Apple Valentine Centerpiece

This apple valentine centerpiece includes a very unique hand-painted apple that’s easy to make! And the flameless candle adds sparkle. Plus, learn how to use this for various easy craft ideas.

The “painting” on this apple is really just a line drawing done with a fine-tipped, white opaque marker. (Obviously, if you’re going to eat the apple later, it would have to be peeled!) The daisy and vine design is easy for anyone. You could also do a heart theme. If you are real artistic, you can draw something more complex.

If you’d like some templates for flowers and leaf patterns, we have several. See our pages on: Flower Templates and Designs, and Leaf Template and Pattern Ideas.

It would be hard to transfer a design onto an apple by tracing over it using carbon paper, for instance. So it may be best to keep designs simple for this apple valentine centerpiece; something you can draw or copy from, that does not need tracing over. Keeping it simple is also best for elderly activities.

You will need:

• Large & small doiles, on top of each other - (This is for the table to set the centerpiece on instead)
• Red candies for around the base (I used jelly hearts)
• Flameless battery tea light candle
• About 6 inches of a red foil garland or ribbon to put around the candle base
• Wine glass (I used a cordial size)
• Large red apple
• White fine-tip opaque marker
• About 6 to 8 inches of curled white ribbon (for the top)

Layer the two doilies on top of each other. This is what you can set the apple valentine centerpiece on. Arrange the candy around the inner doily.

Put the flameless tea light on top of the doily. I put a little garland around the light to add color. Ribbon works well too. Then put the wine glass on top, upside down. I used a small, cordial sized glass. You can get wine glasses very cheap at thrift stores.

Painting the apple for this project merely consists of taking your opaque marker and drawing a design, being mindful of the round shape of the apple. Have the largest, most important shape in the middle. If you know how to draw a rose, they look fabulous on these apples.

Place the apple on top of the wine glass, and then place a piece of curled ribbon on top.

As with any of my easy craft ideas, I use things from home. Or buy items at thrift stores or dollar stores. So you may have some great things around your home to use for this apple valentine centerpiece instead.

This centerpiece can also be modified to fit a winter theme, for instance. Try drawing on snowflakes, stars, pine cones, pine branches, or even a snowman. And…if you want to do a green apple, that will definitely work too. Since they are lighter, though, using a fine-tipped black marker will show up better.

Have fun!

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