Hello CA fans, I am one myself! My name is Beckie and I blog at Infarrantly Creative and Knock Off Décor. Today I wanted to show you another one of my infamous Hershey Kiss Boards, this one just in time for summer.
Those little sun faces are actually inverted Hershey Kisses. Kids love them, guests love them, and I have been known to snag a few myself. Let’s get started.
Supplies:
Electric Drill
3/4 drill bit
220 grit sandpaper
12” x 12” x 1/2” MDF board
Coordinating scrapbook paper
Hershey Kisses
Glue Dots
White cardstock (2 pieces)
Vinyl
Silhouette machine
Mod Podge
Foam brush or roller
Spray paint (I used Krylon’s Ocean Breeze)
easel
Primer
Ruler
Pencil
1. Cut your 1/2” MDF board to a 12” x 12” size. (or have Home Depot cut it like I always do). Measure out where you want your kisses. This is where you will drill your holes. Using a 3/4” drill bit and en electric drill – drill your holes but do not go all the way through the board. The top of the bit will poke through the back but don’t drill the wide part of the bit more than 2/3 of the way. This will allow the Hershey kisses to set in there and stay. This is what the bit looks like. I am sure there is a name for it but I have no idea.
2. Mark your holes and then drill them. I measured every 1 and 6/16” and then drilled my holes. This allowed me to have 8 holes across and 2 rows of them for a total of 16 kisses.
3. Lightly sand the board with 220 grit sandpaper especially around the holes. Wipe it clean. Spray prime and paint it. I used Krylon’s Ocean Breeze.
4. Cut four 1/2” x 12” strips of paper and Mod Podge those to the sides. I used American Crafts Hello Sunshine Gleam.
5. Using a Silhouette machine print and cut out the Sunbursts and then glue them around the drilled holes.
5. Then using the Silhouette machine again print and cut out the smiley faces onto white cardstock and use Glue Dots to adhere them to the back of your Hershey Kisses.
6. Cut out the word “sun-kissed” using any font you want. I used Chunk Five and cut it out of American Crafts Secret Garden Pearl. Glue those to the board.
7. Cut out the some white vinyl and transfer it to the board. Then lightly coat the entire board and sides with Mod Podge. I use a foam roller to get an even coat with no lap marks.
7. Add your smiley face Hershey Kisses and set it on an easel (I got mine from the Dollar Tree).
My kids love this and having one kiss feels like such a treat to them, and me!
If you want to make this project click here for all the files. I have Silhouette machine files and PDF files for those without a Silhouette machine.
Thanks for having me today Linda. I would love for you to come visit me.
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How cute!! What fun to have this on your nightstand… Although I must admit, I try to stay away from power tools (I have a bit of the klutz factor and it is frightening for all to see)… Have a great day! Hugs, antonella :-)
This is DARLING!!
I love all of Beckie’s Board projects, i’ve recreated 3: Bunny Kisses, Kiss Me I’m Irish, and Countdown to Kisses and this will make 4. Off to Lowes for MDF….
When i click on the link to get the silhouette files it brings me to the download page but these particular files are not there.
Oh cuuuute! I didn’t realize they were Hershey’s kisses at first, I thought they were bottle caps.
Love it!
That is too cute! I seriously thought the Hershey kisses were buttons until I actually read the how-to’s. Ha! Makes it ten times more fun that its chocolate in a frame! Happy Friday.
Such a cute project!! I love the different boards that she does. My kids would love that!
xoxox
Jen
OMG, so adorable. What a great idea. I bet that gets lots of comments and lots of attention. Chocolate who wouldn’t give it lots of attention?
This is a really cute idea. Would make a lovely advent calendar! xxxx
That’s so cute, I love this one! The colors are fantastic! Thanks so much, I’ll be linking.
this is really cute! i agree with above that this would make a great advent calendar. oh..and just for future reference, the bit used is called an auger bit. :) my husband is a tool-aholic so i get the run down on EVERYTHING. lol
I could not find the pdf??? I would love to have it.