Stop motion music video using 288k jelly beans – Green candies, not green screens

art, candy, food art, music, videos | January 3, 2012 | By

“In Your Arms” by Kina Grannis
Video directed by Greg Jardin and produced by a team of 30

Even if it’s not your favorite style of music, the video will likely capture and hold your attention. It took almost 2 years to make, 1357 solid hours, 2,460 frames, and 288,000 jelly candies.

If you enjoyed it at all or are curious how parts of it were made, I highly recommend watching this “behind-the-scenes how-it-came-to-be” kind of video, too. It gave mea  whole new level of appreciation and awe.

Frosty the Snowman cake – Marshmallow pipe and a jawbreaker nose…

Frosty the snowman cake tutorial with chocolate chips, marshmallows, smarties, candy cane scarf
 
And two eyes made out of….are those green apple Runts maybe?
 
Leftover Halloween candy makes the best cake decorations.
 
It started with this cake pan….
 
Wilton Smiling Snowman Cake Pan - Gumdrop and pretzel pipe, candy corn nose, charcoal buttons
 
And led to all sorts of creative decisions over what might work for each item needed.

The girls making Frosty the snowman cake tutorial with chocolate chips, marshmallows, smarties, candy cane scarf

Kids making Frosty the snowman cake tutorial for Christmas with chocolate chips, marshmallows, smarties, candy cane scarf

I had no idea candy canes would sort of melt when you attempt to crush them up, but it added a really nice touch for the scarf. This is really the only part I helped with other than the occasional tip on how to get the icing smoother or agreeing that this or that candy would work great.

Candy cane scarf and smarties candies buttons on Frosty the snowman cake

Frosty the snowman cake tutorial with chocolate chips, marshmallows, smarties, candy cane scarf

 
This was from last year, so I don’t actually remember whose idea was which or what exactly was used. I assumed it was a pretzel stick for the pipe, but nope, upon further inspection, it’s actually a cinnamon stick, hehe.

Kids making Frosty the snowman cake

Girls decorating snowman cake

 
So intent. And all working together! Impossible….must be photoshopped. :P
 
From December 2009.

Snowman cookie pops – M&M buttons are all the rage

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Yep, more winter-related food art. It’s December after all and apparently, that’s what I’m supposed to be thinking about.

I’m really not sure it should be so publicly-accepted to be drooling over eating our favorite holiday friends.

Frosty? Rudolph? Santa? Yeah, you were great in that song and loved the movies, but uh, now I’m hungry and you’re so cute I could eat two dozen. I’m sure they greatly appreciate that.

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Anywho, as usual, click on over to a different site (Make and Takes) for a full tutorial. I was thrilled to see that these are actually made with mini-Oreos instead of the cliché, expected cake pops.