Create a clear Valentine heart candy holder for Valentine’s Day. This makes a nice Valentine’s gift.

Supplies Needed:
  • A piece of paper
  • Pencil
  • Two sheets of acetate (or other thick, clear, flexible plastic)
  • Scissors
  • Hole punch
  • Red or pink yarn
  • Valentine candy (like candy hearts)

Instructions

1.

Fold the pice of paper in half and draw half a heart along the fold line. Cut out the heart. This will be the template for this project.

Folding a heart
2.

Cut two identical hearts from the plastic (make them at least as big as your hand or bigger - depending how much candy you want to put in the heart).

Cutting two plastic hearts
3.

While holding the two plastic hearts together, punch holes all around the edges.

Punching holes in the hearts' edges.
4.

Start weaving yarn around the edges of the heart, connecting the two hearts together. When there are only a few inches left to weave, stop weaving and fill your heart with candy.

Weaving the yarn around the edges of the heart.An unfinished Valentine heart craft.
5.

Finish the weaving and tie the yarn off with a knot or a pretty bow. You now have a very sweet gift to give on Valentine’s Day!

A finished Valentine heart craft.