Quick and Easy DIY: Box or Bowl Made of Chocolate

Looking for a quick and easy project to make your loved one for Valentine's Day, Sweetest Day, Anniversary, or even Birthday? Well look no further. This box made of chocolate is much easier than you think.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Things you will need:

 

• Chocolate chips (dark, milk, white...your preference)
• Fresh Fruit
• Flexible container
• Microwave Save bowl or Double Boiler
• Flexible Spatula
• Wax Paper
• Freezer

 

Melt your chocolate in a double boiler on the stove or melt in the microwave in 30 second burst, stirring each time.

Use the flexible spatula to spread the melted chocolate inside of the bowl being sure to bring it up the sides as well. Pop in the freezer or about 2 minutes then bring it back out to put another layer on top. Keep layering and freezing until you get it how you want. Once frozen, gently pop it out of the flexible container and there you have it...a box made of chocolate! You can also throw on a few designs in another color of chocolate as my son did here. It's even a fun project to do with the kiddos.

Have leftover melted chocolate? No problem. Dip some of your fresh fruit (make sure it is patted dry first) in it and place on wax paper for the chocolate to harden.

Fill the box with your chocolate dipped fruit and fresh fruit. Strawberries and blueberries are a personal favorite, but feel free to get creative. You can't get this wrong.

Lastly, wrap it up and place it in the refrigerator to keep cool and try to use within 24 hours for the best taste and quality of the fruit. Or make several boxes (minus the fruit) and store them in the freezer to use later.

I hope you enjoyed this Do-It-Yourself (DIY) chocolate box project. Let me know if you have tried it out and how it went for you by leaving a comment below or on my Facebook page mayday1101 or tweet me @may_day1101. Have a great day!

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Can you believe that Facebook has been around for 10 years? What started out as an idea, turned into a social media giant! I remember when I first logged in to social media and it wasn't Facebook. I started out on MySpace, but it was short-lived for me. Once I was introduced to Facebook, my other account was all but forgotten.

Today, we are able to connect to people around the world because of Facebook. We use it to reunite with family and friends who we haven't seen in years. We use it as free advertising by creating a page to promote your business. It's used to get the word out about a product that has been recalled and even to watch out for a suspect in a crime.

One of the greatest things about Facebook is the stories of people being reunited with their child who was missing by posting pictures and it being shared all over the site. Such a powerful tool to have literally at the tip of our fingers.

While I can go on and on about the great things Facebook has to offer, it also must be used wisely. Clearly, you do not want to announce on a status that you will be on vacation for a couple of weeks in another state. Regardless if it is only friends and family on your page, that status can fall into the wrong hands and you come home from your trip to find your house was vandalized or wiped clean of all your valuables. Just a few words could cause that much harm.

With that said, use this tool wisely and only good can come from it. Happy 10th Birthday, Facebook! And of course, congratulations to Mark Zuckerberg for creating such a massive movement in our history. I'm sure he is already included in high school textbooks. lol

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Have a great day, everyone!