Valentines Centerpiece Ideas: Easy Home Decor with Candy

These projects first appeared over on Hometalk TV, where I am a contributor. Are you looking for Valentines centerpiece ideas? Then learn how you can turn Valentine’s Candy and your kitchen glassware into fun home decor pieces for Valentine’s Day!

If you have been following me on Facebook, then you may know that I recently became a host for Hometalk TV!! My new gig allows me to create awesome DIY episodes every Wednesday which means that you will be seeing even more projects, and more of me, on the interweb!

These are the projects I made in my very first episode (which you can watch below) – who doesn’t love flowers and Valentine’s candy?​

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EASY HOME DECOR WITH VALENTINE’S CANDY:

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, none of us have time to shop for expensive Valentine’s Day decorations. – especially table centerpieces!

I don’t know what it is about decorating the center of the table that makes it so expensive but between taper candles, cute figurines, beautiful flowers, and wooden baskets, you can easily spend a small fortune. Plus, let’s not even get into table runners, dishware, and decorative napkins! 

If you are like me and love a pretty table but don’t want to spend a ton of my money, then today’s DIY is for you! 

Today I am going to show you how to make four SUPER SIMPLE DIY projects using glassware from your kitchen and Valentine’s candy!

HOMETALK VIDEO:

Whether you want to watch along or read along, we have you covered!

Check out the video above to see the full Hometalk episode for these projects or keep reading to see step by step instructions.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

• Clear Hurricane Glass Vase
• Cylinder Live Laugh Love Vase
• Cylinder Bud Vases
• Plastic Dessert Glasses
• Plate (I used a plain plates, but you could use pretty plates instead)
• Glue Dots
• Valentine’s Candy ( I used Jolly Ranchers Jelly Bean Hearts, M&M’s, and Conversation Hearts)
• saran wrap/plastic bag/paper towels
• Funnel (optional)
• Flowers

NOTE: Before you go shopping for candy, you might want to think about the color scheme you want to go with. This is because if you go with a certain color, you can buy different types of candy, that might not be considered Valentine’s Day candy in that color. For example, if you go with the color pink, you could get M&M’s Starbursts, Nerds, etc.

NOTE: One of the best ways to get inexpensive glassware is to go to the Dollar Store! They have a variety of glassware/plates to pick from and, as an added bonus, their party section usually has plasticware as well.

VALENTINES CENTERPIECE IDEAS TUTORIAL:

JOLLY RANCHER CANDLE:

1. Turn a small disposable dessert cup upside down and place it inside a glass fishbowl.

2. Fill your fishbowl with candy, making sure that you don’t cover the top of your cup.

3. Place a small votive or pillar candle on top of the cup.

M&M’s FLOWER VASE:

1. Add a small amount of candy to the bottom of a large vase to provide a base for your smaller vase (if you want it to sit higher in the large vase).

2. Place a bud vase on top of the candy and add a plastic bag inside of the bud vase (or cover with Saran Wrap). Doing this will allow you to fill the larger vase with candy without getting it in your bud vase.

3. Pour candy inside the larger vase until the edge of your smaller bud vase is completely covered.

4. Remove the plastic bag/Saran Wrap from the bud vase and grab your funnel. Place your funnel inside your bud vase and add water.

Once your bud vase is filled with water, add your flowers.

NOTE: If you don’t want to buy fresh flowers, you could use faux flowers instead.

CONVERSATION HEARTS FLOWER VASE:

1. Add a Glue Dot onto the back of your large vase to hold your ribbon in place.

2. Wrap ribbon around the vase and create your bow.

3. Place Glue Dots on the bottle of a plastic cup and place it inside the large vase.

4: Place a towel inside the plastic cup or cover with Saran Wrap. Doing this will allow you to fill the larger vase with candy, but not your plastic cup.

5. Pour candy inside the larger vase until the edge of your plastic cup is completely covered.

6. Remove the towel/Saran Wrap from the plastic cup.

7. Grab your funnel, place it inside your plastic cup, and add water. Add your flowers.

NOTE: I went with pink flowers (aka roses), but you could choose any flowers that match the conversation hearts.

