i love candy, dish.

I wanted to do something with a stencil and the PermEnamel paint, so I made myself a candy dish. Because I love candy almost as much as I love cookies. They make a happy family.

I got these little square bowls on clearance for $2 at Target, and I always pick up cool candlesticks for cheap when I find them at the thrift store. So this dish cost me $3, plus the cost of paint.

Here we go:

use a basic, non froo-froo font.

unless you have a really good exacto knife

and lots of patience.

I have neither.

let the paint dry for a good 1o minutes

and then use your exacto knife

to score the paint around each letter

before you peel the contact paper off.

I don't have a picture of this because I didn't do it,

and if you look closely at my dish

my letters are real wonky because when I took the

contact paper off it peeled off most of my letters, too.

So I had to fill in with a toothpick and paint.

Learn from my mistakes, and all is well.

Now glue your dish onto the candlestick using Liquid Nails.

Done. Now eat candy.