LED Heart Boquet Inserts

In this instructable, I will show how I made LED hearts to make a Valentine's Day flower bouquet a little more unique.

The idea for how to make the LED's came from this instructable:
How to make LED "throwies"

First thing I did was cut out a heart stencil out of a piece of paper and I traced it onto a piece of scrap wood.

Using my handy rotary saw, I cut out the hearts. Then I sanded the wood to make the edges smooth.

I spray painted the hearts with a cream color and splattered it with red spray paint.

Of course, this step is optional since decoration is up to whomever is making the project.

I used the exact parts mentioned in the instructable that I linked to in the inrtoduction.

Red LED's, 3V lithium batteries and the hearts.

I drilled a hole through the hearts with a bit that was the same width as the LED's and used super glue to hold them into place.

The LED wires were bent and connected to the battery. For the photo, I used clear tape as an example, but I went back and replaced it with blue painter's tape since it held better.

I used copper wire to make a stem and held it on with more tape.

The painter's tape will make it easier to remove the battery later for recycling when it runs out of power.

I inserted them into a bouquet for a unique touch.

The lights were really easy to make and can be adapted into limitless projects.