I am loving all of the Valentine’s Day inspiration from all of the awesome bloggers out there! I love this holiday because it can mean something different to everyone. When you are little it’s all about the candy and the school parties, in middle school it’s all about the boy you have a crush on, if you are in high school and you have a bf/gf it becomes the most important day of the year, then once you hit your 20′s and you are single you think it’s the worst day of the year, and finally when you settle down and start a family it becomes a fun-loving holiday all over again :)
I’m in the fun-loving holiday stage and I’ve had a blast making new Valentine’s Day decor for our home. I created this sweet (pun intended) Valentine’s Day Centerpiece made with Styrofoam spheres and Valentine’s Day candy! I placed the edible decor in a milk glass pedestal bowl I picked up at the Goodwill for around $2.00 and tied a big red bow around it.
To add some texture and dimension, I wrapped Twizzlers around some of the Styrofoam spheres.
So what about you? Do you read your conversation hearts before you eat them?
To make this project, here is what you need:
- Styrofoam spheres (I bought 4 for a $1 at the dollar store)
- Valentine’s Day candy (I used conversation hearts, cupid heart candies, and Twizzlers)
- Hot glue or preferred adhesive
- Decorative bowl
1. I started by separating all of my candy out, I eventually sorted them all by color. A little OCD, may be?
2. I started gluing the hearts onto the sphere by stacking them on top of each other.
3. I repeated the pattern until the sphere was covered. Ta da!
4. You could use several different kinds of candy to make these! The options are endless. Once you have enough completed, place them in a decorative bowl or cylinder vases would also be an alternative. They would make great centerpieces or accents on a shelf.
Speaking of Valentine’s Day, did you hear about my 14 Days of LOVE link party on the February 1st? Don’t forget to link up your projects and tune in to see all of the amazing ideas from a great line-up of bloggers.
So pretty! And i love the white dish with the bow. I will have to look for those little balls on my next trip to Hobby Lobby. Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks, Veronica! Hobby Lobby is the best, they have everything :)
What a lovely centerpiece…. I wish I could have it on Valentine. So sweet….
Thanks, Vivian!
What a cute idea for a centerpiece!!! The white bowl was a perfect choice to display the colorful spheres!!
Thanks, Melissa!
How cute ! Makes a great centerpiece :)
I love these!!! Thank you so much for the idea!
I could just imagine this centerpiece on my dining room table, and I have a vase just like that one! Thank you for the instructions.
Now I’m going over to check out the 14 Days of Love. It sounds like so much fun! I just love the Valentine season ~ I’m sure the name of my blog doesn’t give anyone that idea. :)
Thanks Sherry! Your blog is perfect for this time of year, but we could use some hearts and love year round too :) Thanks for coming over, hope you found some inspiration!
Very cute centerpieces! I would try these, but I am not so sure they would end up on the styrofoam ball :-) Guess I can always buy an extra bag of candy!
Haha I had to stop the people around me (and me) from eating all of the candy! I could probably have made another ball if we didn’t eat all of it. :)
Your very creative and i love it. Thanks for sharing this idea. I will definitely try this and follow all the instruction that you have shared with us.
Awesome! What a genius idea. I hope you will link this up to I Heart Projects Linky Party.
http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/2012/01/i-heart-projects-linky-party.html
Lindy! Thanks for the invite, I just linked up :)
These are adorable – and look so cute in the milk glass dish!
Thanks, Patti!
So cute! I love the conversation hearts! I found you through Think Pink Sundays. Thanks for sharing! :)
These are precious! I love the idea of changing out the balls on my coffee table for the holidays!
Very nice centerpiece. Looks like a plastic but it’s actually edible. But I think it’s better if this will be put in the bedroom. Very romantic!
this is so darling – I can’t tell which are my favorite ones! I love them all!
I have been looking for something just like this!! Thanks for sharing!
These are adorable!
blessings,
karianne
Adorable! I found these via It’s Overflowing’s link up. Pinning to my Valentine board right now :)
Aww thanks Kristen and thanks for the pin! Glad you clicked over :)
I love this! How cute, a great idea to use the styrofoam balls and valentine candies! Had to feature this as a latest find for valentine projects!
http://thelatestfind.blogspot.com/2012/02/latest-finds-for-valentine-projects.html
Thanks for sharing how to make these! =)
What a “sweet” idea! I love your centerpiece and just posted a link from the StyroCrafts Facebook page. Sharon
Oh SO pretty! Very creative! I found you on Tip Junkie. Would you please share this with my readers for our Fun Stuff Fridays Valentine’s Linky Party? I think it would be a great fit. http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2012/02/14-days-of-valentines-fun-stuff-fridays.html
What a great idea!! This is so cute I just love it, Great job! :)
These turned out SO SO cute! i love the idea of conversation heart balls–darling centerpiece. Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!
Such a cute idea! Thanks so much for linking up to the challenge! Karah
So cute!! I love it!! Thanks for linking up! Just checking, did you see my Lisa Leonard giveaway yet?
XO, Aimee
I was wondering, do you know of a nice way to preserve these? :)