking! This was my first one and I’m very happy with how it turned out.

 

 

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Before you get started though, you need to decide what color you want your wreath to be. Here’s my How to Dye Coffee Filters for Crafts tutorial. Make sure to visit that link, it also explains how to quickly DRY your dyed filters so you can get on with your projects without having to wait.

 

Here’s what you’ll need:

 

Now that you have all your goodies ready to go, pick a seat (preferably in front of the TV watching your favorite show!) and get to work. It seems tedious, but honestly – the time goes by pretty fast and your wreath will be done before you know it!

 

coffee filter wreath tutorial

Instructions:

Take each coffee filter and fold it in half, then fold it in half again – like shown above. Now you should have a triangular funnel shape. Holding the tip with your fingers, kind of scrunch and fluff up the other end….like you scrunch your hair?! That’s about the only way I can explain it, haha!! The end result of all this scrunching and fluffing is a fuller looking wreath.

 

Remember in Legally Blonde – “Bend & Snap”?
Okay, now think “Scrunch & Fluff”

Say this each time you pick up a new filter. Just for fun! 😉

 

coffee filter wreath tutorial

After you get all of your filters scrunched and fluffed, it’s time to start attaching them to your wreath. Beginning on the inside of the wreath, attach each filter by the tip using a stick pin or glue gun. Work your way around the inner section of the wreath until you have a row finished. Then start a new row, and keep going until you’ve made 3-4 rows from the inside to the outside.

Don’t worry about attaching filters to the backside of the wreath, as it will be laying against the wall or door. If you notice holes here and there, you can fill them in as needed.

 

coffee filter wreath tutorial

Now, I’m so excited with how my coffee filter wreath turned out – I’m thinking of new colors to use for different holidays and seasons! They’re fun to make and I just love how frugal they are too. I really wanna make a solid white one and a solid brown one. Those look really classy looking and honestly, you wouldn’t even have to dye them. For the brown ones, you can just buy the all natural brown filters! Woot!!

What color would you make your coffee filter wreath?

 

Popsicle Stick Puzzle Valentine's Day Craft for Kids! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Popsicle Stick Puzzle for Valentine’s Day – “Let’s STICK Together”

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Popsicle Stick Puzzle for Valentine's Day

Popsicle Stick Puzzle for Valentine’s Day

 

Popsicle Stick Puzzle crafts are so awesome because you can make them for any holiday! You can even make more general ones for colors, shapes, alphabet, and much more! Every mom and crafter has most, if not all of the supplies needed to make these!!

With Valentine’s Day so close, I wanted to re-share this awesome kids Valentine’s Day Craft! The kiddos will love making their popsicle stick puzzle! If you’re looking for a super cool classroom exchange idea…this is the perfect one! The kids in the class will love them!

Popsicle Stick Puzzle for Valentine's Day

Supplies:

 

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