Valentine's Day Gift Ideas

[Hippie Staff]

Handmade gift ideas here for V-Day!

I need inspiration!

[LIBRA]

http://www.transfairusa.org/content/flowers/index.php

Not handmade but a great idea :) If your gonna give roses, be fair ;)

I for one do not like getting flowers..anyone else? I mean I love flowers, just not when you have to buy them. The summer time, my house is FULL of em.

[NCW_Woodnymph]

My husband has strict instructions not to buy me cut flowers. He's the type who use to spend 50 bucks on a dozen roses. (at least when he was trying to "whoo" me :D ) In my mind it is a complete waste of money.

I love to get living plants though. Instead of having to throw them out after a week, I can think of the person who gave them to me every year. I have tulips from my grandma, lavender from my mother-in-law and echinacea from my mom. They make me happy every spring. :)



:hippie:

[Hippie Staff]

ok Found one!

Make your own Candles

Looking for a fun Valentine's Day Project? This project couldn’t be easier!

You can buy the soap-making ingredients in a craft store:
-Meltable blocks of soap
-Tints or perfumes

Use what you've got or look in a cooking store for:
-Cookie cutter shapes to express your own particular style

Go outside and collect the following:
-Dried leaves or flowers, seashells

To make: cut the soap slabs into 1-by-1 inch cubes, place in a glass measuring cup or dish and melt them in a microwave. Follow the manufacturer’s direction for how long to cook the soap you buy.

Mix the soap tints or perfumes into the melted mixture. Then pour into a foil pan or foil-lined pie pan to get the desired thickness.

If you like, press any added decorations into the top of soap, deep enough so it won’t pop-out but so they’re still visible.

Let soap cool and harden.

Use cookie cutters to press out shapes.

Place a few in a soap dish for guests to use, use as party favors or wrap for gifts.
Get creative!

[Buffalo Head '75]

what about cooking? Make something special.

[NCW_Woodnymph]

We do a cookie decorating party every year. I make sugar cookies and let the little ones have at it with different colors of frosting. They love it! I also make sandwiches and cut them with cookie cutters to make a festive snack. :D

:hippie:

[Buffalo Head '75]

oooh... sugah cookies (not new england accent).

I love those Christmas Tree cookies that are like gingerbread with the frosting.

YUM!

[LIBRA]

Id settle for a six pack for valentines day :heff2: Not abs either,lol

But I do love when my son makes me a valentine, Ive kept everyone. He has my heart :love5:

[Buffalo Head '75]

Id settle for a six pack for valentines day :heff2: Not abs either,lol

But I do love when my son makes me a valentine, Ive kept everyone. He has my heart :love5:

Oh man... I miss beer. Gave up alcohol and caffeine.

UGH!

To be honest I don't miss it. But I miss the idea of it. It's like I am at a bar... and I am ordering Ginger Ale.

UGH!

[funkymagnolia]

I'm thinking about making a pizza and lighting a few candles around our home! Maybe some wine too. My husband and I don't really celebrate valentines day, but I think this could be nice :)

[Hippie Staff]

that sounds awesome Funkym!

I think staying in and doing something special is a great idea. Going out on Valentine's day is a nightmare - it's overpriced, crowded and like having a hallmark card forced down your throat.

I think i'll make some baked goodies for friends and family..drop those off early in the day, and then do something similar at home. I do like giving little V-day gifts.

I'm going to get my daughter & her friends together next week to make valentine's day 'placemats' and drop off at the local senior home. I think feb. can be kind of a dreary, rainy month..and Seniors need a little love this time of year.