Crumbled the cake more loosely… Added much less frosting… Made the balls smaller (thus, more manageable)… Heated candy coating just enough to melt, not more (to glump)… Didn’t freeze the balls for too long… And all was good. Well... better, anyway. Except I got so carried away with trying to perfect everything that it took me all night to make them! (Pretty much missed the party, arriving just in time to deliver the housewarming party pops for the hostess to go to bed! *SIGH*)
Anyway, the new challenge this time around was “makin’ ‘em purty” (as in gift-worthy in appearance and presentation, anyway) and transportable. Tags and ribbons were fun and went fine, but the presentation and transportability was another matter! Styrofoam is expensive! So... I bought the cheapest I could find--- a big thin sheet for $5 or so that I figured I could stretch across several arrangements. (RIGHT!)
My plan was to pretty up a shoe box, then line it with filler and place the Styrofoam on top of the filler so that the pops stuck up a good length out of the box. Then I would cover up the ugly styrofoam with cool paper confetti once the pops were in position, and all would be good.
Well, it was a good idea in theory, but in practice, it didn’t go very well. The Styrofoam was too thin to…
• secure the pops in place.
• not wobble around in the box.
• have the pops sticking out at varying heights.
It wasn’t a complete failure, but the Styrofoam (thus, the pops) kept wobbling in the box, and all the pops stood out the same height!
Lesson learned--- That cheap-ass Styrofoam ain’t worth it!
Lesson to learn--- Pick up the pace!!!
Hi Karen,
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, and great looking pops! Look for me to send you links to a couple of blog posts that focus on pop holders, just FYI. I set up a feed to get your blog every time you post...keep writing!
-Nancy
THANKS! You blog about your stamping too, don't you? I looked for a link on your FB page but couldn't find it. This is all so new to me. I still can't figure out how to attach meta tags to my blog so people are brought to it when they do a google search. UGH! Anyway, loving my initiation into stamping with the little tags I make for some of the pops. ADDICTIVE!
ReplyDeleteKaren, these photos are stunning! Whatever your trials and tribulations in this process, keep at it. Here in DC, these could go for a small fortune, and I'd be over the moon if someone showed up at my house with these.
ReplyDeleteI sympathize with you on the cost of styrofoam. Last New Year's Eve, I made a croquembouche, and spent a ridiculous $15 on a small styrofoam cone. It's crazy, when that stuff costs pennies to make and presumably less to ship. I'll ask for ideas from my sister-in-law, who does event-planning and catering. I know she goes to the wholesale flower market in L.A. and buys the foam florists use. I don't know if it's cheaper, but I expect it is, given that Safeway and other flower venders use it so liberally.
Although the foam didn't work out, the pops are beautiful.
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