Seed Bon Bons

Instead of chocolate, give the sweet gift of nature.  These seed bon bons are ready to plant in the ground and develop some Sweet Peas in the hue of Cupid.  Just perfect for Valentine's Day!  I made them for my mom.  She always tells my dad that she doesn't want flowers or candy, so I deduced both of those ideas into SEEDS in the SHAPE of candy.  Haha.  (I saw these for sale online, but they only had 8 seed pods and they weren't very pretty...and they were expensive.  (Granted - great/cute idea.) But not for $20.  So I decided to recreate them in my own way, and this is what we've got!  Enjoy!

Update: The original creator of the "Garden Bon Bons" joined instructables to send me a message! I had forgotten what they were called, and now I can tell you, because she told me :D.  So there you have it! 

Step 1 What you need.

Dirt from your backyard - no rocks or roots.
Old/cheap spoon or a shovel.
Cup/bowl to mix your "batter" in.
Candy cups/wrappers from cake shop.
Box of your preference, from a cake shop.
Ribbon to make it pretty, from Michaels.
SEEDS of your choosing.  :)

Comments

[Dawniegirl03]

brilliant !!

[lmnopeas]

I've seen versions of these in various nurseries & boutique gift shops.They are so cool, but too pricey. This is an awesome alternative!

[jessyratfink]

These are so pretty. I love the moss!

[Gardensrus]

Thanks for adding the credit. I should have joined sooner, since I DO like to read Instructables. And I'm flattered that people like the concept enough to want to try it at home. My goal is to get people out and gardening - start with learning how to grow plants from seed and soon you'll be growing your own backyard veggies for dinner, hybridizing new plants or learning how to cultivate heirloom crops.
Above all, keep gardening!
Thanks,
Anne
Garden Bon Bons (patent pending)

[scoochmaroo]

Gorgeous!

[kristylynn84]

thank you! :D pretty good for a cup of dirt, huh? lol!