Gift Giving and Packaging

Well, I'm ready to start sharing the love!  Made a round of pops to give as gifts today... One set for a friend and her family (hubby + 2 kids) and one set for a few colleagues.  I flavored the candy coating for the first time--- 2 kinds of mint and cinnamon.

Then I played around with other packaging options...

Still struggling with tempering the candy coating.  UGH!  First batch of white dipped just fine, but then cracked upon cooling. And then when I needed to melt some more, I couldn't get it to a smooth dipping consistency for some reason. Went through 2 bags to no avail!  *SIGH*

Until next time...