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8 MIDWEEK FEBRUARY 10, 2021
WThis De-‘light’-ful Craft Really Takes The Cake
ith so many celebrations coming The cake base is a battery-operated tealight up, it might be hard to adhere to candle. You can cover it with paper, washi that New Year’s resolution of tape, ribbon or even clay if you want. Then,
sticking to your diet. Feb. 12 is Chinese New add little decorations like buttons, mini flow-
Year, Feb. 14 is Valentine’s Day and Feb. 16 is Fat Tuesday (or, as most of here in Hawai‘i call it, Malasada Tuesday).
ers, sequins, beads and more. It’s a great way to make use of ribbons and other things you might have left over from other projects.
Well, here’s a cute treat you can make and customize to celebrate any of those occasions depending on how you decorate it. It’s a mini cake — and it’s gluten-free, vegan and has no calories!
Serve up some of these mini tealight candle cakes to your family and friends. They’ll be de-“lighted”!
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You can find a project sheet for this and many more crafts at benfranklinhawaii.com.
Use double-stick tape and adhere
the circle, right side up, onto the candle top, with the “flame” coming through the punched hole. Take the strip of cardstock for the sides and tape around the candle.
To make the“icing” along the edge, take 30 inches of 3/8-inch sheer satin edge ribbon. Thread your needle and knot one end. Sew a running stitch down the middle to gather the ribbon to ruffle.
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Take the tealight candle and place it onto the cardstock for the cake top with the wrong side facing up. Use the pencil/ pen to trace around the bottom. Cut out the circle.
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Glue the ruffle along 5. the top edge of
the candle for the “icing.”Decorate the
top of the cake with mini flowers, beads, buttons, etc.
Use the 1/4-inch hole punch and make a hole in the center of the circle. Make small snips around the punched-out hole.
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