Friday, February 6, 2015

Death by Chocolate Box

 
So I took the advice bestowed upon me by the Insomniac and Deborah and came up with a homemade chocolate box for the "Death by Chocolate" present exchange.  First, I took an old Godiva box left in my daughter's room from Christmas.  Sometimes it is a blessing that she never cleans anything up.
I painted the inside of the boxes black. I own the black paint obviously.
 
Then I covered the top half with some wrapping paper I bought from Michaels - cost $1.50.  The bottom half was covered with a 12x12 piece of scrapbook velvet also from Michaels - the cost with coupon was $1.20.
 
 
Next I got some chocolate - nestles white chocolate and milk chocolate morsels at $2.50 each, the organic semi sweets $3.99 and wilton candy melts for $2.50. Needless to say, I still have lots left over for other projects.
I molded the chocolates in the shape of little skulls and red hearts - cost $2.50 for the heart mold - I already had the skull mold and the white mini muffin papers.
 
 
 
I added a bow I got at Target after Christmas (about $1) and viola - candy box for about $15.20.
 

12 comments:

  1. Nice, Lady M! What is the Death by Chocolate present exchange?

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  2. It is for bunco with my old homies.

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  3. AMAZING! Your chocolate box looks like a million bucks! And glad to hear you still have lots of chocolate left over "for other projects" -- yes, we believe you haven't eaten the surplus yet!!

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    1. I actually used up some today making a trail mix for tomorrow - his lordship is gonna make me climb a mountain! Thanks for the lovely compliments and the encouragement to "do it myself".

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  4. Very good work dear Lady M...
    Looks really Great.....
    Take care of your finger... just watch out for infection and should heal well....

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    1. Thanks for your well wishes. It is healing quickly and does not hurt any longer. I hope your hand is healing.

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  5. We hope that all went well on your trip to the mountain....
    ... have a great weekend, dear Lady M....

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    1. My butt is really sore after climbing that mountain! Otherwise, it was a successful venture. Good thing we had our ice spikes for our shoes or we wouldn't have made it up.

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  6. That looks so much better than anything you could ever buy! Fantastic job!! I've never seen Wilton candy melts up here - I'm guessing that's what you made the little red hearts from?

    And hey, I have the exact same wrapping paper! LOL

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    1. Ha Ha - great minds think alike! Yes the Wilton candy melts are the red. I tried adding red food coloring to white chocolate morsels but with disastrous results.

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    1. Thanks Mark! I hope the ladies like it at the gift exchange and get my "death by chocolate' humor.

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