Hi, all.  I'm new to the cake pop thing. I have read that I need to have oil based coloring for my melts or the mixture will seize up. I don't have any and I live in a small town - the nearest city is 2 hours away. So, I'm wondering if I can just use colored buttercream icing for now? I was hoping to wrap them in cellophane bags. Would the icing smear? Or could I just let the icing dry out and then bag them? Any other ideas as to what I can use? What if I dry out a little bit of wilton gel and mix it with the melts. Would that fix the seizing up problem? Thanks!

I would think buttercream covered cakepops would be an absolute nightmare.  I honestly don't know if they would even stay on the stick.  I think you would be better off ordering from somewhere like Amazon or just using the color melts you have.  Sorry!

AI'm sorry I should have been more specific. I am coating them with melts but was hoping to pipe on a few decorative things with icing.

AIf im piping on cake pops once they've been coated and not using candy melts to do it, I use royal icing.

Yes, use royal icing so it dries hard and you can package them. Colored candy melts are great to pipe with... stock up when you get a chance!! I've found them for $1.99 each at Michaels when they go on sale.

Thanks, guys!