this will be an unenthusiastic blog post. the chocolate molds and i did not have a good time yesterday. let me preface this by saying that, last time we went to new york to visit with big b's family, i had the chance to check out the chocolatier that his mom shops at. along with many other things, i picked up two bags of melting discs, thinking i'd find something to do with them. i was inspired by his mom, who whips up chocolate lollipops like its nothing::
a few weeks later i found spider molds. i thought i could handle it::
the plain spiders went smoothly enough, but the webs? forget it. granted, i was working the details with a toothpick, where a brush would have been much more helpful, but i think i finally found a craft that i lack the patience for::
that pop looks like it was made during a fit of violent hand spasms, its killing me. little do they know, they will never see these again. only when grandma makes them. and i have a whole new appreciation for her lollipops now!
