Fun Homemade Valentine Ideas
February 8, 2012 1 Comment
Today I’ve got some really fun ideas to share with you for children’s Valentine cards and favors. And they all feature puns! Don’t you just love puns?
Well, even if you don’t normally like puns, I think you’ll agree that these Valentines are super cute and (dare I say it) just LOVEly!
Free Valentine Printables & Scrapbook Freebies
February 1, 2012 5 Comments
This Valentine Kit includes 2 Digital Papers, 3 Page Elements, 2 Quick Pages
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Strawberry Cookie Cups
February 6, 2011 9 Comments
I love taking recipes that we love and making them just a little different by adding or changing an ingredient, or even just changing the cooking method or overall presentation. Last week I shared my strawberry cake mix cookies that I made for Valentine’s Day, and this week I’ve got some other sweet creations that I made using the same recipe: Strawberry Cookie Cups!
Recipe for Strawberry Cookie Cups:
Ingredients:
1 Strawberry Cake Mix (18.5 oz)
1 egg
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup oil
Directions: Mix ingredients together with spoon or electric mixer. Line a muffin tin with paper muffin cups. Use a cookie scoop to place a dough ball in each cup. (For mine, I used one scoop for each cup, but if you want them to rise to the top like cupcakes, use 2 scoops. If using a mini tin, one scoop should do fine. If you don’t have a cookie scoop, use a spoon or your hands to create a 2 inch balls for the large cupcakes.)
Bake for about 15 minutes. Then decorate as desired. For my cups, I left some plain, while others are topped with either sprinkles, coconut flakes, or a Hershey Kiss. You could also frost these like cupcakes, even though they’re not exactly cake like. Just wait for them to cool before frosting.
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Super Cute and FREE Valentine Printables
February 1, 2011 3 Comments
Happy first day of February! This week instead of a giveaway, I’ve got some freebies that everyone will be able to enjoy! I searched around today and found some super cute Valentine’s Day Printables for you!
Below each photo, you’ll find a description of what it is and a link where you can go download it. The first download is especially cool. I only included a picture of the invitation, but there’s actually a whole host of free printables that match this invitation. It’s essentially everything you’ll need for a fun and festive Valentine’s Day party! And if that’s not enough, you can check out the rest of these adorable finds!
I found ths adorable set of party printables at Catch My Party. Not only can you download the party invitation above, but you can also download some matching cupcake toppers, cupcake wrappers, tags, candy wrappers, food tents, food flags, and even a Valentine’s Day banner!
I love these Treat Bag Toppers! You can download these over at Glorious Treats.
They have some really cute Valentine Card printables featuring animals and character such as Blue and Sponge Bob at DLTK-Holidays. They also have some printables for crafts and Valentine mailboxes.
I found these cute Valentine cupcake toppers at Family Fun. If you haven’t ever visited this site, you really should. They’ve always got lots of great ideas for food, crafts, and activities.
These sweet Love Dove and Butterfly toppers are at PrintablePartykits.com.
And last, but certainly not least, I found these really cute cupcake toppers and wrappers at Food Art Party.
Love Jar Gift Idea and Tutorial
January 26, 2011 15 Comments
For this week’s project, I’m sharing this Love Jar that I made for my husband last year for Valentine’s Day. It’s is really fun project to make for the one you love. Essentially you just decorate a jar or other container and then you write things on slips of paper and place them in the jar.
For this Love Jar, I typed out a whole bunch of reasons that I love my husband and placed them in the jar. You could also make these for your kids and tell them the reasons you love them or reasons why they are special. And of course, this would be a great project to do with your kids. You could help them to make these for their dad or grandparent. It could even be a good teacher gift.
Another idea that I’ve thought of for you to consider is making a Quote Jar or a Bible Verse Jar. I think these would make really cute gifts. I also think a Poetry Jar would be cute. My husband loves poetry, and I think he would love a jar that he could pull poems out of. And another idea I’ve seen on other blogs is the Conversation Jar. This is where you fill the jar with conversation topics, for when your family gathers around the table.
What You Need:
A container
Scrapbook Paper
Scrapbook tags/embellishments (optional)
Mod Podge
Brush
Scissors
Step 1: Remove any labels from your container.
Step 2: Wrap paper around your container to check for sizing. Cut out paper. Take your paintbrush and apply a light coat of Mod Podge to your container. Then wrap your paper around the container. After you have the paper stuck to the container, take your paint brush and put another light coat of Mod Podge over the paper to seal it. Let dry.
Step 3: Use Mod Podge to add any tags or embellishments, including a tag for the top if you like. You can also paint your top. I chose not to paint mine because the color orange was in my paper. I didn’t have any scrapbook elements that I liked that would fit the top, so for my top, I made up the following phrase, printed it out, and mod podged it to the top: “Whenever You’re Down or Feeling Blue, Just Look at All the Reasons I Love You.”
Step 4: Write or type out different words, phrases, or sentences. Cut them out and place them in the jar. For this jar, the theme was all the reasons that I love my husband. Some of the strips had as little as two words, while others were 2 or 3 sentences. Some of the reasons I put in were very serious and heartfelt while others were more lighthearted and funny. The possibilities are endless.
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Friday Favorites – Week 47
January 20, 2011 9 Comments
Hi everyone! Happy Friday to you all! First off, I have to tell you something really cool that happened today. My blog finally reached 1000 followers! Woohoo! I can’t even begin to tell you how exciting that is for me! I try my best not to dwell on numbers and stats, but ever since I passed the 800 mark, I’ve really been crossing my fingers that I could get to 1000, so now I’m just really thrilled to be there. So if you are one of my lovely followers, THANK YOU! You are very much appreciated!
And for those of you who may be wondering, I am planning to have follower appeciation giveaway very soon in honor of reaching the 1000 mark. So be on the look out for that! In the meantime, please check out my Kritter Kondo Deluxe Giveaway. It’s ending in a few days, and there’s just 52 entries right now!
Now onto this week’s party. I especially loved all the Valentine’s projects that were linked up last week. Keep em coming!
Valentine’s Day Yarn Wreath from My Happily Ever After
Valentine Wreath from Allie Makes
Quilted Valentine Cards from Homework
Sweetheart Wreath from Simply Crafty
Love Frame from Auntie Lolo Crafts
I’m very excited to see what you’ve been working on this week. Link up below!