Christmas Candy Toppers

Give sweet treats in these cute candy toppers.

Materials:

• Aleene's® Paper Glaze
• Tulip® 3D Fashion Paint
  • 65420 Sour Apple Sparkles
  • 65426 Blueberry Sparkles
  • FLSK5-4 Hawaiian Fizz 4oz only
• Aleene's® Fast Grab Tacky Glue®
• Gems
• Cardstock, coordinated colors
• Ribbon for hanger
• Sequins
• Pom Poms
• Scissors: Pinking, Scalloped and Straight Edge
• Candy Sticks
• Micro Glass Beads
• Snowflakes
• Stars

Steps:

1. Cut triangle or circle from cardstock using desired scissors. Cut two for each topper.

2. Layer and glue around edges, leaving bottom unglued to insert candy. For hanger, place a loop of ribbon between layers at top while gluing around edges.

3. Cut paper to accent topper, using decorative edge scissors. See photo for suggestions.

4. Glue on pieces of ribbon, pompoms, snowflakes and stars.

5. Add dots of Sparkles, placing gems and sequins in wet paint. Squeeze dots of Sparkles on top of sequins to add color and dimension.

6. For shiny, dimensional accents, add lines, spirals and dots of Paper Glaze. Add micro glass beads while wet. Let dry.

7. Insert candy sticks in opening.