Valentine's Day Message in a Bottle

Buy the materials that you can in a dollar store. Save yourself about $18 to $28 over the store-bought cost for these beautiful message bottles!

1 tall clear bottle with a cork
Small amount of sand
1 sheet pink or red stationery
1 small matching flower with stem
Matching ribbon
Red or pink sealing wax

Put a small amount of sand in the bottom of the bottle, about two inches deep.

Write your Valentine's message on the stationery. Roll the message up and tie with ribbon. Stick the rolled-up message into the sand. Tuck in a matching flower on a stem. Use sealing wax to cork the bottle.