Need a teacher’s gift or a valentine party favor? Here are our instructions for a Mini Flower Pot filled with candy. Just the right size for giving. And it pairs perfectly with our flower pot valentine card holder. Stay tuned for that tutorial tomorrow.
Supplies: paper drinking cups, brown cupcake liners, white glue, suckers, artificial flowers, extra sucker sticks, green floral tape or other tape, and candy
1. Using a regular sized brown cupcake liner, smooth out the center to make it a little larger in order to fit the top of the cup.
2. Pull apart an artificial flower. Using the sucker as the flower’s center, add petals and leaves to the sucker stick. To make the flower stem longer, attach a longer sucker stick to the original sucker stick and tape with green floral tape or similar tape. Or you can try re-attaching the flower stem. Just make sure and trim the stem to fit the cup.
3. Dip the rim of the cup into a puddle of white glue then carefully fill the cup with candy (avoiding the gluey edges).
4. Press the cup cake liner to the gluey edge of the cup until it’s stuck. Once dry, carefully poke one or more sucker flowers into the top.
Having a Circus Party but you’re not a professional face painter? Try our easy trick for flawless results. Use a rubber stamp and some non-toxic ink to stamp a picture onto the face or arm of party guests. Then it’s just like paint-by-numbers–paint in the picture using face paints. So easy and you’ll look like a face painting star!
We all know that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but how about gumballs this year? A new take on the candy necklace, this easy gumball craft is sure to get you some hugs and kisses. You can give these to the sweet girls in your life or hand them out at a Valentine’s Party.
1. Using a metal skewer, pierce one side of the gumball. Hold the top of the gumball steady as you guide the skewer (see photo). This will prevent the skewer from slipping off the slick surface of the gumball.
2. Flip the gumball over and pierce another hole directly opposite to the first hole. If you try to poke a hole straight through both sides at once, the gumball will crack.
3. The hardest part is stringing the ribbon. Use a large needle to thread the ribbon through the gumballs. Thinner ribbon is easier to string. Tie a knot between each gumball as you string it.
Tip: Look for bags of single colored gumballs at your local party supply store.
Need to wrap some gifts? Go shopping for a little inspiration.
Cut the ribbon off of those cute clothing store bags and reuse them on your Christmas presents.
Green is the perfect color for this time of year. Don’t throw away your shopping bags–show a little eco-love and use them as wrapping paper.
