A heart-shaped gift box overflows with intricately decorated chocolates — swirled truffles, striped bonbons, and heart-shaped candies — under Happy Valentine’s Day. Detailed — best for teens and adults.
Chocolate deserves a palette as rich as its decorations: build the truffles and bonbons from milk, dark, and white chocolate browns, then accent their swirls and stripes with raspberry pink, gold, caramel, and pistachio. The heart-shaped box can be deep red with a blush or gold interior. Keep the lettering dark enough to frame the assortment without competing with its intricate tops.
Work piece by piece, finishing one chocolate completely before moving on so patterns do not blur together. Use a white gel pen sparingly for drizzle highlights and a dark pencil for the shadows between candies. Gloss comes from contrast: leave tiny uncolored flecks on curved tops while deepening the sides, making each bonbon look rounded and freshly made.
