Life is a Bowl of Cherries

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So on this ridiculously cold day in South Carolina I decided to get a little crafty.  I don’t do cold.  Period.Necklace and Bracelet

I was at the drug store the other day, and I came across the most delish candy.  Now I love some candy if you haven’t already figured that out.  It is called Gimbals Cherry Lovers.  They are fruit chews shaped like hearts.  That isn’t even the best part.  The best part is that they are made with real cherry juice and are high in antioxidants and Vitamin C.

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR…

Candy that is good for you!  Have I died and gone to candy land?  Each heart is a different type of cherry flavor.  There is chocolate covered cherry, cherry cheesecake, kiwi cherry, cherry cola, black cherry, cherry daiquiri, bing cherry and cherry vanilla.  You really gotta like cherries to appreciate these little treats.

So I decided to turn the candy into an edible Valentine’s Day necklace and bracelet for Hattie.  It ended up being a pretty simple task.  Surprisingly.  I did have to mess around a bit with it to make it work, but they ended up super cute.

Supplies:

Bag of Gimbals Cherry Lovers candies

.5 mm clear stretch cord

large needle

scissors

ribbon

Here is a little tutorial I put together:

I tried to string the hearts from the top to the bottom, but the needle kept cracking the candy.  So running the needle from front to back worked better.  Some of the candies still did crack a little, but nearly as bad.

Hattie was not that impressed with my creation.  She put the bracelet on, licked it and then made a face. Oh well.  I think I might make them for her to give to the girls in her dance class for Valentine’s Day.  The kids may not like them, but I know the dance moms will love them.  If someone from Gimbal’s Candy happens to read this blog, I will be more than happy to write a review for you in exchange for a case of the Cherry Lovers!

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24 thoughts on “Life is a Bowl of Cherries”

  2. How fun for Valentines Day! Thanks for sharing at Super Saturday Show & Tell :) Please come and share again next week. xoxo~ Ruthie

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  4. This, right here is why I'm always envious of American bloggers – you have such awesome candy over there and cherry is like my favourite flavour ever!

    Thank you so much for sharing this at The Purple Pumpkin Blog! Hope to see you again at the next party

    Have a wonderful week

    Michelle xx

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    • Thanks! I have to agree that we do have really good candy, but somtimes it's not a good thing! I eat way too much of it!

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  5. So cute! Know lots of little girls that will love this.

    Thanks so much for linking up over at Finding the Pretty & Delicious Link Party. Hope you'll join in again this Saturday!

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  8. Great project and I'm so glad you found some healthy candy! Which drug store did you find it at? I NEED to try some! I'm so glad you shared this at Loving Valentines Day!

    TGIF!

    Marilyn

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