Thanksgiving at our house ~requires~ jellied canned cranberry sauce, no matter what other homemade offerings we have (like this amazing Cranberry Tangerine Chutney here). So I wanted to come up with an easy cranberry platter for Barbie, and I think I found it. It starts with a Dollar Tree pack of pencil grips and I used a fun retro-ish button for the dish. Gold... Well, let's just say it's Grandmom's special antique serving dish -k? Ok:@) Once you have whatever you're using for your dish (and if you come up with a clever recycling idea please do share in the comments), this project comes together in no time and it's so cute! If you have a larger platter, you could add a couple slices too.
What I did:
- My button came in a pack of vintage reproduction buttons, it's plastic. I cut the back loop off with wire cutters and popped the center detailing out. This left a dish-like indent.
- Using the size of your serving dish as a guide... Cut about four-five-six rows off of pencil grip. If dish is long enough, also cut one or two "slices" off of grip. The grip is rubbery, I found scissors worked best.
- Carefully fill the center with hot glue, let dry. Tip: I placed it on a piece of parchment paper with the opening down on the paper, filled it and tamped the top down flat holding a folded piece of parchment. The key is to get the whole center filled solid. Let sit until set, go on to next piece if making slices.
- Once dried, I pulled/cut glue strings off to make it as smooth as possible. Then "painted" the whole thing with shiny nail polish in a cranberry color. You could also let a little ooze onto the plate to represent a little liquid.
- Glue to dish.
- Barbie says dinner is served!
What I started with:
~Make something just for fun and have a happy holiday season!
I'm Joining:
How smart is this idea for miniature cranberry sauce! It really does look like the real thing.
ReplyDeleteSo much fun, and I'm loving the aprons too!
ReplyDeleteI've used these a lot, trying to figure out how to make them into earrings for the dolls so they can have matching sets. Hugs, Sandi
ReplyDeleteStill one of the best ideas----though I haven't seen any of these pencil grips for awhile now??
DeleteBummer, I do still look and it's hit or miss here.
ReplyDeleteYou are too clever with the dish and cranberry sauce. It looks so really!! I love the aprons, too.
ReplyDelete