diy valentines!

February 13, 2012

Adriana and I just finished putting these together
 before dinner and she couldn't be more thrilled. 
 she had so much fun with the little jobs I gave her to do these
 and is really excited to give these out to friends tomorrow. 
 I found them a couple of years ago
 via Martha Stewart's website
 and pinned them for friends months ago. 
 here they are for you all!


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what you need
 card stock
 scissors
 tooth pick
 marker
 heart template

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and dum dum lollipops
 or which ever brand you prefer
I find these work perfectly!

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the first heart template I made
turned into my second template.
 you want to cut out the exact heart shape you want
 and then cut the tip, like shown.

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trace the heart stopping
where the trimmed end is

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and do the same flipped so that they connect,
 like shown!

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cut the template out and trace onto papers
as shown until you reach the desired amount.
 remember: each flower needs two of these.

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poke a hole in the middle of each
 be extremely careful-
they can tear in half if done roughly!

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your next step is pushing the lollipop
 stick through the hole of one paper first
 then stacking the other through.

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just another view to
see how it looks

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this is the outcome-
without writing, yet.

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we organized them so it would be easier to
 get them all done- we had 24 to do!

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and voila-
 Adriana absolutely loves them!

 You can totally follow Martha's way
 which may be easier
 I just found her instructions a little wonky
 and ended up doing it my way like I did a couple of years ago.
 they turned out just as lovely!
 <3

 happy almost Valentine's day.

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