12 Times Strawberries Were Transformed Into Incredible Edible Art

Sometimes playing with your food can yield amazing results. It doesn't always have to be a big mess, like when your kids or grandkids decide that their spaghetti is more fun than a sandbox.

Strawberries are one of the prettier whole foods out there. The luscious, juicy red just pops against the green of the leaves on top. Then, once you open up a strawberry, the patterns inside are just too fantastic to be true. Yet they are very real!

Whether you make a simple arrangement with slices of strawberries on top of a deliciously sweet smoothie for breakfast, or you take the time to carve a plump fruit into an elaborate, decorative flower, your strawberry art will turn out great.

These 12 pictures of strawberry art are all so lovely, but not lovely enough to keep me from wanting to eat each and every one of them. Those chocolate-covered ones will definitely be the first to go.

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Thumbnail Source: Wikimedia Commons / michael warren from Kidderminster, UK

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instagram / christinaperrijones

These lovely trees, made of chocolate-covered strawberries and roses, are sneakily elegant. That's my favorite kind of elegant: sneaky.

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Instagram / ameminion

These strawberry roses really did have me fooled. If only all roses tasted so sweet!

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Instagram / cakepopstar_

Did you know that chocolate-covered strawberries could be so shiny and bright? I, for one, did not. But I'm glad I do now!

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Instagram / naopopo_okano

I bet the leftovers from this craft were swiftly consumed with great delight.

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Instagram / denden0812mai

Strawberries are already inherently cute, but when you put faces on them? I might have to resist eating these sweetie pies.

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Instagram / vegandollhouse

The only kind of mouse I'll ever consider eating.

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Instagram / litlovecake

Seriously, these little fruits are killing me with cuteness. Getting greeted by this happy sun on a Sunday morning would make the entire week so much better.

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Instagram / exquisite_designs2

So clever to let the luscious red pop through with those three strawberries, so you know what's hiding under all that chocolate.

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Instagram / simonadas12

When your lemon tarts are looking a bit plain, strawberries will come to your rescue.

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Instagram / strawberriesbylilit

Looking at this for too long, it seems like the strawberries start to move as if this were one of those optical illusions. Better just eat them up before they play too much of a trick on your brain.

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Instagram / signature_creations_by_jhonnal

Who knew my love of shoes and snacks would ever combine in such glorious fashion?

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Instagram / rennchy

Sometimes, the simpler the better, and this little number is just that. It's perfect!

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