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Hershey kiss roses candy gift basket

Need some adorable Valentine gift ideas for him or her? Then check out this cute Hershey's kiss roses gift basket idea. It is simple and fun to make. Flowers are a good gift but not unique. Give your sweetheart a Chocolate Rose Bouquet instead!

To make this candy gift basket you will need: Hershey's kisses, a small or medium-sized basket, red cellophane or red tissue paper, wooden skewers, floral foam or Styrofoam, silk rose leaves, green floral tape, red satin ribbon, green plastic grass, floral pins, scissors and wire cutters.

1. Prepare a basket.

   I used a small one that is 7”" wide, 3”" deep and 10" high including the handle.

2. Insert the foam into the basket.

   Cut the floral foam or Styrofoam to the proper size. If it doesn't sit firmly in the basket, cut and insert additional wedges of foam (as you see in the picture below).

   

   

3. Next step in making this DIY gift basket is to cover the foam with green plastic grass, securing it with floral pins.

   Instead of decorative grass, you can use furry yarn or shredded paper. I had pieces of decorative red glitter net (metallic mesh) leftover from another project, so I used that to cover the foam.

   

   

4. Make Hershey kiss roses.

   a) Take Hershey’s kisses of any flavor, red cellophane or red tissue paper, bamboo skewers, and green floral tape.

   

   b) To make a rosebud, attach two kisses bottom to bottom using glue dots or a piece of double-sided Scotch tape.

   

   c) Cut red cellophane into 5.5" x 5" pieces. Take a cello piece lengthwise in your hand. Put the Hershey’s kisses in the middle and fold the cello in half over the kisses.

   

   

   d) Holding the kisses in place with your thumb, fold one corner of the cellophane over the center with your other hand.

   

   e) Then fold the other corner the same way.

   

   f) Take a bamboo skewer and stick the pointed end into the kisses.

   Note: If you make this centerpiece for sale, leave the kisses intact. Do not poke into the candy.

   

   g) Twist the excess cellophane around the skewer. Take a piece of green floral tape, stretch it a little so it becomes sticky, and began to wrap it around the excess cellophane. Then continue down the skewer.

   

   

   h) Using the green floral tape, attach silk leaves to each chocolate rose stem. You can buy silk rose leaves in the wedding section of a craft store. Your chocolate Hershey kiss rose is ready.

   

5. Start arranging the candy bouquet.

   Insert Hershey kiss roses in the center row, forming a fan type pattern.

   

   Continue inserting chocolate flowers in the basket to achieve the desired look. Here is a front view of your candy gift basket.

   

   Your Valentines gift basket should look good not only from the front, but also from the back. Insert Hershey kiss roses in the back of the centerpiece so that they face outward from the back of your Valentine candy bouquet.

   

6. Add some decorative elements to your centerpiece. Your Valentine gift for him or her is almost ready.

   a) Take red or Valentine themed organza ribbon. Tie it around the center of the basket'’s handle. Make a bow, leaving two bow tails hanging down freely as shown in the pictures below.

   

   

   

   

   Instead of organza ribbon, you can use red satin ribbon. Your delicious Valentine gift for him or her is ready!

   

   b) You can decorate the basket’'s handle with ribbon. Shiny red satin ribbon works well. Wrap the narrow ribbon around the handle, securing the ribbon’s ends to the handle from inside with a dab of hot glue or pieces of double sided tape.

   

   c) You can also insert a decorative wired heart in the center of your Valentines day gift basket.

   

   

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