Shurrece's Lollipop Valentines

Well, this is my first project that I have committed to from Pinterest!  I was so nervous that it was going to be too in-depth and take a lot of time.  In expecting this I put off making them until the last second....procrastinator is my middle name.


I gathered the kids on the eve of Valentines Day in whatever they just happened to be wearing, had them stand against the wall and hold their hand out in a fist like I had seen in the examples on Pinterest.  I ran to Walgreens, put a boarder and a message "I hope your day is super sweet" onto the photo then had the store print them out. I rushed home, grabbed a thick piece of cardboard, a razor blade and sat down to go to work.  

Original photo, pre-editing at Walgreens.

I experimented with the first couple to find out how long the slits on the top and bottom of the 'fists' had to be.  Once I had an idea I grabbed 3 at a time, stacked them and started cutting the slits en mass.  Finally the lolipops go in!  SO CUTE!!  

Finished products with lollipops attached!

The most difficult part of the entire project is storing them after the lolipops are placed in the photo's.  I put them into plastic shopping bags and will hope for the best that they don't get bent up in route to school tomorrow on the bus!  =) 
 
From picture taking to completion was 2 hours.
From getting home with pictures to completion was 1 hour.  
 
I'm already looking forward to our next pinterest project tomorrow morning before getting the kids off to school......twisted hearts hair-do.

"I hope your day is super sweet."

Lollipops for everyone!

-Shurrece