Instructor: Marie Gattis

Lesson #1: Creating the Container

Materials/Tools Needed:

• 2 10-inch embroidery hoops

• ½-inch foam core (enough for a 10-inch circle)

• 3 manila folders

• Mat board (enough for a 10-inch circle)

• 2 pieces strip wood, ½ by 8 3/4 inches

• All purpose caulk (white, paintable)

• Paint in your choice of flavors (I used chocolate brown)

• Ice cream scoop

• 2 small straws or coffee stir sticks

• Menu sign – printable version included 

• Ruler

• Tacky glue

• Silver paint

• Paintbrush

• Utility knife

• Stylus, empty ballpoint pen, or dull needle

Lesson #2: Creating the Counters

Materials/Tools Needed:

• Mat board – about two 8 x 10-inch pieces                                            

• Poster board – one piece about 8x3-inches       

• Gallery glass or other thin styrene

• Silver tape cut into 1/8 and ¼-ich strips

• 7 earring backs

• Ruler

• Craft knife

• Knife for cutting styrene

• Tacky glue

Lesson #3 and #4: Ice Cream Treats

Materials/Tools Needed:

• White caulk

• Paint – chocolate brown, strawberry red, mint green, white

• Fabric paint – red, brown, white for ice cream

• Brown, white and tan Fimo, chopped into very tiny pieces

• Tiny red beads for cherries

• Ball-shaped candy sprinkles (I used real sprinkles – no problem with bugs)

• Miniature bananas

• Mini spoons and ice cream scoops (may use toothpicks painted silver)

• Clear pushpins for ice cream sundae bowls

• Tops from glue bottles for milkshake glasses

• Inside packaging for capsules such as Contact for banana split dishes 

• Bowls for toppings

• Thin nylon string (the kind that attaches tags to garments is perfect) for straws

• 3/8-inch wooden dowel

• Cardboard, 1 x 2-inches

• Tacky glue

• Super glue

• Scissors

• Ruler

• Saw for cutting pushpins

• Pencil sharpener