Showing posts with label valentine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label valentine. Show all posts

Friday, February 5, 2010

Another one of those days

Bakers may be shocked by my technique, put my family is not. I'm not really into baking but I wanted to start making goodies for Valentine care packages for my girls. I have a free afternoon but no butter. I insist on butter when making cookies. It is 20 degrees outside but I didn't want to waste the day so out I go. Back home I realize I don't have enough white flour. No, I'm not going back out. I decide to supplement the white flour with whole wheat flour. Per the recipe, I add 3 teaspoons of baking powder, well, what I thought was baking powder. It was soda. No problem, I just add the baking powder too. They came out pretty good. Now what can I find to ice them with?


As a side note....Have you seen the commercial for the " 'Ove Glove"? I know you have! Well, I got one for Christmas and it really is handy. It gives you a better grip than the floppy hot pads. One of those "as seen on tv" thingys  that works. Ok, well, I didn't test it by touching anything hotter than a cookie sheet and I'm not going to. I'll leave that for you.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Here's my heart

I couldn't wait. I couldn't wait for a vintage valentine candy box to come my may at a price I wanted to pay so I made my own reproduction. I pleated ribbon, added posies, glitter, seam binding and a tulle bow to tie over the top. Did I mention that I LOVE pleated ribbon?!  I made an extra heart box for my etsy store too. Ahh... Valentine's Day!

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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Pretty little thing

I was feeling sorry for myself that all the vintage, pastel, Valentine candy boxes were going for so much money on the auction sites. Then I found this little Bethany Lowe repro box. It is very little, 4 inches, but very sweet. So it will do while I wait for the perfect, pink pleated satin, heart candy box with velvet flowers to show up at the auction for $5.00!! He-he

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