NAME RECOGNITION
For a place tag that
moonlights as dessert,
Matthew bought peanut
butter cups covered in
white chocolate at a
candy store. Then he
used a dab of melted
white chocolate (or
smooth peanut butter)
to attach an icing
flower (available in the
cake decorating aisle of
crafts stores or at
wilton.com).
Small
pennants cut from
scrapbook paper and
speared with toothpicks
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It’s easy: He doesn't. He paints the m w ith acrylic paints to get
stronger, w aterp ro of colors. lO make) hollow o u t raw eggs by poking a small hole in one end w ith a
wooden skewer. Push it back and fo rth a fe w tim es to break th e yolk. Push th e skewer through th e oth er
side, then pull it o u t and th e raw egg should fall out, too. Rinse, let dry, then brush on acrylic paint.
For buying information see page 259.
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