Valentines Fun!

So I must have more energy this valentines. I usually don't do much for it. I have been perusing through the net, looking at a ton of fantastic ideas. I found this awesome and easy idea from the DIY Louisville Blog and had to give it a try. I am all about something that is easy with awesome results.
Mine are not the exact same as the ones on her blog, but I was so happy with them.
I got some "double stuff" oreos (so there would be more room to squish the candy stick in the filling).
Candy sticks.
Mint chocolate chips (melted over a double broiler)
Conversation hearts (I had those on hand)
and some sprinkles that were in my cupboard.

1~ Put sticks in oreo filling
2~ Put chocolate chips on a double broiler to melt them (you could also use jersey milks, or candy melts instead)
3~ Dip the cookies in while they are on the stick, or you can brush them on with a basting type brush (which I did, because it worked better for me that way)
4~ Add decorations while the chocolate is still wet. (sprinkles, candies, icing decos, drizzle other chocolate colours on top etc)
5~ I put them in the fridge because I wanted them to set faster, but you can also leave them on the counter to get harder as well.
Here was another awesome idea that I found on Eighteen 25 's blog. I loved it so much and just had to try it out. So here are what M's valentines look like this year (typically, I just buy the typical cards from superstore or wherever, but, like I said...I must have extra energy).

I could not find little tootsie pops, but saw these heart suckers, and figured they were perfect. I just cut around the heart, so the plastic wouldn't cover her face in the picture.

So easy too.
~ I just took her outside and got my 2 daughters to hold up the blue fabric behind her. I told her to smile and put her hand out like she was giving me some flowers.
~Then I played around in photoshop to add the text and play with it a bit.
~I cut little slits in her hands (in the photo - 4x6 print) and pushed the sucker stick through. Now my 6 year old son wants me to make some for him too. I will change it around though to make it reflect him more.
I loved this idea. Check out Eighteen 25's blog to see how theirs turned out, and why I felt so inspired to do these. They also have a ton of cute links posted there to show more creative ideas for valentines. I also loved the shovel ones they have linked on there.

Here are some other fun ideas I was wanting to try out:
Another idea from DIY Louisville's Blog are these awesome chocolate covered rice krispie treats, that look like truffles, or boxed chocolates. Fantastic!
Photo from: DIY Louisville Blog


















I also loved this cute, easy looking idea that I found on the Family Chic Blog
Photo taken from: Family Chic Blog












These were a cute idea to give to a teacher for Valentines Day (or for other occassions) from the cookies and cups blog.
Photo taken from: Cookies and Cups blog.













I also loved these valentine tags and recipe card download offered by Elle's Studio

Photo taken from Elle's Studio Blog













I LOVE this "10 things I love about you" book. What a great idea for a present for Valentines day. So thoughtful, and so cute! To me, it would be a perfect gift to give or receive. Check out more about it at It's a Crafty Life. There is also a download for the templates and numbers. I can't post a preview for some reason, so check out the link.

Here's a super easy thing, that is simple and cute too add to any decorating. I saw this on Momma's Kinda Crafty

Photo taken from Momma's Kinda Crafty








Way too many cute ideas that I looked at, but I will stop there. The internet can have inspiration overload.
Do you have any neat ideas for Valentines day that you would like to share?

*Oh, and you may have noticed that the name of my blog has changed. Reason being, my friend Janine suggested that this should be the title of my blog. I agreed that it was better than the other title I had for it. I also find it humorous because my sister in law, Alex, wrote me a message about some things she was doing, and that she thought to herself "WWAD" (What would Angela do?) to figure out what to do. What a funny and awesome sister in law I have to put any stock whatsoever into the things I say....maybe one day in the future I will let you all know about another little joke of ours...*the corner of shame* hahaha!

4 comments:

KYLE FAMILY said...

love little Maiya holding out her little treat on her valentine! SOOOOO cute Ange!!!! What a great idea for treats for the kids with the oreo sticks. When I saw them I them I thought they'd be way too complicated but they are very much my style for baking! easy assembly! keep up the great ideas!

Angela from what would angela do? said...

Thanks Sue! :)

~julee~ said...

I'm so excited that you tried the cookie pops! Using the mint chips sounds delicious!

~julee~ @ diylouisville.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the shout out!

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