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Home / Holidays/Themes / Valentine's /Sweetest Day / How To: Craft Candy Kiss Roses

How To: Craft Candy Kiss Roses

February 13, 2013

Candy Kiss Roses- full instructions and video included on CraftTestDummies.com. Perfect for Valentine's Day, sweetest day, birthday or anniversaries!

 

I know this is an oldie but a goodie, but I had to whip up some of these cute candy-filled roses for my kids teachers this year. They are inexpensive and fairly easy to make, and if you’ve got a kiddo over the age of 8, he or she can probably make these on their own! This year, my 11 year old made enough for everyone in her class!

I made you a new video this year so you could see me do it up close. I am now doing live video demos on Periscope, so if you have that app follow me @CraftTestDummy. My videos will still end up on my YouTube channel, too, though- don’t worry. 

 

 

 

I know this is an oldie but a goodie, but I had to whip up some of these cute candy-filled roses for my kids teachers this year. They are inexpensive and fairly easy to make, and if you’ve got a kiddo over the age of 8, he or she can probably make these on their own!

 

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Supply List:

  • Red , pink or white Tissue Paper, cut in 6″ squares. You”ll need 2 squares per rose.
  • Wire floral stems (green)
  • Wired Leaves (2 per flower)
  • Glue Dots
  • Floral tape
  • 2 chocolate kisses per flower

vday 004Start off by taking one of the floral wires and roughly bending it in half over the bottom of a candy kiss. Hold the wires in your fingers and twist the ends loosely. Put a glue dot over the wire.

vday 005Place another candy, bottom side down, on the glue dot.

vday 006Take your tissue paper squares and center them over the pointy end of the candy. Pull the sides of the tissue out straight and crease.

vday 007Wrap tissue clockwise around candy, forming petals. Keep twisting all the way to the base of the candies. Secure with a bit of tape if needed.

vday 008Holding one end of the floral tape against the bottom third of the candy portion, start pulling the tape gently and wrapping it around to form a stem. (Pulling the tape activates a mild wax that will make the tape stick to itself.)

vday 009

Once you get past the bulky portion at the end of the tissue paper, add two leaves and continue wrapping down the wire to the end. Just rip off the tape and smooth it down to finish.

Sweet Treats You Craft Yourself!

If you like, add a little ribbon and a tag that says, “You”re Sweetie” or something like that.. and you can display your bouquet (if they last that long!) in this cute vase- directions for that are here.

 

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Candy Kiss Roses- full instructions and video included on CraftTestDummies.com. Perfect for Valentine's Day, sweetest day, birthday or anniversaries!

And if you’d like a blast from the past, take a look at my TV segment on the local senior show here:


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Posted in Valentine's /Sweetest Day | 4 Comments

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  1. Clare G. says

    January 22, 2011 at 21:25

    Thanks for posting this, I’ve been thinking of trying these. Great tutorial!

  2. Gaby says

    January 29, 2011 at 15:26

    What a clever idea.
    Thanks for showing and the tutorial.

    Have a great weekend.

  3. Rebecca Bodine says

    January 21, 2013 at 12:18

    We made these at the senior center except we used pink and red celofane (sp?), When were puting the floral tape on =, about 1/3 of the way down we added a sprig of babies breath. They come out so neat!
    Becca

  4. Carolina Moore says

    February 21, 2013 at 13:52

    love these! I’ve only ever done them with red cellophane, but I like the look of tissue paper better, and is easier to find! Love it!

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