Candy is Dandy and you can wear it, too!

I'm sure that the large majority of you have seen the old version of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" before. At least once. Or maybe there are some of you out there, like me, who have seen it more times than you can count. I own the movie and have watched it so many times that I can practically quote the whole movie. As a kid, I was fascinated by the world of candy found inside the locked factory. I wanted to drink from the chocolate river. I would have given anything to walk through a forest of candy. Fizzy lifting drinks were like liquid gold to me. Something I knew I would never get but desperately wanted. I used to buy Everlasting Gobstoppers when I was a kid and liked to think that they would last forever. Even now, with every chocolate bar I open, I still can't help myself from opening it carefully and looking for the golden ticket inside. I swear, if someone wanted to totally make my day, they could give me a chocolate bar with a FAKE golden ticket in it and I would probably be on cloud 9, take pictures and create and entire scrapbook layout memorializing the occasion! I'd probably even frame the fake ticket, just for "poo and giggles!"

Anyway.........I grew up in a bakery and around sweets, so my sweet tooth is highly developed and very discriminatory. I love candy, but I have a complete and utter obsession with chocolate. I can't help myself. I blame my mother. It's in my blood.

When I saw Melanie Muenchinger's new What's in your Tin sets (that she designed for GinaK Designs) and saw the "candy is dandy" image, the first thing that went through my head was the line that Gene Wilder used in "Willy Wonka": "Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker." See? That whole movie is stuck in my head!

Melanie has been making these cute little tins with her sets that get hung on your wrist. She calls them "wristys." Is that cute, or what?! They make great trendy and nifty gifts for young girls, young women and young older women (*wink*). There's so much you can fit in the tins and I can bet there could be a huge fashion revolution going on at my daughter's school if I had her wearing a new one to school each day. :) My son looks at these little tins and keeps asking if he could use them as "bug jars." Heck, why not? I bet if I put a leather strap through the hole, he could get away with wearing that on the playground! Hey, all the cool Orkin Men are wearing them and catching bugs in them!

I decided to give it a go, seeing that I just got a BRAND NEW Crop-A-Dile. Let me interrupt myself here and say, "OH MY WORD! I'm in love! Why didn't I get one of these before now???" Seriously, if you don't have one of these yet, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??? The possibilities are ENDLESS!

I punched a hole VERY easily with the Crop-A-Dile through the metal of the Altoid Tin. It was a nice clean cut and wasn't sharp at all, so you could definitely make these "wristy tins" for kids without worrying about the edges of the hole. These would make such a cute mother/daughter project. Oh, the ideas going through my head are endless!

I took a length of ribbon and trimmed the ends on an angle so that they would be easier to thread through the hole (I used the 1/8 inch hole punch on the Crop-A-Dile).

I tied the ends of the ribbon in a knot to secure it in the tin.

Next came my favorite part.....decorating the tin!

I used paper from the Cutie Pie Designer Series paper pack. You don't need a lot of paper to decorate these tins, which makes using up scraps of patterned paper really fun!

I stamped both the "frame" and the words with Versamark ink and then embossed then with Black embossing powder. I like how bold and crisp it looks when it's embossed. Using patterned paper with these stamps and tins really adds a lot to the project without a lot of work. With the choices of patterned paper out there, you can make a tin to suit any style. I love to stamp and I love to spend time creating and designing, but sometimes, having a quick and easy project is a plus, too!

I really love the stamp image from the What's in Your Tin? 1 set <--- shown at right. I think Melanie had kids in mind when she created this image, but I'm just a big kid at heart. :) I love my chocolate and I'll share it with you, but you better not take it without asking! haha!

I used the same "frame" image and paper for the inside of the tin cover and I embossed the frame and words with Black embossing powder, just like I did with the cover.

The frame images are so easy to cut around and fit perfectly on or inside the tin. I like having that clean and shiny silver border from the tin around the image.

Speaking of this word stamp inside the cover of the tin.....I've yet to show it to my daughter because I'm scared of all the things in the house I'll find stamped with it! haha! She'd most likely stamp it on the door of her shared bedroom and the bathroom door!

I used a thin strip of the Cutie Pie paper to go around the bottom side of the tin. I also used some clear Rain Dots to embellish the strip of paper. I placed a small Rain Dot in between each flower on the paper strip. I also applied a small Rain Dot to the dot of the "i" and the point on the exclamation point on the top of the tin.

Remember those cute little pink and white nonpareils that I used in the tin that I did in ---> THIS POST ?

Well, I had a box of MINT nonpareils from the same company and they perfectly matched the Certainly Celery color in the paper that I used! When your chocolate matches your stamping supplies, you KNOW God is looking out for you!

Here's the website of the company that carries these yummy treats: Joby & Marty's Amazing All Natural Chocolates  Their little "pearlies" come in different flavors and different colored sprinkles on top! And they're natural, so you can eat a whole bag or three or four and feel no guilt (I don't feel any guilt, at least).

So I filled up the tin with these coordinating nonpareils (I LOVE that my chocolate coordinates with my tin.....I just can't get over that!) and ate the ones that wouldn't fit in the tin......because, well, you know......I didn't want them to feel left out or like they weren't as special as the other nonpareils. I had to give equal opportunity to all of the chocolates. Yes, I really do take chocolate that seriously! haha!

