Happy Birthday Forever Roses with Heart Vase and Lighted Base

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I made this as a Happy Birthday gift for my wife. I take the "twisted heart vase" (scaled to 75%) by @gyrobot and "printable rose with reinforced stem" by @dadothecube, and designed a base with a lighted LED circuit that takes a micro-usb as power. I used the 5V COB320LED strip light and a CJMCU Micro USB board. (both can be bought from Amazon). To make the roses, I first printed them and then use a heat gun (at the lowest settings that will soften the plastic without melting it) to gently blow the petal to soften the plastic and open them up a bit. This step is optional, I just thought it makes the roses look more natural. I used Gorilla clear glue to put them together.