In an effort to try selling something new, I decided to make some chocolates to bring to work.  One of the girls I work with, Beth, has been making chocolate lollipops to sell for her cause; Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network.  Her daughter suffers from a milk allergy, which can be fatal, so Beth knows firsthand  how important it is to help fund research.  She’s participating in a walk as well, and the lollipops have been a popular way for her to earn donations.  You can click here to check out Beth’s site for the FAAN’s walk.  I liked her idea, but I didn’t want to do EXACTLY the same thing.  Instead of lollipops, I decided to make little chocolates and bag them.  I made some milk, some white, and some pink hearts, and then drew little pink ribbons made of more chocolate on them.  Some of the ribbons weren’t so pretty; it takes a really steady hand to make them!  Practice makes perfect though, and I was able to make some that were really not bad! 

That one in the upper left hand corner is one of my first tries, nice huh? Anyhow, I decorated as many as I could before I ran out of pink chocolate.  After that, Craig and bagged them all up in clear cello packages and tied pretty pink ribbons around them.  Here’s a picture of the finished product:

Aren’t they just adorable?!  I’ve done pretty well with them so far.   I’ve been selling them for $1.00 each, since they are fairly small, and they were easy to make.  I made 20 bags worth, and I only have 4 left. I am hoping to unload the remaining bags today.  Some of the Supervisors at work have even purchased them as little incentives for their teams!  I’ll keep everyone posted on my progress.  I think I am going to try some cookies tonight, since the chocolates went so fast.  Wish me luck!  - N

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