Curbly Challenge - October
From October 01, 2007 To October 29, 2007
There’s something about specific seasons that elicits a desire to eat foods you wouldn’t touch during the rest of the year: Marshmallow Chicks and Cadbury Cream Eggs during Easter, Gelite Fish or Pickled Herring when it’s Passover, and chalky Conversation Hearts ‘round Valentine’s Day.
In the fall, it’s Candy Corn. Imagine popping one of these sickening saccharine, gritty, tri-color triangles in your mouth during a sweltering summer barbecue…
Doesn’t quite work. Yet, for some reason, in October, when mild weather and spicey smells abound, it just seems right.
Thus, the item o’ choice for the October Curbly Challenge is: Candy Corn.
The Challenge: Transform these corn syrupy wedges into something seasonally superior for your home. Or, take a cue from its traditional three color stripes, and use it as an aesthetic for you next creation.
The rules:
- Your entry should consist of a blog post showing what you did. You must include a photo!
- Read Curbly Challenge guidelines here.
- See contest rules here.
The prize: $75 gift card to Amazon.com, and bragging rights all autumn long.
Contest Entries
Crochet Candy Corn
By aliciak
These little candy corn dudes have been flying off my Etsy shelves and their cuteness is sometimes overwhelming! But unlike the real thing, they are soft, always smiling, and stay fresh year after year! Won't you make one?
You will need:
a G hook
white, yellow, and orange yarn
2 beads for eyes
black embroidery thread
some knowledge of crochet!
With G hook and white yarn, ch 2. 6 sc into 2nd ch from hook. Join.
Ch 1; 2 sc » READ MORE
Candy Corn Flower Arrangement
By smbriones
Candy Corn Tote
By SilverWing
My new favorite fall accessory! I love tote bags, as I'm always needing to carry things with me, be they books, craft projects, or otherwise. I loved the way this bag turned out. I added the "chocolate" candy corn color to give it a little more punch. ^^ It's a simple single crochet stich done with four different skeins of yarn.
candy corn death head lilo style headband
By rakkadeerlately i've been obsessed with all news of the lohan variety. (it must be pretty bad when it leaks over into halloween decorations!)
this is a somewhat edible take on a lilo hair accessory made from candy corn which has been sharpied to slightly resemble skulls. these were then hot glued onto some embroidery thread.
it's almost tasty enough for the cirque lodge.
Candy Corn Cookies
By aliciak
These cookies are shortbread, and are not actually MADE from candy corn, but they are tasty, require only three ingredients, and are sure to impress your family and friends at Halloween time.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup margarine or butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
Yellow food coloring
Red food coloring
Mix butter (or marg.) and sugar in a large bowl. It will be crumbly! Stir in flour and then scrape out of » READ MORE
Candy Corn Teddy Bear
By TeddiesbyLauraLynn
Candy Corn was my favorite childhood Halloween treat. I was inspired to design a collectible teddy bear to look like the sweet candy and naturally gave him the same name: Candy Corn.
I posted his pattern and directions on my site: www.FreeTeddyBearPatterns.NET for everyone to enjoy.
