Caramels + GIVEAWAY

You may be done with candy making until next Christmas (or maybe you’re vowing never to do it again), but it may just be the perfect creative venture for Valentine’s Day. There are quite a few basic caramel recipes out there, but let me share you mine along with some tips learned from A LOT of personal mistakes. For the past three Christmases I have undergone a caramel-making frenzy, and I’m confident in saying I have made every feasible mistake. It can be frustrating to read caramel recipes that make it sound so easy. Let me ease the minds of any of you who have never made caramels, or who have tried and failed, by saying, “You’re not an idiot: it is hard!” Or rather, it’s easy to make a mistake. The trick is to know what the possible mistakes are so you can avoid them. In this post I’m including an attached recipe document because it’s way too wordy for the blog! I hope this helps rather than confuses you. Download the recipe here.

I've shown a packaging idea here using a tag from my print-it-yourself The Paper Nut Valentine's as well as some fun bits of paper and die-cut accents from the Promise Me collection.

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Thank you so much, Jeanie! Those caramels look delicious. We love how you used the sheer die-cut accents with the bead to make a little gift tag bobble. Really, all of your ideas were fabulous!

Readers, would you like to get your hands on some of those sheer die-cut accents and pretty pink Promise Me papers? All you need to do to enter the giveaway is leave a comment on this post. Tell us what you would create with the products if you won. The giveaway will end Sunday and we will announce the winner Monday.