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DIY Valentine’s Day Gumball Candy Dish! Great Teacher Gift for under $5!

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12 Feb
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DIY Valentine's Day Gumball Dish from Must Have Mom

Danika is in preschool now and goes 2 full days a week. She rides the bus to and from school! It’s amazing to me that at four years old she is already doing things that I did as a first grader. I have to admit that I am a little excited for the fun “school stuff” to begin, like making Valentine’s cards and teacher gifts! I just LOVE how cute these Valentine’s Day Gumball Candy Dishes turned out. They were very inexpensive to make and are totally adorable. Oh and did I mention they were EASY?

teacher gift under $5

To make these fun Valentine’s Day teacher gifts you will need a flower pot and the dish that goes under it. I found small pots at the craft store. You will also need a wood ball with a flat bottom, also found at the craft store, and ribbon and a button. I found the glass dishes at the dollar store!

Supplies for each candy dish:

Flower Pot and water catcher that fits underneath

Glass bowl

Wooden ball with flat bottom

Ribbon

Button

Paint (I used JoAnn brand)

Foam brushes

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Start by painting your flower pot and bottom dish. You will also need to paint your wood ball. I found it easiest to hold them and paint them and then balance them on a popsicle stick in a cup (as shown below) so they could dry. My flower pots required several coats. I did a total of 5 coats but they dried quickly and were easy to apply.

Gumball Candy Dish

Once your done painting you can use your hot glue to glue the glass dish to the top of the upside down flower pot. Glue the wood ball to the top of the upside down bottom dish. (see below)

Gumball Candy Dish

Then you can hot glue your ribbon around the seam where your flower pot and glass dish meet. I heat sealed each end of my ribbon by passing a lighter over it. This prevents any fraying from occurring. Hot glue a button on the bottom as your “gumball door”.

Gumball Candy Dish

Fill with candy and you’re done! Wasn’t that easy? How cute will these be on a teacher’s desk?

Gumball Candy Dish

This project cost me a total of $3 for each gumball candy dish. The flower pot, bottom dish and glass bowl were each $1. I had the ribbon, wood balls and buttons on hand. You can easily make these, filled with candy and all, for under $5! That’s a great teacher gift that’s easy on the wallet!

These can easily be made for ANY occasion or holiday by simply changing your color scheme in the paint colors you choose! Make them for Easter with pastels, St. Patty’s Day with greens, Christmas with red and green, the possibilities are endless!

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  1. Jennifer @ Mom Spotted says

    February 12, 2013 at 12:38 pm

    They came out awesome!

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    • Sarah says

      February 12, 2013 at 9:39 pm

      Thanks Jennifer! I thought they were super cute!

      Reply
  2. Sarah @ Play 2 Learn with Sarah says

    February 14, 2013 at 9:57 am

    I’ve seen these before and always wanted to make one! This is super cute!

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  3. shelly peterson says

    February 26, 2013 at 7:12 pm

    This is really cute and would be so fun to make!

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  4. Amy Miller says

    January 19, 2014 at 11:14 pm

    May I ask where you found the glass bowls?

    -Amy

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  5. Amy Miller says

    January 19, 2014 at 11:16 pm

    Sorry, I’m a ding dong, just re-read and saw where you purchased the bowl.

    Amy

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    • Sarah says

      January 20, 2014 at 9:42 am

      Glad you found it 🙂

      Reply
  6. Shelly says

    January 21, 2014 at 3:11 pm

    What kind of brush did you use to paint the pots? Thanks! 🙂

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    • Sarah says

      January 23, 2014 at 12:58 pm

      I just used the cheap foam brushes and they worked great!

      Reply
  7. Kris says

    February 9, 2014 at 1:28 pm

    Is the lid a larger size than the pot?

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