Aw, Shucks...A Corny Mason Jar Valentine

Sarah Essex
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Here’s the problem - Valentine’s Day is upon you, and you haven’t made it out to pick up anything for your sweetheart. What to do? Head to the cupboard!

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It’s amazing what you can come up with when you have to be resourceful. A little look in the pantry can lead to more creative ventures than you could imagine - case in point, a popcorn filled Valentine from one corny soul to another.

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With a couple of bucks worth of materials that you’re very likely to already have on hand, you can skip the trip and get right to whipping up a Valentine!

Materials:

  • Mason jar

  • Un-popped popcorn kernels

  • Fresh corn ear

  • Dried corn husks

  • Velum/or tracing paper

  • Hemp twine

  • Heart sticker

Tools:

  • Sharpie

  • Scissors

Instructions:

1. Fill the jar with popcorn kernels

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2. Cut the tracing paper into a husk shape and write the message with a Sharpie marker “Corny, I know, but I’d be just a HUSK without you xo”

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3. Gather a few dried husks and the corn silk from the ear of corn, and add in the paper message ‘husk.’

4. Tie the husks to the jar with a piece of the twine, letting the husks stick up on the backside like a sign, so you can read the message.

5. Top it with a heart sticker.

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