The first night I got the gelatin flower tips, I was so excited. However, I didn’t have any clear gelatin in the pantry so I decided to try to make flowers in some Jello I already had on hand. It did NOT work. The colors of the gelatin I had were too dark and you can’t even tell that I tried to put a flower in the jello. Don’t try it. It’s not going to work.
(Also, I love to use my Great-Grandma’s Corelle vintage dishes. They are my go to dishes for lunch and when I just need a plate. Love them.)
So the next day I went to the grocery store and bought a package of Knox clear gelatin and some flavoring. **Note – You have to flavor clear gelatin. I tried to use a clear gelatin once years ago and didn’t flavor it. It was terrible. Don’t make the same mistake. Check out this post on my clear gelatin recipe.
That night, I created my first successful gelatin flower. It turned out amazing and it really wasn’t that hard. It’s pretty easy for an impressive effect.
Here are some links to some products that. can help you get started with your first gelatin flower. Make sure you get clear flavors for the clear part of the gelatin.
I’d love to see your first jello flowers. Please leave a comment and link below.
Jello Flower Tools
Who gets excited to get needles and syringes for Valentine’s Day? I do! And no, not druggie needles! I’m not like that! I’m talking about Gelatin Flower making needles and syringes. My husband knows me so well.
To make beautiful gelatin flowers, there are a few things that will make it super easy. First, you need to get a set of special needles and syringes. Some tips are little, some are big and flat. Some are pointed and some are rounded. Some of my favorites have zig zag edges and others are shaped like leaves.
My husband bought me this starter set from Amazon with 30 tips. It has been great. I also bought myself a set of syringes with long needles.
Here is another great beginning option for flower tips that includes a straight tip, you can start with this smaller set from Amazon. I also included another link for a complete starter kit that has tips, gelatin and lots more.
If you like to create Gelatin Flowers, what are your favorite tips? I’d love to hear from you. Please leave a comment below.
Brains Anyone?
I wanted to share with you my Halloween Jello from this year’s family party. Our Brain in a jar Jello. It was creepy, awesome, and the talk of the party. It was also very fun to serve. I’d ask each guest, “Brains?” Then dig in with the scooper to dish out the brains. It would make a slurping slimy sound that was perfect.
I started to write the recipe for this dish but decided it was a little too advanced for this blog’s first recipe. The blue gelatin isn’t just a box of blueberry Jello. That would be too dark and you wouldn’t be able to see the brain. It’s clear gelatin with one drop of turquoise food coloring.
The Brain is made from Strawberry and Raspberry Jello with some gelatin and whipping cream.
I’m going to start with a few of my basic recipes and work up to this level. I’ll definitely have this recipe up by next Halloween. If you would like the recipe and think you are up for a challenge message me and I can send it to. you.
In the meantime, here are a few supplies you might need to get.
- a brain jello mold. I bought mine at the local Dollar Store. But if you can’t find one there, you can find one one Amazon here.
- a trifle bowl
- a syringe
- a couple boxes of Jello in the color and flavor you want the brain
- clear gelatin. You can use Knox gelatin. I use SuperClear gelatin from Amazon, here.
- citric acid, to flavor the clear gelatin
- flavors to flavor the clear gelatin. I use clear flavors like you would use to flavor suckers, like these.
(I use Canva to make these great pictures with titles. Try it out today.)
Jello Like You’ve Never Seen Before
Well Hello! I am so excited that you are here! Dreams really are coming true because I have dreamed of starting this website so many years. To introduce myself, my name is Danica and I love creating fun jello dishes and jello art.
It has been a hobby of mine for over 20 years. I started by bringing a jello trifle to missionary farewells of family and friends. It was a super yummy jello with strawberry or raspberry jello, strawberries and bananas, and banana pudding. Super easy and very good. Pretty soon, family started requesting me to bring the jello.
Now, Christmas Eve would not be the same without my 16 Layer Jello Trifle. Over the years, my jello creations have become sort of a challenge for me to always see if I can one up my jello from last year. I have looked around the internet and nobody does a jello trifle quite like mine.
They keep telling me that I need to write a jello cookbook. And I’d love to. That is another dream of mine. For now, I decided to start this blog as a stepping stone to that elusive cookbook one day.
Earlier this year I started the Jello Home on Instagram and on Youtube. My kids love getting involved in the videos on Youtube. I am still trying to figure things out, but hey everyone has to start somewhere. But if there is one thing I do know, it’s jello. I’m super excited to start sharing some of my favorites with you and I’d love to see your jello and gelatin dishes too.
Be excited for more fun to come!
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