Creative Valentine's Day Ideas

Celebrate love this February 14th with more than the average drugstore card!
Why not pitch a Valentine's Day love tent or paint some paper roses red?
Check out some of my favorite Valentine's Day ideas and be inspired!

Create a Bohemian Valentine's Day fort! via Design Sponge

Vintage heart pendant

Lollipops with rose petal hearts from Marie Claire Idees

Create a pretty Valentine's Day tablescape

Painting book page roses red

Create a romantic table: Glue backless photo frames together, then add a flame-less 
candle to illuminate. via Wedding by Color

Decorate chocolates with a romantic 45 record idea from BHG

Create a glitter heart garland like this one from Whimsy Decor

Pretty love woven heart pillow by annakrycz via Etsy

Lovely Valentine heart by Linda Albrecht via Simple Things

Make some felt fortune cookies DIY from Martha Stewart

Create a heart quilt from old baby clothes

Pretty iced gingerbread heart from Zuhause Wohnen

XO heart felt garland by AidiesHideaway via Etsy

How to make coffee filter roses by Kitchen Full Miracles

Handpainted wooden hearts from Nordic House

I love this lock and key Valentine's Day gift wrap idea from BHG

Beautiful stitched heart by Carolyn Saxby via Love Stitching Red

Romantic Valentine's Day tent by Simply Me

I LOVE these Love pillows! from Selina Lake   Get them at Lush Designs

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Do you do anything special to celebrate Valentine's day?

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Conversation Heart Art

It's Conversation Hearts! The official candy of love! Did you know that Necco

began producing these sentiment-stamped confections around the time of the

Civil War? Me neither!  Though most if not all of the sayings have been changed, 

conversation hearts remain to be one of the most traditional of Valentine's Day treats.

 Check out these creative candy heart creations!

Apothecary jars full of Conversation hearts from Our Nifty Notebook

Framed He"Art" by Christina at My Creative Departure

Conversation Hearts candy at the Necco factory via History photo by Lyn Hughes

Sterling silver You Rock conversation heart necklace by micahjonesstudios via Etsy

Resin bracelet with candy hearts 

Conversation heart vase

Conversation Heart topiary by Tiny Prints

Valentine's Conversation Hearts fudge recipe from Brachs

Conversation Cones by Our Forever House

Sole Mate fashion Valentine by Piera Gelardi & Christy Kurtz

photo by Guang Xu via Refinery 29 

Conversation heart Valentine art by Wonderfully Made Pursuits

Valentine's Hurricane vases by AmandaJaneBrown

Candy heart art by Views From My Window

Sweet Heart, 2003 by Nathan Sawaya

Conversation Heart mini wreath by The Decorated Cookie

Resin-coated conversation hearts frame by craftyminx 

Conversation Heart wreath by Darcy Maynard

Candy heart keyboard via weheartit

Wait, there's more! 
Read about the history of Conversation Hearts at Necco.com!

What's your favorite or least favorite conversation heart saying?

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etsy stocking idea 5....pate de fruit

Macarons are always special but how about these delicious little pate de fruit sweets like those seen in Paris candy shops? Made by California candy maker Nicole Lee Fine Chocolates, they are chewy and bursting with real fruit flavor. Who wouldn't want to find these yummies in their stocking Christmas morning?

Nicole Lee also makes macarons and truffles. Shop here.

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gingerbread houses diy.

we had a lovely weekend filled with the following:

making gingerbread houses, visiting the grinch at whoville, staying up late playing scooby doo monopoly and risk with our nephews, watching jude beat everyone at monopoly (true story), sleepovers, pancakes and homemade pizza, great worship at church, listening to christmas and johnny cash records in the basement, relaxing and coloring by the fire. 

how was your weekend!??

To make the gingerbread houses you need 6 graham crackers, about 1/2 cup of icing, 1/2 a bag of skittles and m&m's, and sprinkles. I used string to hold the houses together until the icing hardened. I thought about using melted chocolate next time. arrange the roofs, ice, and decorate with desired candies. This was a hit. It was a fraction of the price of store bought houses, and they actually liked to eat the candy off the house.  They each got their own to decorate, which is always good :)

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