Nothing says lovin’ like a handmade “I Heart You” Bouquet! These bouquets make a heartfelt gift for parents, aunts, grandparents and teachers. Collect a few basic supplies, reuse an empty plastic bottle, and gather the kids for an afternoon of Valentine’s Day fun!
Supplies:
-plastic container, stripped of label – grated cheese container pictured
-2 – 3 hearts on sticks (if you can’t find them already on sticks, you can glue wooden hearts to dowels or craft sticks)
-paint: yellow, pink, blue and red are shown, but you can use any color you like
-paint brushes
-gem stickers for embellishing
-green pipe cleaners
-2 – 3 four-inch round doilies (a red heart doily is pictured in the supplies, but not used in the final bouquet)
-blue or clear glass marbles or gems (found in the floral department of craft store)
-ribbon
-tape
Step 1: Using your choice of colors, paint the wooden hearts- allow them to dry.
Step 2: Paint the center of the doilies yellow, then paint the outer edge as desired; allow the flowers to dry.
Step 3: Wrap the pipe cleaners around the heart sticks to create the green “stems.” To create “stems” for the flowers, “twist” additional pipe cleaners around a wooden dowel, as pictured, and slide them off so that they are springy and flexible. Alternately, you can keep them straight if you prefer.
Step 4: Affix each doily “flower” to a green pipe cleaner “stem” simply by taping the stem to the back of the flower.
Step 5: Using gem stickers, embellish the hearts as desired. Or you could choose to write sweet sayings on the hearts instead, such as “Hug Me” or “Mom Rocks”
- Angela
Angel Fish Boutique
I love this! Beautiful AND meaningful.
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