Candy Wrappers?

Good Morning! To everyone recovering from the Floyd Collins strike last night - Congratulations on the completion of such an ambitious project!

This week's post will feature another project that came up while working on Floyd's props. Here's some ideas for the creation of period candy wrappers:

1. Call Grandma. Seriously. She'll enjoy reminiscing about childhood candy and the opportunity to help you on a project.

2. More research! Find images online and scale them to the appropriate size. Floyd's were printed on regular typing paper. I selected Squirrel Nut Zippers, Nestles Funnies, and Flying Lindy Sandwiches.

3. Age the typing paper. For this project I used Design Master's Glossy Wood Tone. I followed that layer with a clear gloss (to look a bit more like wax paper). Treat both sides of the paper.

4. Cut out the wrappers, and fold them around a small wood chip.

Finished product.