Melting wafers harden like chocolate and look like chocolate but are much easier to work with. You can use them to draw things as varied as hair, wings, bones, safety pins, monograms, and spiderwebs. They’re available in a wide variety of colors from specialty stores, some grocery stores, and online (see Sources). Chips made from white chocolate, peanut butter, and butterscotch can also be used to draw and glue. Real chocolate works too, but it may streak and discolor when heated, is harder to handle at room temperature, and must be kept refrigerated until ready to be served.
Place the candy melting wafers or other candies in a ziplock bag. Do not seal.
Place the bag in the microwave for 10 seconds. Remove and massage to blend and work out any lumps. (Always handle carefully in case the candy has overheated.) If the candy isn’t completely softened, microwave for 10 seconds more, and check again. Repeat as necessary.
Press out the excess air in the bag and seal. Push the mixture down to one corner. Snip a 1/16-inch corner from the bag.
The melted wafers can also be used as glue—when assembling bug bodies and legs, for example. Place the decorative candies in the melted wafer glue before it hardens.