Valentine's Day

Here are a few items I thought to be blog worthy for Valentine's Day. It's only a week away!

Heart ice cubes! via a subtle revelry 

Doily heart candy pouches. via Chic Tags

 

 

Red Velvet Whoopie Pies via MAMFBM

Valentine's Day Breakfast Menu via One Charming Party

Fabric Heart Valentines via Sally J Shim

4 candy-free Valentine's via Prudent Baby

 

 

A new twist on Valentine Cards

Wear your Valentine and eat it too!

 These are in the shop now and are just perfect for kids, especially a class full of kids.

They are both festive and unique -and include a Valentine message with a sweet treat on top of each hat!

Make your Valentine's Day orders before February 4th to ensure delivery. 

Get em here.

...Because every kid loves a party hat and a lollipop!

Free Valentine Printable

This printable comes from one of my favorite blogs, The Sweetest Occasion. 

It's versatile so practically anyone can use it 

and you could put a number of different things in the bag. 

Enjoy!

 

Favor Pouches

I've been making these for a little while now, but only now decided to list them up to sell in the shop. They are the perfect size for a little treat for any party guest. AND perfect for Valentine treats. I just may be making them for my little 3 year old and her preschool friends.

I'll be adding different patterns soon- for baby showers, birthday favors, etc. So stay tuned. :)

Packaging

I made a few necklaces (bought then altered) for some friends for Christmas. They were simple so they needed an extra special package to be wrapped in.

This was very simple to make. All you need is kraft paper, a sewing machine, paper doily and some bakers twine (or other string/twine).

Measure up your gift and wrap the kraft paper around it (I smashed and crinkled up my paper before wrapping to give it texture and dimension). Make sure to leave enough room on both ends to be able to make a zig-zag stitch with your sewing machine.

After sewing, place your doily where you want with a piece of tape on the back of it. Then string up and wrap with your twine with a tag attached.

This packaging would be great for Valentine's Day too.

The make-up holiday, Valentines Day

I look forward to Valentines Day, not for the chocolate or the romantic dinner with my significant other (even though I really do like those things), but to give or receive that one gift you were wanting for Christmas but didn't get!?!? You know the one? My husband and I tend to talk about what was on our list that didn't make the cut, or see something on sale that we might really need... Well, we now have a really good excuse to get it..... Valentine's Day! So here is to you, Valentine's Day... the make-up holiday in my book.

Here are just a few items stocked up in the shop for V-day...

Heart-felt card (set of 2)

 Printable chocolate wrappers

 

Heart-Felt garland

 

Happy Heart Day

Some happy hearts to brighten your day.





via a creative mint

Valentine Party

We're getting ready for a little Valentine's Day party on Friday for my 2 year old. We invited some of her friends to come over to decorate cookies, make Valentine cards, and have lunch. It should be fun.

We have too many empty baby food jars floating around our house, so we made these Valentine favors out of them. I spray painted the tops white and glued a tissue pom with a tag on top of each one. Then filled the jar with M&Ms and pretzels.

Some of the Valentine's we're making include these cut outs and a lollipop. (idea from here)

 

No party is complete without hats!

I've converted my daughter into a hat lover. Every time she sees me making them she says, "oooh, a party!", and then wants to try it on.

Valentine "printable" round up

Only one more week until Valentines Day. If you haven't found a source for some cards or craft ideas, The Long Thread has an awesome collection of printable Valentines. 35 to be exact!

Among the 35... my favorite from Twig and Thistle (below)

Valentine Oreos

don't ask me how she did it.
instead, try to pry it out of her.


by scarlett

Strawberry cream sandwiched cupcakes

We had some friends over for dinner this week and they brought, for dessert, the yummiest cupcakes I've ever eaten. 

They came out not too sweet and very light and fluffy. 

You basically bake your choice of cupcake, split the tops off when done baking, peel off the wrapper and stuff a whipped cream/berry mixture between the two cupcake pieces. YUM! 

And a very extra YUM when eaten with ice cream. 

(don't forget the powdered sugar on top. it makes a big difference. in a good way)

She said she got the recipe here.

10 ways to reuse baby food jars as party favors

After raising a 1 year old, you quickly notice how many jars of baby food you go through (up to 3 a day for me). So why not save those cute little jars and reuse them for a party!!

We did it with my 2 year old for her 1st birthday and we are now. again, collecting jars to figure out something fun for my 7 month old on his birthday.

Here are a few neat examples:

1. Hot chocolate in a jar-. Turns out to be a perfect size for a fun serving of hot cocoa.

2. Candle holders- I'm not sure where I got this photo but I love the fabric used here to dress up each candle/jar.

 

 3. Fill it with a coordinating food/snack with your party for guests to take home.
These are "caterpillar food" jars I made for my daughters 1st birthday with the theme The Very Hungry Caterpillar. I pained the tops, filled them with cereal, then placed personalized stickers on the tops and sides.

4. Plant starter seeds/plants and hand them out to take home.
A friend of mine made these with her son's owl themed birthday party.

5. You can't go wrong handing jars out filled with candy at a baby shower. It's a perfect combo.
Clever idea from Katherine Marie Photography

6.  Halloween party? ... dress them up as mummies or tea light holders to hold candy.

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7. With Valentines Day coming up these are perfect!

8.  Terrariums and tea kits 

 

 9. Advent Calendar. I know this isn't really a party favor, but it was good of an idea not to post up. You could adjust the holiday from "25 days of Christmas" to "25 days of Birthday" (an activity or treat count down to your child's birthday???). Possibilities are endless. 

 10. Tangerine Vanilla Bean Marmalade

At prudent baby, Jaime shows how to sterilized the jars, sealed them, and make your own tangerine marmalade. Yum! Makes me wish I had a Tangerine tree in my back yard. 

Valentine Shovel

Saw this on Family Fun. 

My daughter would love this because of the shovel.

Fun with chalkboard paint and japanese masking tape

I whipped up some crafts with my daughter the other day trying to use things we have around the house. 

We came up with some chalkboard cupcake toppers, a Valentines Day card with chalkboard, and used some Japanese masking tape to decorate the card and some of the shelves on my craft cupboard.

To make the toppers or card, spray some chalkboard paint on a sturdy piece of card stock. Let it dry then cut it up for anything you want to create. For the toppers I used some double stick tape.

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How to: make cupcake liner poms

Get the tips on making this cute Valentines Decor made from cupcake liners at Kara's Party blog.

Vintage Paper Valentine Chandelier

I'll be making one of these this coming week.

I've got a few old books from college that need to be put to good use.

Find out how to make it with the crafting chicks.

Gumball Necklaces

This idea is genius! One Charming Party teaches you how to make a gumball necklace for a special girl on Valentines Day. 

I'd make one for my daughter, Kai, but it would gather humidity and get super sticky after about an hour. One of the downsides of living in a tropical climate (not complaining though). :)

You could adapt the Martha Stewart beaded necklace and swap the beads for gumballs if you didn't want to string them....  Might give it a shot for Kai's friends.

But seriously... these are adorable!!!!

images: one charming party