My Hand-dipped Chocolate Truffles Ornaments Photo Tutorial

Mmmm, 

Hand-dipped chocolate truffles!!!!

It's always fun to guess what

the center filling will be....

vanilla buttercreme, chocolate buttercreme,

raspberry, caramel

but, these are nothing like that

they are fake!

just decorative ornaments,

and here's how I made them...

Begin with a styrofoam ball

and spread with drywall joint compound.

You really don't even need to coat  

the lower 1/3 if you intend to 

set your truffle in a candy cup as I did.

Let it dry a few hours

then lightly sand off any imperfections

(you may want to wear a dust mask).

Leave any swirls that

would lend give the appearance of the hand-dipped effect.

Wipe gently with a slight damp paper towel 

to remove loose dust.

Then for the fun creative part.

Paint with acrylic craft paints.

I used burnt umber for dark chocolate

and nutmeg for milk chocolate

Decorate each the top of each one

so as to reflect what the center

may hold.

I even sprinkled a little gold glitter on one.

Let dry and hot glue into a 

small pleated foil paper cupcake liner style cup.

Because I wanted to make my ornaments

to hang on a tree  (see that post here)

I bent a small piece of

wire and pushed it into the top of

the truffle with a dab of hot glue to hold it in place.

If you enjoyed this tutorial,

please leave a comment.

If you make any of these I'd love to see

them.  Just contact me,
I'd love to give you a Guest Post.

Warm Hugs,