DIY Valentine's Day: August 2012

52 Reasons I Love You Cards

"...Here you will find all the information you need to recreate this awesome gift, including a detailed supply list, full color step-by-step tutorial, and a template you can download to replicate the exact look of the original project. Want to get started? Check out the:..."

Note: There is a template you can download for $4.99 or you can very easily make it yourself.

Love Nest Wall Art Printable

"...What better way to spruce up the place with a little wall art? And ta-da! FREE! You can also resize them and use them for cards, housewarming gift gift tags, etc. Lots of uses

Want one of these goodies for yourself? There are two versions..."

Date Night on a Budget

"...Don’t eliminate date-night just because you’re short on cash. You can still have fun (and even a little romance) on a tight budget.

Here’s how you can have a special romantic night with your sweetheart without overspending..."

DIY Goldfish Valentine

"...you’ve likely seen the adorable goldfish valentine created by Tammy of Tammy Mitchell Photography.

I have collaborated with Tammy to create some free templates for you to download so you can make these yourself! The zipped file includes SVG files & Silhouette (.studio) files for those of you who have craft cutters, and JPEGs if you like to cut things out the old fashioned way..."

Heart Milk Cubes

"...These milk heart cubes are a sweet surprise for your man’s morning coffee or a tall glass of milk. As they melt, the milk turns pink..."

Sweetheart Cupcakes

"...These fun cupcakes are quite easy to create!

First, bake a batch of chocolate cupcakes. I used my favorite chocolate cupcake recipe, but feel free to use any recipe or box mix you prefer. The only special instructions would be to make sure to fill the liners just a bit more than you might normally (about 1/2 inch below the top of the liner), because you need to..."

Valentine's Wedding Cookies

"...These cookies are actually wedding cookies. Where I live, they are often called Mexican Wedding Cookies. However, you may know them as Danish wedding cookies or Italian wedding cookies. Regardless of the name, they're all pretty much the same thing. Some variations are made with almonds, but Texans are pecan people through and through, so that's what I use...

I thought it would be fun to give this traditional favorite a Valentine’s Day twist..."

Find recipe at Haniela's

Party Design Inspiration & Printables

Look no further for inspiration for your Valentine's Party! This setting was done beautifully and there are free printables for you to download.

You can find all of these printables:

Love Letters Place Cards
Love Letters Drink Flags
Love Letters Card Tags
Love Letters Dessert Buffet Card

See them all at MJ Paperie

Valentine's Day S'mores

"...Valentine's Day is around the corner and I wanted share with you all really yummy treat you can make for your friends, dear ones, children or for yourself...

These Valentine's Day S'mores may seem to be little too complicated to make, but in fact the most time consuming to make are Perfect Graham Crackers , but even so they are totally worth the time because they are delicious.

They are perfect to munch on alone, drizzled with some dark chocolate or you can use them to make these festive Valentine's Day S'mores"