Posted by Momto2boyz on 2007-11-18 19:56:20
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I wanted to say kudos to craftfetish's birthday candle idea. I had a handmade birthday candle until I was 25. I wish I had a picture of it, but it is "burned up" now, and my parents have all of my young birthday pictures!
Anyhoo, my aunt made it for me and it was great! Basically, all you need is a tall pillar candle (light color works best), black paint, paintbrush and a ruler. Use the ruler to make "notches" on the candle at intervals that suit you (basically, decide how old you want the candle to go up to), and put lines at intervals with paint and add numbers. Start at 2 and go down for each year. Don't spread them apart too far, becuase you want it to burn down somewhat quickly.
Each year, about a week before my birthday, my parents brought out my birthday candle and we would light it in the center of the dinner table each night at dinnertime. When I was little, it really got me excited when I saw it come out onto the table, because I knew my birthday was coming soon.
My aunt was very artsy, so my candle was painted with butterflies and girly things, so you could add decor on the opposite side of the numbers if you wanted to, or just do the numbers and leave it! And the nice thing is, you'll have it for years to come.
As for cakes, I would say make him a sweet potato cake! If you don't care if it is edible, make up some batches of mashed sweet potatoes, add lots of water and freeze them in different sized containers, then make a tiered cake out of frozen sweet potatoes. It'll be more like an "ice sculpture" cake than an actual cake, but it would be something to remember in pictures one day! Then decorate with the suckers & smarties & you could even pipe on some mashed sweet potato frosting edges, if you wanted to!
Posted by davyse on 2005-12-01 13:46:50
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hmm im trying to think of something.. cant think of any really cool things though ^^ but here's everything i can spit out at the mo ^^''
take a pair of salt and pepper shackers and paint ?
papier mache a hat?
make a pencil holder out of toilet roles?
christmastree pincushion?
barbie+paint+loads of frustration and put it in a snowglobe(i dont know if thats the right word?? u know one of them things u shake and theres glitter and things inside? ah well not important i suppose ^^)?
glue gun+frame? old newspaper+frame??
tin can candle light holders?
textile paint, potatoes and a bag?
ah well can't think of many more...^^ hope their of some help atleast
