SWEET!!  Guess what’s in there?  Go on…guess!  Who guessed candy bar?  No, that’s not it.  Keep guessing.  Ok, you were right the first time.  I just thought you guessed too easily and I was trying to drag out the suspense.  😀

Let’s take a look at how we can make an ordinary chocolate bar look like a special treat!

(ugh…milk chocolate…I really don’t like milk chocolate, but treat dark chocolate like a winning lottery ticket)

First, we’ll need some candy bars.  It’s easiest to work with flat ones and not ones that are shaped like Butterfingers or Snickers…2 of my favs that don’t work well for this. 😉  I bought a box of these at my favorite wholesale store.  My daughter is going to give them to friends at school for Christmas treats.

Now we need to cut some paper to fit the candy bars.  It should be able to wrap all the way around the candy.

The paper I used is by Stampin’ Up.  It’s 12×12.  I cut it into 6×6 pieces and they were an almost perfect size for the candy.  They could stand to be cut just a tad smaller.  After I had all of the paper ready, I simply taped one side of it and stuck it to the candy wrapper.

After completely wrapping the paper around the candy bar, I glued down the last side.  I used my ATG gun for this whole process.  So simple!  YAY!

I wanted to add a little WOW factor to my candy bars so I used my Cricut Imagine to print a pattern from the Mr. Frosty cartridge directly onto some clear vellum.  FUN!  It has a pattern, but you can also see through it.  COOL!

This is another piece of vellum I printed using my Cricut Imagine and the Mr. Frosty cartridge.  Isn’t it cool?

BUT WAIT!  THERE’S MORE!  I used 3M Post-It Craft Paper to add some fun elements to decorate the candy bars further.  I also used the Winter Lace cartridge to cut out the snowflakes.

Here I’m cutting out some snowflakes using the Post-It Craft Paper.  It’s so simple to use.  You just cut it out, peel off the backing and stick it to your project.  AWESOME!  Even cooler?  You can peel it off and stick it back down if you make a mistake, or even if you want to reuse it somewhere else.

Here are some other projects where I used Post-It Craft Paper.

Here we are BEFORE adding some Post It Craft paper embellishments from my Cricut.

TA DA!!  Pretty and Yummy Treats!

All of the embellishments on the tops of the candy bars are cut using Post-It Craft Paper.  You can see I have layered some of the images and even added Stickles to several of the cuts.  I hope you enjoyed this simple but fun project.  It’s a great way to make a quick gift for someone with your own little twist to it.

On the 2nd Day of Christmas 3M Post-It Gave To One Winner….

3M Post-It is giving away a gift bag and Post-it® Craft Paper.  The gift bag includes a variety of Post-it® Notes and other Post-it® products as well as some Scotch and 3M goodies!  Retail value is over $50.  To be eligible to win please leave a comment on this post. The winner will be chosen by Random.org on December 13.

SEE YOU TOMORROW FOR THE 3rd Day of Christmas and a Crafty Post & Give Away!!

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  4. Oh, how I wish I would have had my Cricut when I had my wedding last June…. it would have given so many possibilities for favors. I thought of this one about a week after I got my Cricut, and I was kicking myself for my crafty-ignorance during my wedding preparation. 🙁 Very cute Joy! It’s a shame they are going to get tossed after the candy gets gobbled up.

  5. That paper just seems so neat! 🙂 I love this idea, I may need to use it for my little one for her classmates! Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂

  6. That is a really cute idea. It is a cute little idea for your daughter to give her classmates a christmas treat. I really love the post it paper. I am needing to get by the Joann’s store where I live and see if they carry it.

  8. What a great idea and a fun way to spend time with the kids, creating great gifts for friends! Thanks, Joy

  11. Excellent and adorable idea, Joy! Inexpensive, too, which is awesome as I’ve already given 3M most of my retirement funds … pop-up post-its, lined post-its, extra-sticky post-its, post-it craft paper (I think I actually squealed upon seeing that the first time).

    Thanks for sharing more of your fantastic inspiration!

  12. Thanks for sharing Super Joy. I think this is a great idea (and really easy) for my kids to share candy with their friends.

    Gina Lindsey

    Ps. HappyMom2010 Loves milk chocolate can’t taste dark chocolate.

  14. Love the effect printing on vellum has. Haven’t seen the Post-it craft paper in my part of Canada yet but will be keeping my eyes open. Super cute stocking stuffers.
    Cathy S

  15. Oh cool , dont you just love it when you can kill two birds with one stone !! Paper and adhesive all in one !! Love it, and I also love the candy bar idea ! TFS !
    HUGS,JANIE

  16. Very cute idea! I love the idea of Post-It craft paper…can’t wait to try some. Thanks for sharing your very creative ideas!

  17. Luv the project and the Post craft reusable paper. thks for the gr8 giveaway.

    thks

    Sharon

  18. LOVE this! I have been wanting to try the post it craft paper but have not gone out and bought any yet. Thanks for sharing!

    amandawoodau at hotmail dot com

  22. I love the idea of printing on velum, never thought of it! This would be perfect for the little ones to help with! Thanks!

  25. Yum! I love the wrappers, too! I bought my Post-It at Overstock.com when they had free shipping, and got a great deal! Thanks for sharing, Joy!

  28. You know Joy sometimes I can be such a airhead. I have been following you for awhile now and I love what you make and give away. I am always trying to win something but if I don’t leave an e-mail address how do I win? It has taken me this long to figure this out. I even follow you on facebook. You are my inspiration. I want to give you a BIG THANKS. [email protected]

  31. I just bought some candy bars for St. Nick and I am going to decorate them tonight. Thanks for sharing the idea. I am now off to Amazon to look at this poster paper. Can’t wait to see what colors they have!

  35. I would love to try the new post-it paper, it would make alot of projects a bit easier. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

  36. I so want to try that Post It Paper! And LOVE LOVE LOVE your candy bars! Yum…but I am with you …dark chocolate would be even better!

  40. This is gonna be my new go to for quick gifts. : ) I Love the colors, so pretty. Gotta love that Post it paper, that stuff rocks! Thanks so much for all you do!

  42. Great idea for cute gifts!! I have done these before too! They make the candy bar so much better 😉
    Lynne

    thebowsersapril97 at yahoo dot com

  44. These are so cute and the Post It paper makes it so much easier than pieces and pieces of double stick tape.

  50. Love the candy bar wrappers! We’ve made them with photos for a wedding and family reunion, but never with a Cricut! I know what to try next time!

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