OUIJA BE MINE? HOW TO MAKE A GOTH VALENTINE’S DAY CHOCOLATE BOX
OUIJA BE MINE? THIS DIY IS EVERYTHING I COULD HAVE DREAMED OF FOR A VALENTINE’S DAY GIFT. IF I COULD LEAVE HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS UP ALL YEAR, I WOULD. SINCE I’M NOT A HUGE FAN OF THE CHEESY RED STUFF, I THOUGHT I’D MAKE SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE ON BRAND FOR ME. A DIY GOTH VALENTINE’S DAY CHOCOLATE BOX!
DIY GOTH VALENTINE’S DAY CHOCOLATE BOX
I SAW THIS FUN, WITCHY, OUIJA BE MINE VALENTINE CARD ON ETSY & DECIDED I NEEDED TO MAKE SOME OF MY OWN GOTH GIRL GIFTS FOR THE SEASON. AFTER DIGGING AROUND ON PINTEREST, I FOUND A FEW EXAMPLES OF FATALLY YOURS VALENTINE’S DAY CHOCOLATE BOXES, BUT THEY. WERE ALL OLD AND NOT IN STOCK.
SO, I GRABBED MY CRICUT & DECIDED TO START CRAFTING!
DIY VALENTINE’S DAY CHOCOLATE BOX SUPPLIES
- CRICUT MACHINE (I USE A CRICUT EXPLORE)
- BLACK VINYL
- WHITE POSTER BOARD
- BLACK RUFFLE RIBBON
- HEART SHAPED CHOCOLATE CANDY BOX
- CRICUT TOOLS
- A RULER OR MEASURING TOOLS
- HOT GLUE GUN & HOT GLUE
I USED VINYL INSTEAD OF PAPER TO MAKE IT MORE DURABLE – BUT YOU COULD ALWAYS USE BLACK POSTER BOARD OR CARD STOCK LAYERED ON TOP OF WHITE AS WELL.
INSTRUCTIONS
I STARTED BY MEASURING MY CHOCOLATE BOX. YOU’LL WANT TO CHECK THE SIZE OF IT BEFORE CREATING YOUR HEART & DESIGN IN THE CRICUT DESIGN SPACE.
THEN, I OPENED UP MY CRICUT DESIGN SPACE & STARTED WITH A SIMPLE HEART. SET THE HEART SHAPE MEASUREMENTS TO FIT YOUR EXISTING CHOCOLATE BOX. YOU CAN MAKE IT THE SAME SIZE OR SLIGHTLY SMALLER IF YOU WANT TO ADD RIBBON.
FROM THERE, CUT THE HEART USING POSTER BOARD. THIS WHITE HEART WILL BE THE BACKING TO YOUR OUIJA BOARD HEART. MEANING, YOU’LL STICK THE BLACK VIYLT TO IT AND THE WHITE PAPER WILL SHOW THROUGH.
NEXT, CREATE THE SAME SIZED HEART (OR JUST USE THE EXISTING HEART) TO ADD YOUR DESIGNS TO.
I DOWNLOADED A OUIJA FONT FROM DAFONT FOR FREE. AND DOWNLOADED SOME FREE CLIP ART FROM CANVA. I SAVED A MOON, SUN & EYE AS PNG’S WITH TRANSPARENT BACKGROUNDS FROM CANVA, THEN UPLOADED THEM TO THE CRICUT DESIGN SPACE.
I WROTE OUT “OUIJA BE MINE?” ON THE HEART, ADDED THE CLIP ART & SOME ADDITIONAL DOTS TO LOOK LIKE STARS.
THEN, CUT OUT THE DESIGN ON BLACK VINYL. WEEDING THE LETTERS & DESIGNS OUT OF THE HEART. USING CLEAR VINYL TRANSFER TAPE, I THEN PLACED THE HEART ON TOP OF THE POSTER BOARD HEART.
BEFORE PUTTING THE NEW OUIJA HEART ONTO THE BOX, I WANTED TO COVER THE EXTRA RED EDGES. SO I USED BLACK RUFFLE RIBBON AROUND THE EDGES WITH SOME BLACK HOT GLUE. FINALLY, I USED HOT GLUE TO PLACE THE CUSTOM VINYL HEART ON TOP.
I LOVE HOW IT TURNED OUT! IT’S SPOOKY & SWEET AND THE PERFECT VALENTINE’S DAY GIFT FOR ANYONE WHO LIKES UNCONVENTIONAL THINGS! I PLAN ON SAVING IT AFTER I EAT THE CANDY.