The paper flower on the top of the tin is a freebie from Gina (she gave these out to people that placed $100 orders or more) and the brad is one of Gina's new Bling & Dazzle Mega Rhinestones. I wanted to add a touch of bold color and the rhinestone coordinated well with the Bashful Blue in the patterned paper.

Now.....it's back to some more creative projects for me.....and a batch of muffins for my next Bake it, Make it & Take it post!

Happy Creating!

-Stampin' Mama

Comments

[Donna Baker]

this is so awesome! never heard of the mint non-pareils. the regular ones were my mom's favorite candy. I watched the original Willy Wonka so many times I lost count too...love that! Violet, you're turning Violet? Wasn't that girl the nastiest?! I wanted to drink from the chocolate river too. My friend and I made up our own song like the Oompa Loompas sang, it was too funny

[LuvLee]

I'm sooooooooo happy I'm not the only one who has been quoting "Candy is Dandy, but Liquor is Quicker"!!!! I'm driving my hubby batty!! LOL Ever since I saw that sentiment I've been obsessed and even watched Willy Wonka again because of it!! Yes, this tin is the cutest.....I just love those colors! And I also had never heard of mint non-pareils......YUM!!!

[Melanie Muenchinger]

you're killing me with all this matching candy!! :D
Love the "bug jars"! outift it with a tiny palstic magnifiying glass and tweezers and he's good to go!! ;) (nice suggestion about the leather cord to make it into a man purse LOL!!)

[Melanie Muenchinger]

PS That's RIGHT where I want my candy!! within fingertip reach LOL!!!!!!!!!

[Brian Aslak]

Candy is dandy...

but liquor is quicker.

[Carol]

too cute Erika! Now you've made me want to run out and buy some nonperils! Shame on you! LOL

[Kristin in OH]

Erika...All I can say is WILLY WONKA ROCKS! When I was reading your blog, I had to remind myself that this WASN'T me writing this. When I was younger, I so wanted to be the one who fell into the chocolate river, I wanted to be the one who turned into a blueberry, & ultimately the one who won the chocolate factory. I too get a little excited each time I open a chocolate bar, and I will sometimes even yell "I won the golden ticket!"lol Oh yeah..one more thing...and who DIDN'T want to own their own Oompah Loompah!? I know I did! Have a great night Erika! And thanks for letting me know I am not alone. lol

[Bunny B]

As usual, that's so lovely! And Willy Wonka was one of my fave movies when I was a kid!! It must have been such bliss for you growing up in a bakery! :)

[Christina Fischer]

That movie is one of my favorites!!! The new one just doesn't compare!! I also thought it would be so cool to be in that candy forest, and a chocolate river... heaven! Love your "wristy" filled with chocolates -- what a wonderful gift it would be!!

[Erin]

Love the tin idea, very cute! I too have a Crop-A-Dile, it is a wonderful tool, but have you seen the new one? It's some BIG one, I saw it online. It's about $40, but it looks cool. I forgot the name off hand, I will have to find it and let you know.

[Juli Smith]

Very cute! Would be a great project for a birthday party or girl scout event. I don't think I could keep the candy that close to me - LOL. I need to keep candy (well, soem kinds anyways!)far, far away. Which reminds me - how do you stay the size you look to be if you love chocolate so much? Now there's a question for Q&A Sunday! heehee what exactly is Erika's diet and exercise daily plan?! THANKS for sharing!

[Bee]

"...and ate the ones that wouldn't fit in the tin......because, well, you know......I didn't want them to feel left out or like they weren't as special as the other nonpareils. I had to give equal opportunity to all of the chocolates.".....

LOL! :-)

I can't believe you didn't have a Crop-a-dile yet, even I have one, ;-) and I love it.... :-) Enjoy!

[Gina Wrona]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM good!!!!!

Oh Erica,
I have to tell you, we've been scared to death this week with my son. He had a night/day behavior personality change to the point the school called. Turns out, it was a side affect/symptom of strep throat & taking Children's allergy clariton for the first time. Thank God we found out and it is treatable.
((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))
Gina

[Mary C. Anderson]

I love this Wristy. It is so adorable. I'm a little too old to be wearing one but it certainly would make me smile if I saw someone wearing one of them. I hope that you one day get a chocolate bar with a fake golden ticket inside of it. :)If I were a candy maker then I would make one for you. I just thought of 2 young ladies who would absolutely love one of these wristys. Thanks Erika for sharing your awesome talent.

Mary

[Jane]

Love this little tin! I was a Willy Wonka fan too. In elementary school they bussed us over to the high school auditorium each year and played the movie on the big screen. Still remember that. I also don't have a Crop-o-dile...so you aren't the last one! Great job all the way around.

Jane

[Lori Barnett]

Those tins are SO AWESOME! Great ideas are brewing in my head :) You make the "bestest" stuff :)

[Linsey]

Oh, how totally adorable! I watched Willy Wonka just today, hehe...before I saw your yummy tin! I just love your dp's and fun color combo--very dandy, indeed!