Yeah, it turns out there are a lot of better things to do with those than just eating them out of the box. And you can even make your own, out of pretty much anything edible. Or non-edible, if you’re looking for something more permanent. At any rate, I bring you: Ten ways to make conversation hearts more interesting.
1. Make your own
The people over at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories came up with this system. Shortbread cookies + heart-shaped cookie cutter + stencils + food dye = never having to worry about chipping a tooth on a stale heart.
2. Send a twisted message
The title of carbonnyc’s photo is, appropriately enough, “Please don’t e-mail me.”
3. Train your dog
No comment.
4. Make a really, really big one
Again with the evil mad scientists. Their final result is monstrous, and evidently tastes like a toastier version of regular candy hearts.
5. Be both redundant and anatomically correct.
6. Sort them.
7. Just throw them around everywhere.
8. Arrange the random floor hearts into a shape.
9. Make jewelry
CraftyGoat actually made these from polymer clay, but aside from the typeface, they look real.
10. Smush ‘em!
Ever felt like someone’s stomped on your heart? Well, you can return the favor, without all that pesky blood.
