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Valentine Candy Candle
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by Jane Lake
Here's a candle craft that is easy enough for children to assemble as a homemade Valentine gift for Mom, grandma, or a favourite teacher or babysitter.
The supplies are relatively inexpensive and easy to obtain so why not make a couple of Valentine candy candles for the special people in your life.
Valentine Candy Candle
Materials List:
fluted ivy bowl
glass votive holder to fit inside the vase
candle to fit inside the votive
red ribbon, 1/2 inch wide
red and white cinnamon hearts or similar Valentine candy
Valentine stickers
white glue or tacky glue
tissue paper for gift giving
Valentine Candle
Instructions:
1. Fill the ivy bowl about two thirds full with red and white Valentine's Day candy.2. Place the candle in the candle votive, then press the votive down into the candy so that the candle is nestled right in the center of the ivy bowl.
3. Add four Valentine's Day stickers to the outside of the ivy bowl, about one inch below the neck of the bowl. Make sure all four stickers are placed an equal distance apart.
4. Fasten a length of 1/2 inch red ribbon around the neck of the ivy bowl and tie it with a small "shoelace" type bow.
5. Glue the two ends of the ribbon together as shown in the photo, with one end of the ribbon glued in place at a right angle to the other end. This will form the sharp point of a heart shape.
6. Put another dab of glue behind the joined ribbon ends; push the ends up slightly to force the ribbon into a heart shape, then glue the ribbon end to the glass of the ivy bowl.
If you wish to wrap the Valentine candy candle for gift giving, lightly pack the top with tissue paper to prevent the candies and candle from moving, then finish wrapping as desired.
This is an excellent project and I am making it for my parents for Valentines Day!!!
This is a very nice project. However, I think I would omit the stickers so the candies and color of the ribbon (and omit the glue) & candle could be interchanged for various holidays.
I absolutely agree with you, leaving the stickers off makes the display optional for other Holidays, however, there is another alternative if you really want to use stickers.... removable foam stickers could be used instead! They can be found at any craft store. Have fun. :)
this actually works when u r looking 4 a perfect homemade valentines gift!!!
i think this isa great idea too. especially for a sunday school project.
Well worked-on article - if you need some Valentine's Day flowers to go along with that - proflowers is a great choice. Not the best, but a great one.
i think this idea is great for little valentine's gifts for family members
