Wee Pie Tutorial

I have been slaving all day over a hot oven baking these delectable treats.....Not really!! These are adorably sweet miniature pies that I learned to make from one of my favorite crafty shows, Creative Juice. Of course there's a tutorial on their website, but being slightly tutorial obsessed at the moment, I HAD to make my own "how-to".

Here are the supplies you'll need:
marker
scissors
bottlecaps
seed beads
clear glue
pie crust colored felt (a.k.a. tan)

First, trace your bottlecap onto the felt.

Cut out your circle. This will be the pie crust.

Cover the bottom & sides of the inside of the bottlecap with clear glue.

Press the circular felt piece into the cap, pushing with your fingertip all along the sides...

...until it looks like this:

Now, fill the pie crust with glue...


...& pour your choice of pie filling into the crust. In the tutorial I have made cherry pie. blueberry pie & a pink pie that the girls I call "fizzle-berry pie". What about peach or lemon? Ooooh, or CHOCOLATE!

Gently smoosh the beads into the glue. You might want to dump any extra beads out. You can even add a bit more glue & sprinkle more beads on top.

Cut out 6 small strips of tan felt, each about 1 1/4" in length.

Squeeze out some glue & place the strips across the pie to simulate the pastry lattice on top of some pies. I cut my strips a little longer on purpose...

...because you'll cut the extra long bits off.

And that's it! Perfect for a Barbie treat, or add a magnet for some yummy fridge decor!

Tomorrow I'll show how to make a tiny sponge cake!