How to Decorate With Valentine Candy Boxes

Decorate with Valentine boxes.

Valentine's Day is a time of year that allows you to tap into your creative side. The decorations can be whimsical or sentimental, romantic or fun. You can allow your children to become involved in the process or gleefully take charge of the moment by yourself. You can transform Valentine candy boxes into clever holiday decor that can be enjoyed by everyone. The ideas are simple and can be implemented within a short time, regardless of your artistic ability.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Assortment of Valentine candy boxes
• Hot glue
• Hot glue gun
• Ribbon
• Tissue paper
• Valentine cards
• Valentine candy
• Photo
• Large frame
• Floral wreath

1. Collect 50 small, square candy boxes. Cut five pieces of ribbon so that they hang from the top to the bottom of a doorway. Hot glue 10 boxes to each ribbon. Hang them in a doorway, creating a fun "curtain." These boxes work best if you leave at least some of the candy left in them to keep them weighted.

2. Glue candies to a box. hearts on heart image by Nikolai Sorokin from Fotolia.com

   Hot glue small, heart-shaped boxes to a floral foam wreath. Glue your first batch of boxes, side by side, around the entire wreath. Glue a second row of boxes on top of the first row by placing them on and around the first row. Embellish the boxes by gluing hard, wrapped candy and curls of ribbon to them. Hang with a large red ribbon. An easier variation for children is to let them glue heart-shaped candies to a single large candy box and hang it on your front door in place of a typical wreath.

3. Create a Valentine's Day centerpiece by stacking various shaped boxes in the center of your dining room table. Place chocolate candies, mints and hard candy on the boxes and around the base of the arrangement.

4. Hang a collage of Valentine's Day boxes on your wall. Group various sizes of your favorite Valentine candy boxes together. Add a romantic touch by placing a large frame around the boxes.

5. Stack Valentine's Day boxes, largest to smallest, until they stand about 3 feet tall. Use just a small amount of hot glue to hold them together. Place these on either side of your entryway. You can insert tissue paper between the boxes and lids to add a more decorative touch to your candy box towers.

6. Trace the back of a heart-shaped candy box. Trace this shape onto a favorite photo. Cut the picture out and place it snugly in the bottom of the box, using just a small amount of glue. Glue the box onto the front of the lid, upside down, so that parts of the decorative lid show around the edges. Hang this photo, and others like it, on interior doors in your home.

References

• Kodak: Candy Box Photo Frame