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Loves and Kisses Gift Bouquet
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Written by Shiloah Baker   

Materials:Love and kisses Bouquet


Terra Cotta Pot
red, white, & pink paint
small heart shaped sponge
matching tissue paper or colored cellophane wrap
matching raffia
Homemade gift tag
Miniature Reece's Pieces candies
Hershey's Kisses candies
wooden skewers
florist brick for floral arrangements


1) Sponge the terra cotta pot white. After it dries, sponge small red & pink hearts all over the pot.


2) Put the 2 large sheets of tissue paper in pot. Push down with a floral arranging brick . Cover up the top with some of the tissue paper.


3) Put some Hershey's kisses on the skewers by themselves and on the other skewers put the Reece's pieces on & then top with Hershey's kisses.


4) Stick these in a pretty arrangement inside the pot.


5) Put gift tag on raffia & tie into a bow around the rim of the pot.

 

 

 

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Shiloah Baker
About the author:

She is the creator and Editor-in-Chief of the Homemaking Cottage & Company. Her favorite aspect of homemaking is being a homeschooling mom of eight. She enjoys the role of homemaker and hopes to ignite the passion for this art/lifestyle for millions of women globally.  Her other loves include: being an entrepreneur, writer, author, runner, crafter, foodie, seamstress, reader, and hostess. She is a lover of religion, life, classic books, children, red lipstick, jewelry, and beautiful things.

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