Heart Lollipop Valentine’s Day Card

By: Claudine Casault

Difficulty: Easy

Age: 3 and up

Parental supervision is recommended

If you or someone you know is a sucker for love, the'll adore this heart on a stick-shaped Valentine's Day greeting.

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What you'll need:

  • Pink colored glitter glue
  • White cardstock
  • 1 wooden skewer
  • Colored strips of ribbon (2) 1/4" and (1) 1/8" wide
  • Large plastic clear crystals
  • Pencil
  • Glue gun
  • Heart-shaped polystyrene/craft foam
  • White glue
  • Scissors

How to make it:

Step 1: Card Template

  1. Fold white cardstock in half.
  2. Trace polystyrene heart onto cardstock.
  3. Cut out heart leaving a fold line at top of card. Make sure the card heart shape is small enough to fit nicely on the front of the polystyrene heart.

Step 2:  Making the Heart

  1. Glue heart card to front of heart-shaped polystyrene using white glue.
  2. Cover the front and sides of heart shaped styrofoam with pink glitter glue.
  3. Dip styrofoam heart in a bowl of plastic clear crystals. Let it dry.
  4. Cover back of card with pink glitter glue.
  5. Dip again in clear plastic crystals. Let it dry.

Step 3: Lollipop Stick

  1. Twist and glue one piece of 1/4"x10" colored ribbon around stick.
  2. Twist and glue a second piece of 1/8"x10" colored ribbon around stick.
  3. Trim off excess ribbon.
  4. Pierce tip of skewer into bottom end of polystyrene heart.
  5. Glue a piece of 1/4"x 7"ribbon end to inside front bottom card.
  6. Glue a piece 1/8" x 7" ribbon end to the back inside bottom card.
  7. Tie both ribbons together.
  8. Cut a piece of 1/4"x 15" ribbon.
  9. Tie a bow around the base of heart. 

Tips:

  • You can replace crystal glass with 3D fabric paint and design your own lollipop.

Claudine Casault is a craft developer living in Ontario, Canada.

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