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Make a Miniature Valentine Chocolate Box

17 January 2011 5,287 views 10 Comments

by rhonda

Have you started thinking about Valentine's Day yet? I have. I've also still been obsessing over dollhouse miniatures. The result? A miniature box of chocolates. I was inspired the other day at the grocery store; I was admiring all of the pretty heart-shaped candy boxes, and then a couple of aisles over, I found a rack of stickers. (I know, craft supplies at the grocery store! That's dangerous!) There was a sheet of gorgeous foil heart stickers that I had to have. To justify buying them, I had to think of a project really fast. And so the tiny confection container was born. Want to make one of your own? It's quite easy! Here's how.

Project estimate:

Sticker, on hand or $1 and up
Card stock, on hand
Foam core board, on hand or $1
Xacto knife, on hand
Glue, on hand
Mod Podge, on hand

Total: Free and up

Place a heart sticker on a piece of red card stock. Carefully cut out around the sticker, leaving a border of red around the sticker.

Cut a second heart the same size out of the card stock. Trace the stickered heart onto the foam core, then draw a slightly smaller heart inside of it. Carefully cut out the smaller heart with an Xacto knife.

Cut a strip of paper the same width as the foam core board. Glue it around the outside edge of the heart. (Tip: It's easiest to start and end the strip in the crook at the top of the heart.)

Glue the foam core board heart on top of the plain red heart.

Glue the heart with the sticker to the top. Seal the entire thing with several coats of Mod Podge.

Mod Podge is amazing stuff, turning a paper trinket into something a lot more durable. And paper is easy to manipulate, cheap, and comes in every color and pattern you can think of. Start experimenting with paper and you will be amazed at what you can make, especially when it comes to the teeny-tiny!

I also made a tiny Valentine's Day card, which would be the perfect companion to this project. Visit my blog to see the tutorial!

10 Comments »

heidi@thecraftmonkey said:

How cute! And Oh my gosh, wouldn’t Barbie LOVE to get a heart shaped box of chocolates from Ken! I think this is every little girl’s dream come true! Love it!

# 17 January 2011 at 8:08 am

heather said:

That’s so cute! :) I wish it had teeny chocolates in it. :)

# 17 January 2011 at 10:01 am

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# 17 January 2011 at 12:09 pm

teri said:

That is super cute – I’m going to try it! :D

# 17 January 2011 at 1:19 pm

Care said:

!!! Love !!!

# 18 January 2011 at 7:19 am

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# 20 January 2011 at 7:15 am

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# 20 January 2011 at 3:50 pm

Beads said:

That’s gorgeous! Hopefully we can get a chance to do that too! Such a great craft project

# 20 January 2011 at 7:20 pm

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# 24 January 2011 at 8:01 am

Rose McGuinn said:

What a delightful idea! it reminds me of designing and making little things for my dolls when I was a little girl. Your choice of sticker was truly inspired!

# 26 January 2011 at 2:51 pm