Valentine Flowers are great for the Valentine's Day classroom Party. An easy DIY craft tutorial idea for paper flower candy valentines.
The last month has been spent browsing so many cute Valentines ideas and here it is just a day away and I still have nothing. I guess it is time to get my butt in gear and get them done. There is nothing like waiting until the last minute!
My first ideas was to make these Paper Flower Suckers.
But when I got to my store at 10 o'clock last night, they were completely out of Dum Dum suckers. FIGURES! Since it was so late, I didn't want to go driving around town trying to find some. I improvised and we made these paper flower candy valentines instead.
Supplies Used: Some links may be too similar items when exact items couldn't be found online.
- Lifesavers
- Big Shot
- Flowers Die
- Petals Punch
- Glue Dots
- Paper Scraps
- Bone Folder (optional)
How to Make Paper Flower Candy Valentines
Cut 3 flower shapes from the Flower Die.
Stack the flower shapes on top of each other and adhere with a glue dot.
Optional: Use a bone folder and carefully fold up the petals of the flower shapes. This gives the flower more dimension.
Apply a glue dot to the back of a single wrapped Lifesaver and stick in the center of the flower. Add the leaf to the back of the flower to complete.
The whole family got into making them, and we set it up assembly line style.
Here are a couple of the flowers that the kids made.
These valentine flowers turned out pretty cute for being sooo last-minute. This was such a great use for scraps and the kids had so much fun making them for their friends. When they were all done they simply turned the flower over and wrote the to and from on the back.
What will you make these paper flowers for? Something different than Valentine's Day? Share and leave a comment below!
SAVE PAPER FLOWER CANDY VALENTINES TO YOUR VALENTINE'S DAY PINTEREST BOARD!
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Tonii
Those turned out adorable! I feel your pain too...I was at walmart at 5 this morning trying to find poprocks...NO luck! I hope I can be as creative as you! 🙂
Lisa @ Flour Me With Love
These are so cute! Thanks so much for sharing at Mix it up Monday!
Rachel
Those are super cute!! I'd love for you to share this at my new link party.
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Melanie @ bear rabbit bear
The flowers are cute! So glad that you linked this to Things I've Done Thursday~
Kelly @ Here Comes the Sun
I love the life savers in the middle! Thanks for linking up to Fabulous Friday!
Bethany @ A Fish Who Likes Flowers
These are really cute, even if they weren't exactly how you'd planned. Thanks for sharing!
Laurie @ Simply Creating Home
Super cute idea! I love it when a pretty gift-giving craft can be pulled together in a pinch. I'm sure the kids loved them!
Mel Lockcuff
That's such a cute idea! Thanks for linking up to Inspire Me Wednesday!
Leisa
Those are so cute--great idea!
Natalie B.
What an amazingly innovative and cute craft 🙂
Thanks for sharing on Tutorial Thursdays.
x
Natalie
Lindsay @Artsy-Fartsy Mama
So cute!!! Thanks for sharing at Artsy Corner!