Monster Dip in a Monster Bowl (a Halloween Snack and Craft)

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2 dollar store bowls

E-6000

craft pains

platter

wooden skewers

twine

scrapbook paper

scissors

circle cutter

roller adhesive

PSA Essentials stamps and inks

batch of Monster Cookie Dip and pretzels

I bought a set of two plastic bowls at Dollar Tree, one slightly smaller than the other.  I was hoping to find non-plastic bowls, but they didn’t have any in stock.  (Non-plastic is better for curing the craft paint.)  When I got home I stuck the bases of the two bowls together with E-6000 (as shown) and let the glue cure overnight.  Those puppies aren’t coming apart any time soon.

Then I added a monster eye and some snaggleteeth to the two bowls using Martha Stewart craft paint.  Her paints are top rack dishwasher-safe if they are fully cured, either by baking in the oven (not an option with plastic) or by letting them cure for 26 days.

In the meanwhile, I got working on my dip signage.  I used PSA Essentials Archive stamp pack letters inside the Haunted Shack pack outer ring to spell out MONSTER in Lime Green ink.  Then I switched to the Vanilla stamp pack without a ring to stamp DIP in Poppy Orange.

I used my circle cutter set at 2 inches to cut out the MONSTER letters and my paper cutter to turn the DIP letters into a flag.  I backed everything with coordinating scrapbook paper glued on with my adhesive roller.

I poked two holes in a cheap Dollar Tree platter and inserted the skewers.  I tied up the MONSTER banner and added the DIP flag to the delicious dip.

My dip was made using Skip to My Lou’s irresistible Monster Cookie Dip recipe, with a few tweaks.  First, I used coconut oil instead of butter, which was delicious. Second, I didn’t measure anything except the powdered sugar and oats on account of I hate math in all its sundry forms.

I think this would be a great addition to a Halloween party or Monster-themed birthday party.  Salty, sweet, and scary!  Who could resist?

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Thanks,  Jessica Hill