Tootsie Rolls, the chewy, coffee-colored candy has been on the market since 1896. Tootsie Rolls have earned nostalgic cache, but even young fans are sinking their teeth into the sticky, toffee-like pieces. The candies and wrappers haven't changed much over the years, so they also carry recognizable design-friendly properties. Create some Tootsie Roll crafts and use them to decorate the house and even yourself.
Tootsie Roll Wreath
Stretch out a hanger into an O shape and use wire cutters to cut off the top hook. Wrap thin wire twice around either of the twisted ends of a Tootsie Roll and then wrap the thin wire twice around the coat hanger to secure the Tootsie Roll t it. Continue to add Tootsie Rolls. The project is finished when the candies sit snugly together to form a voluminous wreath. Tie a 6-inch loop of ribbon around the top of the wreath to create a hanger.
Tootsie Roll Love Notes
Draw a 4-inch-high heart on pink construction paper, cut the shape out and fold it in half. Glue the two rounded edges of the heart together. This will be the mouse's body. Tie a 4 inch piece of white yarn to one end of a Tootsie Roll and stick the candy in the mouse, with the yarn tail sticking out of the rounded side of the body. Cut two 1-inch hearts from the pink construction paper, fold them in half and glue them in place. Glue the two folded hearts to either side of the mouse's head to make ears. Draw the mouse's eyes and mouth on the outside of the heart's pointed end.
Tootsie Roll Hair Clips
Purchase a hair clip with a flat rectangular top. Open up the Tootsie Rolls carefully and smooth out the wrinkles from the edges of the wrapper. Make a line of hot glue along the wrinkles inside the wrapper. Re-wrap the candy, twist the wrapper closed on both ends and press them in place until the glue cools. Draw a line of hot glue along the top of the hair clip and place the Tootsie Rolls squarely onto the clip, with the seam of the wrapper facing in. Allow 20 minutes for the glue to dry before wearing the clip.
Tootsie Roll Potted Arrangement
Purchase a ceramic or terra cotta pot. Fill the pot three-quarters full with florist foam. Wrap a 6-inch piece of wire twice around one of the twisted ends of a Tootsie Roll wrapper. Stick it the into the florist foam at the center of the pot. Continue adding Tootsie Rolls "flowers," filling out the arrangement from the middle of the pot to the outside edges. Fill in the Tootsie Roll arrangement with some green silk leaves around the outer edges of the pot.
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