Quote Capsules <$15 for 1000 "pills"

I've been making these since I was a teenager. Maybe because I've always loved miniatures and sprinkles? These have long since been a favorite gift of mine to give to the person who has everything.

All you need:

A plastic pharmacy container*

Gelatin capsules: available in multiple sizes at any health food store in a huge bag of 1000 for <$15, I have purchased mine at The Good Earth and Dr. Christopher's Herb Shop

Typed quotes cut into individual strips: print my Word doc containing 370 quotes here

Candy sprinkles dumped in a small bowl: I like the small, generic circular ones that most resemble the filling in real pill capsules

A label for your container: this is an enlarged version of what I use with the actual size just below on the document - you could easily type this up in Word or a design program and highlight the text

One cotton ball

*You can ask any pharmacy for extra empty bottles and they will just hand them over, especially when you explain that you are filling them with candy for a gift. The tiniest size holds 30 capsules, the next one up holds 60, and there is a super giant one that holds just under 200. I prefer to give 30s and 60s, but if you want to give the gift of one happy quote per day for a year just give the gift in a 30 and put all the extra capsules in a mason jar labeled "REFILL."

Cut all your quotes into nicely trimmed strips. Fold them in half, in half again, in half again, etc, until the slip will fit in the capsule.

Open the capsule (the two halves pull open), insert the quote, dip the capsule half in the bowl of sprinkles, pop both halves of the capsule back together. You can feel a little click when the capsule is closed.

Repeat until you have done all your quotes.

Place filled capsules in the empty pharmacy container, put a cotton ball at the top (just like real medicine!), affix the label, and deliver to your beloved friend. Easy peasy!

Now your friend gets to open a happy message or thought for many days in a row. It's like a miniature fortune cookie that renews itself daily!

 

Comments

[Crystal]

Melissa! Genius! This would be perfect to make for my sister for Christmas! Thank you for sharing :)