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Easy Valentine Table Centerpiece

Scenario...

Valentines Days will be here VERY SOON.

You want to make the dining or coffee table lovey,

and just a wee bit special.

BUT:

Life is so busy.

You just do not have time to be super creative.

So here is your answer.

A simple, valentine day table feature that is super easy to prepare and super affordable too.

Sooooo...

Just grab a wine glass

Some heart or love-inspired fabric

And an open bloom rose.

Put the bloom head inside the upturned wine glass...

Place the bloom head inside the upturned wine glass onto the scrunched up Valentine themed fabric...

Place a red candle or mini candles on top of the wine glass base...

Light your candles.

And now you have a loved-up, but 'super easy to create' table centrepiece!

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Valentines Dippy Treats...❥

Valentine's Dippy Treats are elegant, light, textured Corinthians that have been dipped in melted white chocolate and sprinkled with pretty 'sprinkles'.

I mean who does not like wafer biscuits?

And sprinkles?

And chocolate?

And crisp wafer biscuits with a yummy strawberry filling?

I'm not doing a recipe link because they are so EASY to whip up.

The kids LOVE making them!

All you do is:

Melt chocolate (using the microwave or over hot water technique)

Dip the wafers in it.

Place on a tray that has been lined with baking paper.

Sprinkle with 'sprinkles'.

Then place in the refrigerator to set.

And you know what?

If you don't like white chocolate,

change up the dip to dark or milk chocolate.

And red and white themed 'sprinkles'.

You can also change the strawberry wafer biscuits to chocolate or vanilla.

Also tubes to rectangles.

Rectangles dip just as nicely.

Keep in the refrigerator until serving as they are so tasty good COLD!

Valentine's Dippy Treats are also great for parties - adults and kids will LOVE them!

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Love Notes For Your Valentine...

This Valentine project is simple to do,

but does take a little bit of time to create if you make a lot of love notes.

Stamp using red ink and letters - 'Open when you first get these' on the first envelope.

Put a word box sticker on each envelope.

Use a chalk paint pen to write 'Love Notes' on the word box.

Decorate with stick-ons of your choice.

On each envelope thereafter Stamp a message.

Get the idea?

Then inside each envelope write on a slip of paper a little Love Note that is relevant to what you have stamped on the front.

Next create a little tag to your Valentine...

Bind the Love Notes with a ribbon and add the tag.

A gift that is truly

something personal for your Valentine.

One that is full of your heartfelt love.

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Valentine Dipped Heart Cookies...

Share sweet heart-shaped morsels this Valentine's Day with some home-baked chocolate dipped heart cookies.

Make a batch of sugar cookies, cut into heart shapes and bake.

Melt dark chocolate...

Dip half the cookie into the chocolate.

You could leave them chocolate dipped.

Cover in candy sprinkles...

Or use a tube of writing icing...

To write the word Love on the chocolate covered half of the cookies.

Then share with those you love.

Sugar Cookies

Preheat the oven to 175 °C (350°F)

1 cup softened butter
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1 cup granulated sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla essence
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1 large egg
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2 ½ cups plain flour
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¾ teaspoon baking powder
Use a stand mixer, or a hand-held mixer to cream the butter and sugar, and beat until pale and fluffy.
Add egg and vanilla extract and beat until completely combined.
Sift the flour and baking powder over the wet mix and combine to create a dough.
The dough is quite moist, but flour the bench top, and sprinkle the top of the dough to roll out to your desired cookie depth.
The thinner the dough, the crisper the cookie.
The thicker the dough, the softer it will be.
Cut out shapes and place them on prepared parchment paper-lined trays.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Cool completely before icing.

You will find a printable cookie recipe HERE.

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'NUTS about YOU' Valentine Gift Idea.

Want a CUTE and ROMANTIC gift idea for Valentines Day?

This 'I'm just NUTS about YOU' design was the inspiration.

It can be printed on plain paper for labels,

or on adhesive paper to be used as a sticker.

To Make:

Upcycle a jar, or buy one in the desired size.

Then print the label.

I'm printing on plain white card for this project and the 'Nuts' printable will be used as a tag around the neck of the jar.

Paint the jar lid with red paint if is from a recycled jar with labelling on it.
My jar lid was wood, so I left it unpainted.

Fill your jar with chocolate covered nuts..
I layed dark and milk chocolate covered scorched almonds.
Add ribbon to neck of the jar using roller glue to hold in place.

Then add the label to the jar.
I used roller glue to attach it.

How simple to create...

Ready to gift to your Valentine nut and chocolate lover!

Save As - the FREE NUTS ABOUT YOU Printable' to your

computer, then print in the required size.

I used 5x7 size for this project.

Use this image for stickers.
Save As - then copy and paste and size for as many stickers as you require.

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Romantic Repurposed Poetry...

Repurposed Poetry is usually done with the words blocked out with ink pen scribbles...

But today I'll show you a different technique using watercolour paint.

Why not add your sweet repurposed poem to your Valentine's Gift...

Or use your creation as decor decoration.

Here's how to create one:

This poem is one of many free ones found on the internet.

Have a search and find a love poem that you like.

Print it on A4-size paper.

Read through the poem and black out the words you no longer want with watercolour paint.

I used black paint, but you can use any colour you like.

Then add a flower.
And some hearts around the entire poem...
If you need more confidence to paint, just find flowers and hearts to print off the internet to collage with glue onto the paper.

Even with the adaption, it is still a beautiful poem.

It now reads:

The Passion Flower

The hour Love lies down
with folded wings;
His fatal arrows flings.
Not a word is heard,
only from the bridal bird
in darkness sings.
Sweet music,
soft and clear -
'Love is here!'
The moon,
bright spells and hope
gone to dream of pleasures - asleep.
Now smile;
forgetting grief,
to stars or pale moonlight.
'What beauty can the day bestow?'
Turn and tell me - for the day.
And now comes back,
Love -
sighing like the winds 'mongst evening flowers.

Roll and tie with a ribbon to gift,

or frame and use it in your Valentine's decor.

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A YELLOW Valentines Vignette...

This year, my Valentine's sideboard decor is YELLOW!
I mean - why does it always have to be ...
pink...or red?
My old upcycled sideboard is in the darkest corner of the room,
so the YELLOW makes it POP with beautiful happy colour!

I used my Valentine's collage canvas as the centrepiece.
You can find out how to create one HERE.
Then I bought the brightest yellow chrysanthemum flowers I could find.
If you can't source them, yellow lilies or gerberas are an option too.
I placed the flowers into a French-inspired white tin container that my glass vase fitted inside.