10 A Rose is a Rose is a Rose... Unless it's a Candy Bar!

You all know I love finding inspiration on Pinterest, and that is exactly where I was inspired to create my newest project:

Through Pinterest I found this one that used boxes of candy for a vase, but in my mind, a flower pot sounded much easier!  I also chose to dress my candy bar's  up a bit.

 To make your own you will need:

 A flower potStyrofoam8 Candy BarsConfetti PaperRibbon BowSkewers Paper and Paper Cutter (optional)ScissorsGlue Gun
I picked all of my supplies up from the Dollar Store and spent a total of $8.

Take your styrofoam and place it into the flower pot.  I found a round piece at the dollar store and it was a little too big to fit inside the pot.  I smushed (that's a word!) it and rolled it around with firm pressure until it fit inside the pot just below the lip.

Next, you want to get your candy bars prepared.  Using your glue gun, grab a skewer and add some glue to the top 3-4" of the skewer.  Stick the skewer to the back of the candy bar.

Next, measure how high you need the paper wrapper to be and use your paper cutter or scissors to cut it.Add a line of glue along the edge and glue it to the back of the candy bar.  Fold the other side over, find where you want it to end and trim the excess paper.  Add another line of glue and firmly press it down, creating a sleeve for the candy bar.  Repeat this process for the next seven bars. {Note - I cut some of my skewers to give the candy bars different heights.  I had to cut them because the skewers were long and actually touched the bottom of the pot.}

Stick your skewers straight into the styrofoam.  Make sure to put them in deep enough so that they are secure.  The skewers that I didn't cut went all the way to the bottom of the pot.  Arrange in a pleasing way.

This step is optional: I took scrapbook embellishments and added them to my candy bar "flowers".

Next I took the confetti paper and put a huge pile in the middle and pulled it out to fill in every spot, covering the styrofoam completely.  I also added a line of glue along the lip of the pot and stuck the paper every so ofter to keep it in place.  I then placed the ribbon bow on the front.

And the back:

Are you wondering who this yummy gift is for?  My kids daycare helper is leaving back to college this week and we decided we needed to send her away with delicious thank you!

My last step was to add a little tag to let her know that she will be missed.  The kids all signed the back of the tag.