Valentine Candy Box With Faux Treats

 

I've been wanting to make up some fake Valentine candy boxes for a few years now and since I discovered how to make decorative candies recently, I thought I could give it a go.

Read on to see how easy it is to do yourself:

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I started with these two heart shaped paper boxes from Dollar Tree

(You can click here to browse Dollar Tree's online selection of holiday and craft items)

I painted the boxes in shades of pink (Cranberry and Diva) on the outside and Inca Gold on the interior.  While they were drying I used the shade Melted Chocolate to add what looks like a chocolate dip to a couple of faux strawberries.

Appel Barrel paints are from Walmart.

Faux strawberries are from Amazon.

Then it was time to create my fake candies!  

Last time that I made Faux Chocolates I used cut up hot glue sticks, but this time I experimented with Crayola Air Dry Clay.

The clay is easy to work with though it is likely to get stuck inside of the molds.  I found that popping the molds into the freezer for a bit was the only way that I could remove the shapes without damaging their appearance.  Hot Glue settles into the molds much better, but tends to have bubbles in the finished candies.  Clay can have cracks when dry, but they are avoidable if you really work the clay before inserting into the molds.  One benefit of hot glue sticks is that they dry within minutes and are ready for paint whereas clay needs to dry overnight at least.  I think think that working with the clay was easier overall, and less expensive than using hot glue sticks 😉

*All of the silicone molds pictured here were picked up at  Walmart.  The heart shapes I found in the holiday section with the remaining three located with the Wilton brand cake supplies.

Here you can see the candies as they were drying, after painting with acrylic paint and then embellishing with puffy paint.  The shades of paints that I used were Melted Chocolate, Chocolate Bar and Nutmeg.  I went with different shades of brown to give my finished candy boxes more of a variety in color.

So yummy looking!

When everything was dry and ready to assemble, I grabbed some cupcake liners to use as lining for my boxes.  I found these with the heart molds, also in Walmart's holiday section.

Not worrying about a perfect fit, I smushed in my cupcake liners allowing them to have a ruffled appearance.  Once they are filled with the faux chocolates, they look just fine 😍

And here is a box filled with chocolates and ready to display!

I placed these boxes in my china cabinet with the valentine village that I recently made.

You can click here to read how to make the foam houses or here to see how I decorated them.

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I hope you enjoyed this Valentine's Day decor post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

© Studio 27 by Jennifer Adams 2021

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