M&M’s CANDLE PLATE:

1. Place a large candle in the middle of a plate and begin adding candy around the candle.

2. Keep adding candy until you are happy with the way that it looks.

NOTE: You could make a smaller version of this, but use tea lights instead.

Now, even though I made these Valentines centerpiece ideas for Valentine’s Day they would also be great for Galentine’s Day as well! If you celebrate Galentine’s Day with your friends, these pieces could be part of a beautiful tablescape, or you could have a DIY night, and everyone could make their own! – Imagine how fun a DIY night would be with your girlfriends, along with a yummy heart-shaped cake to snack on!

Finally, if you don’t decorate for Valentine’s Day, still save this project! That is because you can easliy recreate this project for different holidays or any special occasion. Below are just a few ideas, but with some different materials and different colors, you can easily create a centerpiece for any special day! – The possibilities are truly endless! 

• St. Patrick’s Day – M&Ms or rainbow-colored candy
• 4th of July – M&Ms
• Easter – Jelly Beans
• Halloween – Candy Corn
• Thanksgiving – Mini Pumpkins
• Christmas – Mints

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Valentines Centerpiece Ideas: Easy Home Decor with Candy

Are you looking for Valentines centerpiece ideas? Then learn how you can turn Valentine’s Candy and your kitchen glassware into fun home decor pieces for Valentine’s Day!

Author: Beth Kingston

Materials

• Clear Hurricane Glass Vase
• Cylinder Live Laugh Love Vase
• Cylinder Bud Vases
• Plastic Dessert Glasses
• Plate (I used a plain plates, but you could use pretty plates instead)
• Glue Dots
• Valentine’s Candy I used Jolly Ranchers Jelly Bean Hearts, M&M’s, and Conversation Hearts
• Saran Wrap/Plastic Bag/Paper Towels
• Funnel (optional)
• Flowers

Instructions

JOLLY RANCHER CANDLE

• Turn a small disposable dessert cup upside down and place it inside a glass fishbowl.
• Fill your fishbowl with candy, making sure that you don’t cover the top of your cup.
• Place a small votive or pillar candle on top of the cup.

M&M’S FLOWER VASE

• Add a small amount of candy to the bottom of a large vase to provide a base for your smaller vase (if you want it to sit higher in the large vase).
• Place a bud vase on top of the candy and add a plastic bag inside of the bud vase (or cover with Saran Wrap). Doing this will allow you to fill the larger vase with candy without getting it in your bud vase.
• Pour candy inside the larger vase until the edge of your smaller bud vase is completely covered.
• Remove the plastic bag/saran wrap from the bud vase and grab your funnel. Place your funnel inside of your bud vase and add water.

  Once your bud vase is filled with water, add your flowers.

CONVERSATION HEARTS FLOWER VASE

• Add a Glue Dot onto the back of your large vase to hold your ribbon in place.
• Wrap ribbon around the vase and create your bow.
• Place Glue Dots on the bottle of a plastic cup and place it inside the large vase.
• Place a towel inside the plastic cup or cover with Saran Wrap. Doing this will allow you to fill the larger vase with candy, but not your plastic cup.
• Pour candy inside the larger vase until the edge of your plastic cup is completely covered.
• Remove the towel/Saran Wrap from the plastic cup.
• Grab your funnel, place it inside your plastic cup, and add water. Add your flowers.

M&M’S CANDLE PLATE

• Place a large candle in the middle of a plate and begin adding candy around the candle.
• Keep adding candy until you are happy with the way that it looks.

Notes

Before you go shopping for candy, you might want to think about the color scheme you want to go with. This is because if you go with a certain color, you can buy different types of candy that might not be considered Valentine’s Day candy in that color. For example, if you go with the color pink, you could get M&M’s Starbursts, Nerds, etc.

One of the best ways to get inexpensive glassware is to go to the Dollar Store! They have a variety of glassware/plates to pick from and, as an added bonus, their party section usually has plasticware as well.

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