Valentine Box

It's time!!!

 

Valentime!

That's what we call it around here.

Well the boys anyway.

 

And what comes to mind when you think

of Valentine's Day?

 

Flowers!
 

So this year Annie made flowers for her Valentine box.

 

 

 

My husband walked in saw them on the counter & asked,

"Did your dad get you flowers?"

'Cause my Dad's just that kinda guy that does.
 

No!  We made them!
 

Underneath all those flowers

is an oatmeal box and a styrofoam ball.
 

I just cut the bottom off the ball so it would sit flat

and used the hot glue gun

on LOW HEAT Setting. 

High heat might melt your ball.

 

 

 

Then, I started arranging the flowers.

I got 2 in before Annie caught me & wanted to take over.

 

 

I'll be honest here...

...I had a vision in my head,

 that I was excited about.

 

I was secretly wishing I could finish MY Valentine box...

...but of course it was really hers...so I tried to behave

& handed her the hot glue gun.

to which her eyes got huge & she said, "You trust me with that thing?"

I totally didn't but I handed it over anyway. 

 

I stepped back & she completely took over.

 

She poked & dabbed & arranged like a pro.

 

 

What worked for us:

 

Clip the flowers

Remove the leaves and hot glue them onto longer wooden skewers.

Poke in the flowers.

Fill in with the leave skewers.

 

 

 We didn't even plan the heart shirt...nice touch eh?

 

WaaLaa!

 

 

She nailed it!

 

Then we removed the top.

and I covered the bottom in pink paper.

 

We worked together with school glue, a paint brush & Martha Stewart's oversized hexagon glitter

to create the graduated effect.

(color: sterling)

 

 

 

 

 

That's my favorite part!

 

 

 

I cut her name out of card stock with an

exacto knife & we glittered that baby up.

 

 

When it comes time to pass out Valentines she will just

pop the top off & set it right next to the bottom.

 

 

 A girl's gotta have a plan :)

 

 

And at the end of the school day she'll take home her own

bouquet of flowers stuffed to the brim with treats & notes.

(better not be any love notes:)

 

 

 

 

Only one danger with this project...

for weeks you will be picking glitter off your husband's forehead

& out of your soup.

 

You've been warned :)

 

Next week...I'll be working on the boy's.

 

If you try this project I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to either link over to your finished project here on this post, or if you don't blog, I'd love to add a picture of yours! 

 

Get that glue gun going! 

:)

Here is a peek at last year's Cupcake box.