It’s an infestation!!!
Of love bugs that is….
Love Bug Fruit Cups |
I made a few adjustments to the
original design. The first being that I
changed the fruit cups. I needed over
twenty of these bugs and the Snack Pack Sugar Free Jell-O was $1.23 cheaper for
four than the pineapple cups that were used.
Plus, BONUS… They were “Sugar Free”.
The only downfall to these cups was
that they are handled so rough, and the plastic is not as hard, so they take a
beating before hitting the shelves. I
just turned them until I found an undamaged side.
Time to break out the hot glue gun.
**You will NOT melt the side of the Jell-O
cup when gluing on the pieces! I was
worried about that too, but it was just fine.**
Googly Eyes
Mini Pom Poms
Small Pom Poms
Pipe Cleaners
Here’s everything you need:
Jell-O cupsGoogly Eyes
Mini Pom Poms
Small Pom Poms
Pipe Cleaners
Foam Hearts / or foam paper to cut out your own
**Glitter Pom Poms and Pipe cleaners
are optional. I was lucky enough to find
a multipack at Michaels that had pipe cleaners and an assortment of sizes for pom
poms, some glittery and some not. That
way, I got to play and mix colors to make them all different and unique.**
Take a pipe cleaner, and cut it in
fours. This will give you two sets of antennas.
Take your small pom poms, and glue
them to the tops of the pipe cleaners to make balls on top of the antennas. Set
aside.
Find the best side of your Jell-O cup
and glue on a set of eyes.
Then use a mini Pom, and glue on the
nose.
Next, flip it over and glue on the antennas.
Now, you need the feet. Take your foam hearts.
**I found a pack of 60 glittery
hearts at Dollar Tree for $1.**
Glue them to the bottom of the Jell-O
cup on the corners with the round side poking out.
I then cricked my antennas to each
side to give it a little more character.
Once I did a couple bugs to make sure
everything went smoothly, that’s when I set up my assembly line to do the
rest. It didn’t take too long, and they
are so worth it.
These make such a cute addition to
the plate of a valentine party, and I can see how you can change it up for different
holidays as well. The possibilities are
endless!
Stay tuned for more projects to
celebrate this month and Valentine’s Day!
Until then…
Happy DIY-ing!!!
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