6 Fun Ways to Decorate with Candy Hearts

It’s easy to be charmed by these sweet Valentine candies. Inexpensive, colorful, and adorned with endearing sentiments – small children, grade schoolers, and adults are likely to recognize and smile at the sight of them. And, though meant for the candy dish, we’ve come up with a few ways to use these little treasures on just-for-fun treats and decorations. All are easy and fun – try one this week!

• Ribbon of Love
  Hot glue candies to a sturdy grosgrain ribbon. Once the glue is set, use the ribbon to decorate your table: wrap around a napkin, lay on a placemat, or use double-face tape to attach to the outside of a vase of flowers.

• I Heart You Card
  Create a homemade Valentine using the words of the candy to spell out your message. Or, write a sentence or two – or even a love poem – and use the candy sayings to fill in for some of the words for a fun and personalized memento!

• Gift Wrap Adornment
  Wrap up your Valentine gift and hot glue candies on top. Glue the hearts in a line along each ribbon or cover the entire top of the package with sweet messages.

• Hide a Gift
  Do you have a small gift such as a ring or pendant for your sweetheart? Fill a glass vase half full of candies, add your gift (safely wrapped in tissue or a small plastic bag, then fill to the top with more candies.

• Miniature Candy Wreath
  Again using hot glue, attach candies to a 1-1/2 inch wide circle of cardboard about 6 inches in diameter. Place the bottom layer if candy so each heart sticks over the edge about 1/4 of an inch. Then, stack up more hearts on top of the first layer to cover all of the cardboard. Loop a pretty sheer ribbon around the top and tie a bow.

• Cupcake Surprise
  Before frosting a batch of cupcakes, cut a slit in the top of each and slip in a candy heart. Frost as usual, topping with another candy heart. Eat with a fork, or warn your guests before they bite – just in case!