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Hello, my name is Dionne and I have been crafting for a very long time. As a very young child my mother tried to teach me to knit, it was a disaster. However, it must have sparked an interest in making things and, partly to prove that I was not totally useless and partly because I really wanted to make things, I taught myself to crochet. Over the years I have developed a love of cross stitch and all types of paper craft ..... I eventually even taught myself to knit.


I am married to a very understanding man, thank goodness, because I spend all my time either crafting, thinking about crafting or talking about crafting. I am hopeless at housework and dinner is often late!


Thank you for visiting my blog.


Dionne

Wednesday, 9 March 2016

Chocolate Box

The current challenge at Crafty Boots Challenge was inspired by Mothering Sunday last weekend, the theme is 'Something for the Lady'.  For weeks, I have been searching the internet looking for little gift ideas for mum.  Unfortunately, I was laid low last week with a bug and never got the opportunity to share with you some of the great ideas I found.

Today I would like to show you, what is possibly my favourite gift idea, probably because I know my mother would have loved it, she adored dark chocolate.  I got the idea for this completely edible box of chocolates from Elise Strachan.


The chocolate box shell was made from three 100g bars of dark chocolate.  I bought a forth bar just in case I had an accident.  Thank goodness I did, I completely wrecked the first bar when I tried to cut it, I guess cutting chocolate is more difficult than it looks.  It turns out the trick is to heat the blade of your knife and allow it to melt it's way through the chocolate.


All of my chocolate bars had five squares by two.  For the bottom of the box I removed two of the end squares, these would become one of the ends to the box, I did the same with the lid.  I cut the third bar in half legnth ways (as well as taking off the end squares).  I used my ruined bar of chocolate to join all the sides - melt the chocolate and pipe the warm chocolate where you want the sides to go.  I used a caramel filled chocolate for the handle and I drizzled a little of the dark chocolate over the top.


Finally, I filled the box with more of the caramel filled chocolates, strawberries and some of the ambassadors favourite chocolates.

There is still plenty of time to enter your Crafty Boots Challenge.


Dionne

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6 comments:

  1. Mrs Beez10 March 2016 at 07:32

    Oh my gosh Dionne this looks amazing. You have done me no favours at all as I am now craving some of that dark chocolate. You have inspired me to try this out but, I may end up eating the "flat pack" and do none of the assembly!!!!!xx

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    1. Dee's Craft Room10 March 2016 at 22:33

      Well, I suppose it was a lot of work for something which will ultimately be eaten anyway! Te he. I am thinking of having the strawberries this evening.

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    2. Mrs Beez13 March 2016 at 22:43

      Goody two shoes!! I'd be straight into the chocolate :)

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    3. Dee's Craft Room14 March 2016 at 00:33

      You misunderstand, I didn't bother with the strawberries until the chocs had gone! (Actually, the strawberries were surprizingly nice.)

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  2. Pamellia10 March 2016 at 11:39

    Oh my, what a genius idea Dionne!! I'm suddenly hungry! tee hee. hugs :)

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    1. Dee's Craft Room10 March 2016 at 22:35

      Between you and me, it was rather nice to get away from birthday and anniversary cards.

      xx

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Dionne

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