DIY Valentine's Day: 2012

Raspberry White Chocolate Heart Cheesecake

"...My first Valentine’s Day recipe this year was this mini heart-shaped white chocolate cheesecake, and it turned out so well that I almost want to quit now while I’m ahead, because I don’t think I can top this!...

Cut in half, this is just the right size to serve two people, making it perfect for a Valentine’s date..."

Find recipe at Once Upon a Cutting Board

Paper clip Love Birds

"...A few years ago I made these little love birds, and I have enjoyed pulling them out each year for Valentine's Day. I think they are so cute...they just make me happy! They are also really easy to make and you probably already have all the supplies you need to make them. Yay!..."

Cloud Nine Martini

"...Cloud Nine was the first name I thought of for this cocktail as soon as I made it. Not only because of it’s color and blissful taste but, because Valentine’s Day is only a couple of days away and I imagine there are many love birds out there who are totally on “Cloud Nine” so it’s very à propos..."

Read more at daydreamerdesserts.com

Valentine Jelly Pops

"...I decided to focus on a cute treat for kid’s parties, Valentine Jelly Pops...

I used a flexible silicon mold (a flexible silicone mini muffin pan would also work). But the recipe could be set in an 8” x 8” glass or non-reactive metal pan and cut into cubes, jiggler style, for equally adorable results. Whatever method used to set them, these jelly pops are adorable served..."

Crepe Paper Kissing Ball

"...I had some requests for a tutorial on how I made the tissue paper rosette decor balls {kissing balls}. Well, lucky day, I had this post already scheduled to go!...

First off you will need a couple of rolls of tissue paper streamers. You can find them many places in many colors. Mine were $1 each..."

Valentine's Day Gift Tags Printable

"...These were loads of fun to design for the Rubber Punkin and I hope you use them. They're free! I think these would make darling gift tags. You can right click the image and save to your desktop. Or, for higher quality, go HERE and download these goodies in..."

Date Idea Jar

"...Each little paper container inside the jar contains a date idea. Each month we will pick one out and we have four weeks to make sure we set aside an evening to do whatever is on the card.

If you have read my blog before - you will know that these "Sour Cream" containers are one of my favorite projects to make.

You can see a detailed tutorial on how to make the..."

Raspberry-White Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

"...Heart-shaped cheesecakes are the way to show that special someone your love this Valentine's Day, but they're also delicious the rest of the year. Bake a batch to celebrate your sweetie today..."

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"

Candy Sweetheart Earrings

"...This is the perfect craft for anyone who DOESN'T have a sweetheart this Valentine's Day. Just grab yourself a 50-cent box of Sweetheart candies, your favorite electric drill, and drill to the heart of the matter. In the process, you're sure to break a heart or two... but you'll have some sweet desserts when the project is complete!..."

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