How to Make a Valentine's Day Centerpiece
Valentine's Day centerpieces can be beautiful, romantic additions to your holiday table. Keep an eye on the edible arrangements, though, because they tend to disappear.
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Things You'll Need
- Red basket or shallow red glass bowl
- Floral foam
- Floral candle holders
- Silk white carnations
- 2 red 12-inch taper candles
- Red foil-wrapped heart candy
- Wooden skewers
- Red paint
- Paintbrush
- Serving tray
- 2-inch Styrofoam
- Tall glass vase
- Valentine's Day candy
- Chocolate roses
- Artificial rosebuds in red, pink and white
- Artificial baby's breath
- Wide red ribbon
- Straight pins
- Spray fabric glue
- Silver glitter
Instructions
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Carnations, Candy and Candles
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Place enough floral foam in the bottom of the basket or bowl to cover the entire bottom.
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Place the floral candle holders in the foam, and put the candles in the holders.
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Cut the stems of the carnations so the flowers come just over the top of the container. Make them just a little taller in the center and work them down as you come toward the edges. Keep the greenery on the carnations.
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Break the wooden skewers in half--they don't have to be the same size. Paint them red and let them dry for about an hour.
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Glue heart-shaped candies on the unbroken part of the skewer. Let the glue dry.
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Insert the sticks into the foam between the flowers.
Roses and Candy
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Measure the serving tray and cut a piece of Styrofoam to cover it.
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Cut a hole the size of your vase in the center of the Styrofoam, about an inch down.
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Pin a wide piece of ribbon around the sides of the Styrofoam, and place the vase in the hole.
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Cut the rosebuds to 2 or 3 inches tall, and stick them in the Styrofoam, mixing up the colors. Put in the leaves that came with the buds, and place the baby's breath around to make it look full.
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Spray lightly with a fabric glue and dust with silver glitter.
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Fill the vase about 3/4 full of Valentine's Day candy, and insert six chocolate roses in the candy.
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- Photo Credit st valentines day ornaments image by Maria Brzostowska from Fotolia.com
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Comments
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auntkitty
Feb 14, 2011
Very cute! I'd like to see some pictures. -
Amy Curle'x
Feb 13, 2011
judyjpg - Haha! I see what you mean. Probably be cheaper to go out and buy some romantic stuff, my boyfriend doesn't do crafts anyway.
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betterbody
Feb 13, 2011
This gives me a good jumping-off point. I can see how it would be easy to use some things I have on hand to do this.
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judyjpg
Feb 13, 2011
"Easy" if one just happens to have these TWENTY items at hand!!??
