Last week, we participated in the “All About Easter” event at Kiki Creates. Thanks, Kiki, for letting us be a part of it, you did a great job!
I made a pretty white-chocolate Easter basket that was inspired by Bakerella’s Pudding Cups. She dipped balloons in melted chocolate to make little bowls (see her cute picture below).
I dipped a larger balloon in melted white chocolate, placed it onto a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper, and chilled it. After the chocolate had hardened, I popped the balloon, and peeled it off the chocolate shell. I was left with a pretty white bowl!
I dipped another balloon, aprox. the same size, in the chocolate, and chilled it as well. Then, with a butter knife that I warmed on the stove, I cut a strip to use as my basket handle, and attached it with melted chocolate.
Using a flat paintbrush dipped in melted chocolate, I painted on the woven design. I colored chocolate with pink and yellow candy coloring, and spooned each color into a plastic sandwich baggie. After snipping the corner, I piped pretty Spring flowers onto waxed paper, and let them chill. I attached the flowers to the sides of the basket with melted chocolate.
For the eggs, I wrapped plastic Easter eggs with homespun paper yarn (for my tutorial, click here), and filled my pretty basket! Didn’t it turn out lovely?
And guess what? We also have a lovely giveaway for you today! Haley from The Autocrat, and the haleydavis Etsy shop, has offered to give away a beautiful camera strap cover to one lucky reader!
Aren’t they beautiful?!
To enter to win, visit Haley’s shop, haleydavis, and come back and leave a comment telling us what camera strap cover you want!
Become a follower, blog, Facebook, or tweet about this giveaway (and leave additional comments) for extra entries.
The giveaway will end Sunday Night, and the winner will be announced on Monday. Good Luck!
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hey i tried this baskets too this weekend! wasn't that easy how i thought nbut a lot of fun!
Emily, your basket came out beautifully! Wonderful chocolatiering! The Easter Bunny himself would be proud.
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I love the No. 14 Strap! They are so awesome!
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Ooohh, What a project. My Mom tried something similar to this once and the balloon popped….we ended up with chocolate everywhere…LOL
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I love the No. 8 Strap…. Beautiful!
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Love strap number 17 – so pretty.
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Cute choc. baskets! this is the camera strap I love –
http://www.etsy.com/listing/72375566/super-snazzy-camera-strap-cover-no-25
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Number 15 is t totally my favorite!!!
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I love the first camera strap (it doesn't have a number – the blue ruffle). Thanks for the great giveaway!
i love your basket!!!
i like the very first camera strap she has listed ~ light blue & floral fabrics. thanks for the chance to win!
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that basket is perfection !
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Lucy
Wowza! Your basket looks amazing. Great work! Cute camera strap covers. My favorite's #17.
Strap number 18 would be wonderful.
Your basket is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G
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Love, love, love strap #17. What a great giveaway!
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I love the No. 3 camera strap!
I am a beginner candy maker, so it is really neat to see how you made this basket. I never would have thought of dipping a balloon in chocolate. Thanks for sharing!
So cute!!
I love number 25 🙂
First of all, the chocolate basket is adorable!
As far as the camera straps go, the Super Snazzy Camera Strap Cover (w/o a number) is definitely my favorite! So cute!
I love #23…its feminine with a touch of animal! ;0)
Loving the animal print right now!!
I love #17. Great idea on the Easter basket. Want to try with my grand daughter.
I love the #22, Texas strap!!
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I love 23,24 and 25…so cute!
I love all of them! The OSU one is really cute!
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I love the one that doesn't have a number. It is blue and gray.
What a great looking chocolate basket…genius way to make the handle btw! I am in awe! So I love the camera strap #24…so cute and perfect for summer!!!
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Super Snazzy Camera Strap Cover No. 24
I love the cheery pattern!
I love the Super Snazzy Camera Strap Cover!
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Love your idea! Chocolate basket & the wrapped plastic Easter eggs with homespun paper yarn but for your tutorial, "click here" did work for me :/
Love to make by Easter! Let me know what I can do 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
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I love love love the blue vintage floral strap: http://www.etsy.com/listing/72376021/super-snazzy-camera-strap-cover
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I love the blue strap cover!
I'm also a follower! Thanks!
I've just recently RSSed your blog and I've really enjoyed following it!!! The camera straps are so cute! I love number 17!
That is a super cute project you have there!! Very crafty! If i won, I would choose Style 17. It's black and white and matches my logo. Thanks!
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Oh this is awesome!!!!! LOVE!!!!!!!!!! I adore #24!!!!! Such wonderful colors….
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Wonderful chocolate basket! Great!! xx
Love this!! I want to eat it right up! You girls are so creative!
I LOOOOOVE the "Super Snazzy" camera strap cover! I just started my own photography business and I would be in heaven carrying my nikon with this beautiful strap cover! 🙂
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I would choose number 20!
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Strap Cover #24. Love the colors.
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I love the #17
I think I might try the bowl idea……………really cute!!
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I love number 24!…but 21 comes in close second:)
Thanks for this giveaway!! I love them!
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I am in awe of your talent!
#17 please
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Love your blog….and the basket!
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I like cover number 23
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I love the Super Snazzy Camera Strap Cover No.18
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I love no. 21 it would go perfect with my new camera.
And I follow!
Wow, I love her straps and her banners. My canon could use this burst of color badly. What a fun Easter surprise 🙂 I am following Haley and you
I like 22!
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I love snazzy strap number 24 ~ so pretty!
I love #24 so cute
I love #24 camera strap, cute!
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I love No 21!
Hmm, 17, 21, 24, I love them all so hard to choose just one.
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Such a great idea, thanks for sharing! I'm already a follower.
I like the Super Snazzy Camera Strap Cover No. 24
Oh I really love #24!
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I love this! The basket looks amazing!
What a great giveaway! I love #13!
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Ooo, I love #13 with the blues and greens!
I'm a new follower! That Easter basket is just too cute! 🙂
I put your giveaway on my blog sidebar. 🙂
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I like the Super Snazzy camera strap cover. Thanks for the giveaway. The Easter basket is great too!
I like the Super Snazzy Camera Strap Cover No.17
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I love Super Snazzy Camera Strap No 8
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I love the strap with leopard print and brown flower. So chic. Love them.
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I have become a follower. Love your ideas.
I can't decide between No 21 and No 23!!! SOOOO hard… if I have to choose – eenie meanie meine mo says 21
no wait…
23 yes.
23
Im so excited to try this chocolate tute – Im going to make one for my wedding dessert table! Thank you for the really fab pictures and clear instructions….
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#17 the Super Snazzy strap cover is my favorite!
I am a follower 🙂 Love your project ideas!
My favorite is the Super Snazzy Camera Strap.
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