Innovate this Valentine’s Day! Let us guide you through an original, easy and quick creation that only requires a few elements that you probably already have in your home.
DIY gift for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is more than just a commercial holiday; it is a special moment to reaffirm the feelings that bind you and your partner. This year, put aside traditional bouquets of flowers and boxes of chocolates in favor of a gift that is out of the ordinary: heart shaped plant. This DIY project is simple to make and will impress your significant other, and the result is so realistic that it looks like a real plant heart.
How to make a vegetable heart?
Follow these instructions:
Necessary material:
- Branches: choose those that are flexible to make shaping easier;
- Pots or containers;
- vegetable foam;
- Glue for creative hobbies;
- Hot glue gun.
Production steps:
Making hearts from branches:
- Choose flexible branches, ideally willow, that bend without breaking;
- Create a heart silhouette by bending the branches and connecting the ends;
- Use wire or twine to hold the heart shape.
Construction:
- Use a glue gun to securely attach the heart to the branch;
- Coat the heart with craft glue, then apply foam over the entire shape;
- Put the floral foam in the pot and plant a branch there;
- Add rocks to stabilize the whole thing and finish with a layer of moss to hide the base.
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