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DIY Starburst Flowers: Make Your Own Candy Bouquet

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at UFL chapter.

DIY projects are one of the best ways to exercise your creativity. I’ve been creatively inclined ever since I can remember. Since then, I’ve had this habit of making things out of anything I got my hands on — in this case, candy. Starburst candies have been a childhood favorite of mine because they are super chewy and sweet. They are perfect for molding anything my mind comes up with, and one of my favorite little miniatures to make is flowers, especially roses.

Here I can show you a DIY article on how you can make your own candy flowers out of Starbursts. Not only will they be sweet smelling, but they also make for a sweet and tasty treat.  

Get Some Starburst Candy

Flowers sweetmeat goody
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I had some tropical flavor Starbursts on hand and there were some interesting flavors. 

Pick 2 of Your Favorite Colors

Flowers sweet candy
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I chose two red ones just to keep it simple. I thought the color would be perfect for making a rose.

Cut Into Fours

Flowers chocolate jelly
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Take a knife and cut each of the Starburst candies into fours. Cut down the middle horizontally and vertically.

Make Your Petals  

Flowers sweet candy
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Flatten each cut square. These will be the petals for the flowers.

Flowers
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You should have eight petals in all, and they should look like this. 

Layer It Up

Flowers truffle rose
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Take one of the petals and roll it up. This will be the middle part of the flower.

Flowers cake chocolate
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Take another petal, and wrap it around the first petal. Repeat this step and arrange the petals around the middle until it looks like a flower. 

The Final Product

Flowers cake buttercream
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Once you have finished adding all the petals, your candy rose is complete. This is what the final product should look like. 

Flowers goody sweetmeat
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Now that you know about these DIY candy roses, you can start using different colors and make more to create your candy flower bouquet. The possibilities are endless when using Starbursts. Happy sculpting! 

I am an anthropology major and senior at the University of Florida. Some of my hobbies include writing, painting and listening to different types of music. I love anything creative and everything out of the ordinary.