{"id":463,"date":"2025-02-06T15:45:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T16:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/?p=463"},"modified":"2025-04-16T14:30:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T14:30:58","slug":"ditch-the-expensive-flowers-make-a-donut-bouquet-for-valentines-day-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/06\/ditch-the-expensive-flowers-make-a-donut-bouquet-for-valentines-day-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"Ditch the Expensive Flowers & Make a Donut Bouquet for Valentine\u2019s Day Instead!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Skip the florist & create a DIY donut bouquet instead! These yummy “donut flowers” are a Valentine’s Day gift the recipient won’t forget!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Donut bouquets are the perfect DIY gift<\/a> for all of the pastry lovers in your life! 🍩<\/h2>\n

Instead of traditional flowers, consider creating a stunning arrangement of fresh, delicious donuts to gift your loved one this Valentine’s Day. These sugary treats are a perfect way to spoil your sweetheart – <\/em>especially if food is the way to their heart!<\/p>\n

These donut “flowers” can be gifted year-round too! Give them on birthdays, anniversaries, or any other special occasion. I think everyone can agree that receiving a bundle of fresh donuts is better than flowers any time of the year! 😆<\/p>\n

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You asked and we listened!<\/h2>\n

A few years ago, we featured a post on Harry & David<\/a> donut bouquets that you can send in the mail for around $60 😱 (yes, super pricey!), and readers suggested we do a DIY post on this topic! So… I’m sharing how to create a similar donut arrangement using wood skewers that looks similar to flowers!<\/p>\n

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Save money by making your own creation that looks similar to Harry & David<\/a> donut bouquet!<\/h2>\n

This donut bouquet is such a fun and unique project that I really enjoyed doing, and I know you’ll have a blast too. It’s much more economical to make your own bouquet at home, rather than buying online. I bought all my supplies at the grocery store, and estimate each “donut flower” bouquet to be about $10-$12 dollars in materials, which is around a $50 savings!<\/p>\n

\"Supplies<\/p>\n

Which type of donuts work best for a donut bouquet?<\/h2>\n

I ended up buying a variety of grocery store donuts from the bakery to experiment and see which ones work best. In general, the cake style donuts<\/a> and donut holes<\/a> seemed the most sturdy and easiest to work with.<\/p>\n

The ones that didn’t work at all (and I don’t recommend trying) are the Little Debbie mini donuts. They crumbled easily and fell off.<\/p>\n

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My favorite donuts were the medium-sized plain cake donuts from the bakery!<\/h2>\n

I thought they turned out so cute and were the easiest to work with and most stable. I highly recommend grabbing some plain donuts like this and jazzing them up with melted white<\/a> and semi-sweet chocolate<\/a> along with sprinkles<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Hip Tip:<\/strong> If your local store is out of plain cake donuts, you can buy a package of Entenmann’s on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You can customize these “donut flowers” for any occasion or holiday by using specific colored sprinkles or by coloring the melted white chocolate.<\/p>\n

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Tips to create the BEST DIY donut bouquet:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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