Friday, January 25, 2013

cotton candy sno-cone cups

while i was browsing the aisles of michael's, minding my own business, thinking to myself
"why the heck am i here? i have ENOUGH stuff!. 
go home Lisa! go home NOW before it's too late."

uh oh. too late.

i wandered into the $1 aisle. 

and my beady little eyes caught something that made me shout out loud "ALLELUIA!" only to gain strange looks from the old lady next to me. 
there in the aisle were sports themed goods.
i'm talking plates, favors, cups, napkins, cupcake liners.

all in time for my son's all-sports party!
it was like the gods sent me to michael's just for those things.
all for $1.00!

so of course i stocked up on the dollar stuff and one of the things i got were cupcake liners with toppers. 

but i knew full well i wasn't going 
to have cupcakes at my son's party. 
why? 
cuz i already made crazy treats (which i will post soon aside from these) and last time i made cupcakes for a party no one ate them.
i think it's cuz they like my crazy treats better. and i make so many crazy treats they have no room for normal cupcakes. 

i've created party monsters outta my friends.

anyway, i LOVE cupcake liners and toppers.
like, i have about 2,347,543,125,986,042 of them. 
so what's another few?

and who cares if i hardly make cupcakes cuz i don't wanna use up the purrtee liners?
they're so dang cute.
i have issues.

but this time i did use them and here's what i made:
here's what you do if you wanna make some too.
aside from the liners, grab some sno-cone cups, gumballs, cotton candy (from the dollar tree store), skewers and glue (oops forgot to take a pic of the last 2 things).

then just cut each sno-cone cup about 1/3 or so from the top and then do this:
you may have to trim the top of the sno-cone cup if it sticks outta the liner.
(add the cotton candy last minute-cotton candy gets nervous being out in the open and acts quite strange)
if that's not enough,
now remember, any cupcake liner will do! 
oh imagine the colorful concoctions you guys will come up with. can't wait to see them!

so now, 
what are you waiting for?.......

those liners are calling you!






24 comments:

  1. These look so cute, I'm going to share this with my daughter, she loves parties. Her blog is gumballsandcottoncandy.com
    Mine is memoriesbythemile.com I hope you'll come follow me back. I have a link party right after my Tuesday Trivia, come link up.
    Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile

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    1. HOOOOORAAAAAAYYYY! you are my newest GFC! thank YOU so much Wanda and for sharing this with your daughter! i'll check out your blogs :) and i L<3VE your daughter's blog name! :>D

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  2. Fun idea! Love cotton candy, I like how it is easier to access now. You used to have to go to a fair or something to enjoy it. I just did the superbowl set on my site, I'm so glad my husband knew more about football than I did or they might have been pretty scary! http://printabelle.com/?p=8132 I hope your son has an awesome party!!!!!!

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    1. of goodie Michelle! i am SO stoked to go and check it out. you work so hard i hope you get 5 billion parties out of your printables! and i love cotton candy too! i still think the best kind is at the fair though, along with a gigundo funnel cake. can you tell i like sugar? heehee

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  3. Sooooo cute!!!! My girls would love these!!! http://atozebracelebrations.com/2013/01/link-party-4.html
    Nancy

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  4. These are darling and I LOVE your site and think YOU are hilarious! Wish I could remember what link party led me here, but I was browsing late at night, accompanied by a nice glass of wine (or two!) The next morning I found myself one of your followers, but have had no regrets whatsoever! Everything about your site is cute and zany and I LOVE it!

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    1. GAHHH! i think i just pee'd my pants from happiness! ...oops..did I just say that !???TMI! thank you so very very much J!!! you totally made my day :>D

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  5. Hi my name is Jen and I hoard cupcake liners.... also! LOL! oh my gosh, I'm in love with this idea!! Super cute and I will be doing this for sure soon, and for upcoming parties :) Ok I'm glad to know I'm not the only one with a cupcake liner fetish! I actually gathered all mine the other day and realized I need serious storage/organization for them all :) They are so cute I just can't pass them up at the store-especially on clearance!-
    Great idea, Thanks!
    ~Raspberry Willows~

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    1. hi Jen! welcome to cupcake liner anonymous!
      first step is to buy every liner possible.
      check.
      second step is use liner for everything else but cupcakes, like taking up too much space.
      check.
      third step is make sno-cone cups for cotton candy.
      yay! so happy you have this on your to do list and came by!
      see ya at the cupcake liner store! heehee :>D

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  6. You have done it again, you thought of something so clever and totally awesome I am in awe of your creativeness! This is such a great idea, and I am sure I can use this for a party with my girls since they both LOVE cotton candy. And it is alright that you have so many liners you always thing of some creative way to use them! Thanks for sharing on We Made That!

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    1. oh Tracey! you kill me with kindness every time! :>D i actually got the idea when i really wanted cotton candy for my son's party but i was way too cheap to buy a bag for each kid (24!) aside from all the other treats i made so i had to figure out how to divide one bag into multiple servings. funny how an empty wallet causes you to change your mind! heehee many thanks again!

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  7. These are great Lisa you are so creative. Now I want some cotton candy! Thanks for this cute idea.
    Hugs,
    Marcie

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    1. okey dokey Marcie, 3 dozen cotton candy cups heading your way for being so sweet! :>D

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  8. So much fun!!! I am going to use these at my next party! Thanks for sharing at Show Me Your Plaid Monday's!

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    1. YAY YAY YAY!!! i love it when i can inspire someone :>D thanks so much Chandra!

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  9. I swear, your ideas get even more crazy awesome with every one I read!! Adorbz!!

    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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    1. HAHAHA you just made me giggle Michelle :>D it's lack of sleep and reading too many blogs that do it to me! heehee i'll see ya at the next party! thanks so much!

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  10. You come up with some really clever, fun ideas! Thanks for sharing THIS at One Creative Weekend!

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    1. thank you Tanya! not real sure how my brain works-been trying to figure it out for years! LOL

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  11. So cute! Love that you used a cupcake liner for the cone.
    Thanks so much for linking up over at Finding the Pretty & Delicious Linky Party. Hope you'll join in again on Saturday.

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    1. thank you Leigh Anne! yeah, i am trying to use the liners up for everything but cupcakes-LOL i'll be back for your party! :)

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  12. Haha! These are great! You always have such fun ideas! Love this! Thanks so much for sharing at Pint Sized Baker for Two Cup Tuesday!

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    1. and you Karyn are always so sweet! :) thank YOU for your party!

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