*** DIY Decorative sugar: white and brown edition, pure and simple ***

* DIY Decorative sugar: white and brown edition, pure and simple *

By Suze on Apr 14, 2011 | In Home Decor, Handmade, Free!

Hello friends! I'm glad you liked my decorative sugar post for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (and don't forget the matching free printables here).

And there's actually more... You will think I'm obsessed with sugar and I have tons of it in my cupboards which is not totally wrong btw... But I'm so happy of the result of this new experiment I just had to show you!

Anyway, the other day I bought some brown sugar, which I love for that delicious vaguely burnt taste and the big dark gold crystals...

...and I thought I could try to do something with a candy mold I got recently in London and some cookie cutters.

This time I've tested with success a process that is even easier than the one I've shared for the colored sugar and the ingredients list even shorter: white and brown sugar + water. That's all.

Put some sugar on a plate or a board (you can do this with white and brown sugar and also mix them for an intermediate hue). Add a small quantity of water until the sugar is wet but NOT melted, the sugar crystals must still be well visible and it should feel like a grainy paste. Knead with your fingers and use a tea spoon to fill the mold.

Or you can spread an even layer of sugar not less thick than half cm on a nonstick board and cut out shapes with the cookie cutters. The shapes that you can then hang to the tea cups are ideal for this project but you should avoid very complex and detailed shapes with tiny parts or they will break very easily...

I allowed the sugar to dry for one night, but I think few hours could actually be enough. The dried sugar shapes were very easy to remove (except for the brown sugar that didn't dry just completely and in general deasn't seem to give as perfect results as the white one) and they came out really pretty, I think.

Love this rustic and natural look...

Also in this case you could use the sugar as party favor, just add a simple cute package...

Hope you liked this new version! And I promise not to mention sugar on my blog for at least 1 month! :)

Have a lovely day!

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10 comments

Comment from: cata [Visitor]

Thank you indeed!
What a lovely idea.
Cata

04/14/11 @ 16:55

Comment from: Chiara75 [Visitor]

Anche in questa versione gli zuccherini sono meravigliosi, non vedo l'ora di provare!

04/14/11 @ 17:53

Comment from: Carlotta [Visitor]

da provare assolutamente, ho delle formine per cioccolatini, comprate in un momento di follia (!!!) che potrebbero andare bene!!

04/17/11 @ 23:42

Comment from: Lumo [Visitor]

I did look for DIY sugar shapes instructions just last week, but didn't find any good ones. Thank you for this clever little project!

06/06/11 @ 10:28

Comment from: Robin [Visitor]

Quindi per fare questi zuccherini non hai sciolto lo zucchero sul fuoco (come invece dicevi nel tutorial di quelli color pastello)?
In questo caso, sembra ancora più facile! Forse ce la posso fare anche io ;)

07/21/11 @ 15:26

Comment from: Lisa [Visitor]

Thank you for sharing you tutorial, it was very interesting!! :)