I’m going to count this as one of my #15in15. I got this idea from a friend, and she happened to have a Cricut that she cut her petals from. I did not have that, so I had to wing it.
I wanted to create Valentines for my son’s daycare group, and I had to do it early since I’m out of town the rest of this week. I already had 90% of the supplies on hand. All I had to purchase was a bag of Hershey’s Kisses (and I bought a pack of the red/silver/pink ones so they’re even cuter!)
I created a template for flowers and printed it out so I could cut my petals. The leaves, were done freehand.
Tools you will need:
scrapbook paper
flower template (3 sizes to layer)
leaf template (or freehand it)
glue
paper straws
Hershey Kisses or Hugs
Directions:
1. I created my own flower template. (You can download it, if you’d like to cut it out and trace/cut.)
2. I cut the three layers of petals and the leaves. I traced the flowers onto a pretty scrapbook paper, which I have a ton of. I drew the leaf freehand and I cut it so it would wrap around the straw.
3. Glue the petals together.
4. Add a Hershey’s KISS to the flower petals (I dabbed a little glue here.)
5. Then glue the petals to a pretty paper straw. (Thanks to my obsession with Pick Your Plum, I have a lot of straws handy.) I also added a short piece of washi tape to keep things in place.
6. Glue the leaves in place.
7. Write the names on each flower. I made an extra for my son so he won’t feel left out.
Super easy and fun for kids of most ages!
Julie @ Running in a Skirt says
February 9, 2015 at 7:44 amSo cute! I want to come over and do arts and crafts š
Angela McKinney says
February 9, 2015 at 4:09 pmThis is cute! My daughter would have fun with this one. We will have to try it out.
Michele says
February 9, 2015 at 4:11 pmI am sure your son’s friends will like those pretty flower valentines–especially the Hersey’s Kiss attached!! This was a really good idea for an easy and usable craft item.
Kristen from The Road to domestication says
February 9, 2015 at 8:55 pmThose are super-cute! I love all the different elements!
amanda mcmahon says
February 10, 2015 at 12:08 pmCute and simple and still gives a bit of a sweet for the day!
Chrystal @ YUM eating says
February 10, 2015 at 12:33 pmWho says you have to buy a Cricut? š Looks like yours turned out just fine. Super cute and from the heart. That is all that matters.
Rosey says
February 10, 2015 at 7:18 pmWell those are really cute. We’re crafting tomorrow for the kids’ classrooms.
Jennifer says
February 10, 2015 at 7:26 pmOhh, that is adorable! I love it! My kids would eat all of the kisses, lol.
Tina Saib says
February 12, 2015 at 8:16 pmSo cute. And I am not a crafty person, but I think I can actually make those if I tried!
Leigh Powell Hines says
February 12, 2015 at 10:21 pmReally cute.