Creating the Perfect Candy Bouquets for Valentines Day

With everyone giving flowers and chocolates on Valentines Day, wouldn't it be fun to give a gift that stands out from all the rest? Creating your own candy bouquets for Valentines Day is as easy as it is unique. These special bouquets can be assembled for less than ten dollars, but give the recipient a smile that is priceless. Below you will find the different items you will need to assemble your candy bouquets for Valentines Day, as well as instructions on how to put it all together.

Ingredients and Assembly

The first thing you will need to do to create your candy bouquets for Valentines Day is gather together the following:

One wicker planter
One package florists foam
One package candy sticks, available in most party supply stores
An assortment of candies and lollipops
Plastic gift basket "grass"
Red cellophane sheets
Florists wire
Silk flowers
Two foot length of wide red ribbon

Once you have gathered together all of the ingredients for your candy bouquets for Valentines Day, start by placing the florists foam into the center of the wicker planter basket. Fill the basket around the foam with the plastic gift basket grass, making sure that you completely cover the foam core. This is going to be what holds your bouquet together.

Next, take the package of candy sticks you purchased and the florists wire from their packages. To each candy stick you will attach a silk flower on the back, and a package of candy on the front. Attach the candy packages by turning them on the diagonal, and wrapping the florists wire around the corner of the package, candy stick, and flower several times. Then push each stick firmly into the florists foam. Do this with each of the packages of candy, alternating the heights of the sticks. You should have taller "flowers" in the center of your candy bouquets for Valentines Day, with increasingly shorter layers around.

Once you have placed all of the candy sticks into the foam, place a ring of lollipops around the edge of your bouquets. Simply push each lollipop stick into the foam. If you have any more of the gift basket grass left, use it to fill in any gaps. Next, place the wicker planter in the center of one of the red cellophane sheets you bought for your candy bouquets for Valentines Day, and draw the cellophane up around the sides of the planter. Leave the tops of your bouquet showing and wrap a length of florists wire around the center of your bouquet to hold the cellophane in place. Wrap the ribbon around to hide the wire, and tie into a nice bow.

That's all there is to creating the perfect candy bouquets for Valentines Day. You can tie a Valentines Day balloon to the center of each bouquet, or even to a candy stick pushed into the center. Whatever you decide to put into your bouquets, you can be sure that they will be appreciated by anyone who receives them.