Valentine's Day: The Table Set-Up

Oh Happy Friday to you! Just one more day until the infamous love day.

You know- you don't have to go all out. $100 dinner at a restaurant that you KNOW is going to be packed and the wait is going to be entirely too long.

Having your loved one(s), whether it be kids or a significant other, wake up to a really cute little Valentine's Day set up can be just as special.

Pardon the pictures as they were old and not taken 'for a blog,' but I came across some Valentine's Day table set up pictures from a few years ago that I wanted to share.
(I had ones from other years but can't find them...organizing my photos is a whole other project I have to tackle!)

Hit up the dollar store; dig out everything you own in pink, red and white; bake up some treats.

- All of the dishes and vases were gathered from around the house.

- The napkins, confetti, box of Whoppers, tablecloth and red flowers are from the Dollar Tree.

- I baked the cupcakes and made the chocolate covered strawberries.

- I cut out the circles for the MY SWEET heart sign from construction paper I had.

- And I think I found the peppermints in my pantry.

Think you'll set up a little Valentine's Day table? Please share if you do!

Valentine's Day: Chocolate Dipped Marshmallow Pops

So, I tried to get a different Valentine's Day post up before today but the project was a flop.

I'm hoping you still find time to try and make these on or before Saturday!

These heart marshmallows were bought at Aldi and as I stared at them in my pantry, I had the idea of turning them into these chocolate dipped marshmallow pops. So cute and easy...and a real sugar bomb! I could only eat one but my son on the other hand was happy eating three! Between my mother-in-law and I, we happened to have all we needed to make them.

What you need:

Bag of heart shaped marshmallows

6oz white chocolate

6 oz semi sweet chocolate

lollipop sticks

wax paper

sprinkles, nonpareils, etc

Start out by putting the lollipop sticks into the bottom of the marshmallows.

Now you want to melt your chocolate over a double boiler. Way easier than it sounds and a much better option than melting the chocolate in the microwave. I always seem to burn the chocolate if I attempt to melt it in the microwave. These are the double boiler instructions we followed. 

Dip the top third or half of your marshmallow pop into the chocolate.

Now you can sprinkle your pop with whatever sprinkles you choose.

Lay on a wax paper lined baking sheet. When all of your pops are done, put in the fridge for 15 minutes to set. And then enjoy!

Or pass out to all the neighborhood kids. :-) 

We ran out of lollipop sticks and still had chocolate left so we made some more chocolate dipped marshmallows sans lollipop stick.

Did you make any treats for Valentine's Day? 

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