#COLORED TOOTHPICKS HOW TO#

They slid perfectly on the toothpicks and held solid. I had these Valentines Day Styrofoam balls laying around (literally….all over the entire house) that I picked up from the craft store.

You can use your colored toothpicks for cheese, meats, olives or whatever you want to dress up! Or you an also take it one step further and add little decor at the top to make the perfect dessert or cupcake topper! Your best bet is to let these soak overnight to get the maximum amount of color on the toothpicks.Īfter they were the color I wanted, I took them out and let them dry on parchment paper. I tested this out with vinegar AND water and it did not make a difference in the how well the dye took. To dye toothpicks all you have to do is squirt a little food coloring dye into a bowl of water and mix.

#COLORED TOOTHPICKS HOW TO#

So here is a great way to dye toothpicks to pretty colors and then decorate for any food, dessert, or appetizer that needs something festive! How to Dye Toothpicks I am sure there is someone out there that feels me on that. Honestly, it distracts you from the terrible frosting job I probably did. Anything I can do to decorate food is a win. In any case at some point throughout that play I had toothpicks on the counter and a “AHA!” moment struck me. As you can see in the following pictures, my nails are permanently dyed at this point. We have made Shaving Cream Paint and Sensory Play dough. The past two weeks Phoenyx and I have been playing with a lot of food coloring dye. Maybe someone out there, some foodie, someone doing a Valentines Day party… someone….may find it helpful. I have been sitting on this idea for the past week because I was pretty sure it was so simple that no one would really care….but here it goes.

Colored toothpicks