{Source Martha Stewart.com}
These sweet little chicks are made from fabric and felt and are filled with peas or beans... And I thought, wouldn't these be sweet as treat holders? And an idea was formed...
What up, Peeps? Paper Peep Treat Holders! Peep Peep! These little guys are made from paper and filled with M&M's - yum!
There's a variety of ways to make these, you can use an oval paper punch or a die cut... I used my Silhouette Cameo and it was very quick and easy. Let me show you.
I know it's hard to see, but I cut out ovals from yellow paper that I had on hand with my silhouette. Remember, you'll need 2 ovals per chick.
I then grabbed a black ink pad and a pencil and stamped eyes onto the chick with the pencil eraser.
I then grabbed my chick with the face and a plain yellow oval and started sewing around the edge of it. I left an opening at the bottom so that I could put the treats in!
I then grabbed my half egg shells that I'd cut from white cardstock with my Cameo. I put 2 shells together (back to back) and then sewed around the bottom curve, leaving the ragged edge un-sewn.
Then slide your egg shell over the bottom of your chicks.
Put a little bit of glue between your shell and your chick - your treat inside should be protected between the chick and the bottom of the egg - I didn't have much trouble with runaway M's.
You now have 1 sweet chick! But he's missing something...
I drew a little curly-q on the top of his head, added some pink chalk for cheeks and orange chalk around his beak...
I glued on his wings, chalked them with orange chalk and then put a little bit of orange Stickles on them!
Peep Peep!
I made 12 of these cuties for the kids in Adam's class. They can tear them open and eat the M&M's from inside!
I'll be back tomorrow to share a Dollar Tree way to get this sweet chicks to the preschool!
Thanks for stopping in!
Andrea
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