Graduation Pretzel Rod Bouquet

What a fun little gift to give graduation party guests! 

Supplies used:
Pretzel Rods
White Almond Bark
Waxed Paper
Wilton Candy Melts
Small Wilton Squeeze Bottles (one for each color candy melt)
Tall mug
Cellophane Pretzel Bags
Curling Ribbon
Cardstock (I used prism)
2" punch

Using the tall mug to dip pretzels into the almond bark works great!  I like to dip as much of the pretzel as possible!  Lay dipped pretzels on waxed paper until dry. 

Put candy melts in small squeeze bottles and melt in microwave.  I filled the squeeze bottles about half way and it took about a minute & a half to melt.  (watch carefully so it doesn't scorch!!)

You could also use a plastic baggie.  Just cut one of the bottom corners off the bag. (keep the cut small!!)

Drizzle candy melt over pretzels.....

Using cricut, cut desired shape.  I used Plantin Schoolbook and cut stars at 3.5" from Prism yellow cardstock.  I designed the circle tag using photoshop, printed and cut out with 2" circle punch.  Glue the circles on the stars, punch a small hole on top of the star, ink with colorbox fluid chalk, and thread curling ribbon through the hole. Put one pretzel in a pretzel bag, tie on tag and wala!

Graduation Fun!!

Wow! I think I may be feeling some AGE going on!  My baby is graduating from high school this year!...

I had alot of fun playing with my cricut, putting this bouquet together....   I glued a styrofoam ball in an altered snack mix can for the base.  I cut one of Justin's annoucements apart to use for the design on the vase.   I cut letters and numbers using my cricut - shadow & normal cuts and glued them to bamboo sticks ... I used Penny Duncan's Graduation Cap cut - adding a button and handmade tassle - (I used burgandy  & gold embroidery thread to make the tassle). 

I cut leaves with the cricut from Prism Kiwi cardstock.  Folded the leaves in half, inked with Color Box Fluid Chalk inkpad to give the leaves dimension.....
To Make each flower....
I cut a 4"x4" piece of cellophane paper, poked a stick through the middle, and secured it with green floral tape.  Glued a leave of each stick, and a candy on top... and tied a piece of curling ribbon on the stick, curled the ribbon and stuck it in the styrofoam ball.

Justin LOVES Reese's peanut butter cups & Dove choclates.... thus the reason I used them!!!