Valentines Day Homemade Gifts
Posted on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Whether you're trying to find your babysitter a Christmas gift, or your sister a little Valentine's Day gift, or your child's teacher a Thank You gift, there are times when you have to come up with an idea that won't break your budget. If your family is like most, your finances are bleak and gift giving is one luxury you can't afford anymore.
Normally when people are struggling with a tight budget, things that are considered unnecessary are the first things to go. Gifts are often the first things to be cut out of our budget, but we never feel good about that. We want to show our love for the people we care about, and who care about us, by giving gifts. How do we accomplish that with limited funds? By using our creativity and giving gifts that we put our heart into.
Making chocolate treats is one of my favorite gift ideas. It's pretty simple to impress someone with a beautiful box of chocolate covered pecans or chocolate dipped pretzels. Chocolates always seem festive, and homemade chocolates say you appreciate someone very, very, much indeed.
Chocolate gifts aren't as hard to make as you might think. With a little practice, you can create marvelous confectionery delights that will thrill your friends and family and make you the talk of the town! This is a fancy chocolate treat that no one makes for themselves, so it is the perfect gift.
Coffee Spoons For The Chocolate Fanatic
There's a delicious connection between coffee and chocolate, so this gift is a natural for any coffee drinker on your gift list. Man or woman, if they drink coffee, they'll love this gift.
Get ready with these items:
You can either purchase some nice silver spoons from your friendly local thrift shop, or just buy some heavy plastic spoons. I like the silver ones because you can find fancy spoons and sometimes some pretty unusual ones, too. Just wash and dry them before using.
In the baking aisle of your grocery store, you will find milk chocolate coating. This is the chocolate you'll want to use. Don't use the Real Chocolate as it is way too fussy and you don't want to worry about it not turning out right.
If you'd like to add some crushed peppermint candy or other candy sprinkles to your spoons, that's really pretty, too. You may also look for flavoring oils, like peppermint or amaretto, to really make these spoons fancy.
You'll need to cover cookie sheets with parchment paper so the spoons won't stick while cooling. Don't use waxed paper as the chocolate will stick and you'll have a mess. Parchment paper can also help the clean up if you're working on a larger number of spoons.
Each spoon will be wrapped in a clear cellophane candy bag. You'll find these in a craft store with all the candy making supplies. Also, at the craft store, be sure to pick up some decorative items to tie the bags shut, like ribbon, gift wrap ribbon, raffia, or jute rope.
Follow these simple steps:
Put a big pot of water on the stove and bring it to a boil. Carefully chop up your big chunk of chocolate into little chunks and put in a small pot that will fit in the big pot. When the water in the big pot comes to a boil, shut it off, and very carefully place the small pot in the hot water. Don't let your water run over into the small pot with the chocolate. After the small pot sits for a few minutes and you see the chocolate start to melt on the edges, take the pot out of the water and begin stirring the chocolate with a big rubber spatula until it's all melted.
When the chocolate is melted down, take a spoon and carefully dip it into the chocolate, hanging on to the handle, and place it on parchment paper on your tray or cookie sheet. Now is the time to add any decorations like sprinkles or crushed peppermints. Then continue dipping each spoon and decorating. When you are done, take your cookie sheet full of spoons and place it in a cold area. You can put them in a freezer or refrigerator but don't let them stay in there because they will get moist. If you do use the freezer or refrigerator, take them out in just a few minutes and let them totally set up somewhere dry.
Once the chocolate has set up, you can put each spoon in a candy bag, and tie a piece of ribbon, raffia, or what have you around the handle of the spoon to close the bag. Now you can add a little extra ribbon, a candy cane, or any other decoration you'd like. If you are giving more than one spoon to someone, be sure to put them in a candy bag first, then place all of them together in a pretty bag or box.
That's all there is! You have just created a one-of-a-kind gift for someone special in your life. Doesn't that feel great? Your gift didn't cost a lot of your hard earned money... you gave a creative gift that will be greatly appreciated... a gift from your heart.
my boyfriend and i said no valentines days gifts but i still wanna do something cute?
my bf and i are both kinda broke so we decided no vday presents. were still going out to a nice dinner but thats about it. i still wanna do something cute or give him some sort of homemade present
any ideas??
You guys should devote the day to only each other. Spend the whole day with only him. Go for a walk, rent a movie, maybe do something he likes to do like play a video game. Go to McDonalds and make seem romantic.
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