Valentine's Day Paper Cupcake Treat Box

Photo by PaperBuiltShop

Here is a great way to give a gift this Valentine's day! Make one of these paper cupcakes by PaperBuiltShop and fill them with treats for your valentine.  They come as an instant download printable file so if you have left it to the last minute, you still have time to make them.  They take only a few minutes to make and are even more adorable in person! You can even personalize the flags to make your own unique message.

Photo by PaperBuiltShop

Thanks to Sarah from Paper Built for letting me share her paper cupcakes!

You can purchase the printables for the cupcakes here. Enjoy!

Valentine's Day Cupcakes for Two

Are you ready for Valentine's Day? How about celebrating it by making cupcakes just for two? 

I found a recipe that lets you make cupcakes using only one bowl, doesn't need a mixer, and makes just enough for two delicious cupcakes. I used baking cups and didn't even have to drag out the baking tin. Easy-peasy and feels special since there are only two.

You can find the recipe on How Sweet Eats.  I doubled the recipe to make one for everyone in my family :-)

To help you celebrate Valentine's day, I am sharing the printable cupcake toppers that you see in the pictures (for free!). You can download them here.  Enjoy!

Donut Valentine's Day Party

I have been wanting to design a printable collection featuring donuts for a while now. Since Valentine’s Day is coming up and we were having friends and their kids over for tea and treats, I thought that would be a perfect time to have a donut-themed Valentine’s Day party.  So, I got to work designing the printables.

Designing the printables was easy, but finding the donuts here in Switzerland to go with the party was not! Some coffee shops have them, but the ones I went to were empty at the time. I found some frozen ones at Ikea, but it was not enough and I wanted to have some different kinds.  I thought I could try and make them myself, but that did not work...they burned!  Definitely check the oil temperature before attempting to fry the donuts ;-). I also tried to bake them, and that was more successful, but they were more like a cake rather than a donut.  Just as I was about to give up, my husband reminded me that we sometimes get them at the gas station for the kids.  I wasn't too hopeful as usually they only have one or two.  I went early on a Sunday morning and they had plenty!  And so the party was saved by the gas station market.

The kids loved all of the donuts, and they especially loved the donut “cake”, as it had chocolate filled donuts.  Yum!  I made the cake banner using two straws and the printable cake banner that I designed.  I added some tissue paper to the tops of the straws to give it a more festive feel. Even though this was a donut party, I still had to have cupcakes since I love them.  Plus, I love how they look with cupcake toppers and wrappers. So pretty! We also had some chocolate covered marshmallows and Berliners. 

And of course there were some gifts for the kids.  I found the cutest temporary tattoos at the cupcake bakery and packaged them up with some pink shredded paper and topped the bag with a bag topper to match the rest of the printables.  They say “Donut you know I think you’re cool?”. The kids loved them and wanted them on right away!

It was a great afternoon spent with friends and donuts aplenty! I hope you enjoyed the pictures of our sweet little donut Valentine’s Day party. 

Valentine's Day Ideas

Valentine's Day is two days away, but it's not too late to put together something meaningful for your loved ones.  I've rounded up a few of my favorite ideas from around the web for you.  These ideas are so sweet and will add a special touch to someone's day! Click through the links to get the instructions on how to make these.

First up is this heart backdrop from Hank & Hunt.  Gorgeous! This is used as a photo booth backdrop, but I can imagine making it and hanging it in front of my daughters' bedroom doors.  It would be great to have them wake up and have to go through a wall of hearts on Valentine's Day.

Image Source: Hank & Hunt

Next is this giant letter valentine from Oh Happy Day!  What a great idea and it's something that the kids can help you make.  All you'll need is some butcher paper.  It's now too late to send each letter through the mail one by one, but perhaps you can make the letters and hide them around the house for your loved ones to find throughout the day.  At the end of the day, they'll have a lovely (and large!) message from you.

Image Source: Oh Happy Day

I love this idea from Studio DIY.  It's a balloon surprise in a box.  The balloons float up out of the box when you open it. Don't worry, they won't fly away...the balloons are taped to the bottom of the box! It would be so much fun to receive this at your door.  I can imagine it with heart shaped balloons for Valentine's Day.  Great idea for birthdays too!

Image Source: Studio DIY

Finally, this idea from A Subtle Revelry adds a special touch to milk for Valentine's day.  These heart ice cubes made from milk and food coloring slowly turn your milk pink as they melt.  I love pink milk!

Image Source: A Subtle Revelry

I love how these things can all be easily handmade. It's often the little things like these that can show that you care about someone. Do you have any other ideas for things you can make for your family and friends? I would love to hear them!

Party DIY::Valentines Candy Pouches Part 2

On Monday, I wrote about Valentine's candy pouches and today, I was inspired to make more candy pouches, but this time, it's a heart-shaped pouch.  This one is even easier to make than Monday's cone-shaped pouch so I thought I would share it with you.  

To make this one, I simply cut out two hearts from scrapbook paper and used double-stick tape to put them together.  I left the top of the heart open and filled it with candy.  Then I used double-stick tape again to seal the top part closed.  I punched a hole and used it to attach the twine and printable tag (which you can download for free here).  And that's it! 

You can use any shape to make these pouches.  An egg-shaped one would be great for Easter or a square-shaped one would be great for a birthday party. Decorate them with ribbon or our printable tags to make them extra special!  

Party DIY::Valentine's Candy Pouches

Hello everybody! I know it's been a while since I last posted, but I've been working on some new things and hope to be able to share them with you soon.  In the meantime, I've put together a little tutorial that is just in time for Valentine's day or your next party.  These favor pouches are really easy to make and take only a few minutes. They would be great for the kids to give to give to their friends and they can even help you make them.  Here we go!

These are the supplies that I used:

scrapbook paper (I cut mine to 15 cm x 15 cm)

glue lines (regular glue, double sided tape, or staples should also work. You can even sew these closed!)

hole puncher

twine

printable tag (you can download them for free below)

Optional: decorative edge scissors

Turn your piece of scrapbook paper over and add your glue about 2 cm in from one of the edges. It's hard to see the glue, so hopefully the arrow helps ;-).

Then, turn your piece of paper over and place a line of glue perpendicular to the glue line you added in the previous step.

Next, roll up your piece of paper and seal it by using the glue line you just added.

Then, press the side closed which has the glue that you added in step 1. 

Cut the edge using decorative edge scissors if you have them.

Add your candy to the pouch.

Press the open side closed in the opposite direction that you sealed the other end so that it looks like the picture above. Punch two holes at the top.

Thread the twine through the holes, add the printable tag, cut the edge with your decorative scissors and you are done!

See, it was easy peasy!  These would also be great for a wedding favor or at a kids party.  You could, depending on what size you make them, fill them with little toys or stickers.

Enjoy making them and giving them to your friends for Valentine's Day!

To get the free printable tags, please click this link. 

Please note that you will have to download the file to your computer from Google Drive to print it correctly. You can do that by clicking the download option under the file menu in Google Drive.  The document will download to the download folder on your computer and you will need Adobe Reader to view it.