Valentine Dessert Stand

This is my last Valentine's Post I promise. I don't know who I am suppose to give credit to for this idea. The blog world has been swamped with all kind of platter making. I have no idea where it originated from. Once again this was one of the things that I made for our February activity for church, but like I said it got canceled. I still want to preserve my ideas. So here is my creations on the Valentine Stands. They were suppose to be for the dessert table.
I grabbed some heart plates, bowls, and little flower vases. I started with a plate and hot glued one of the vases to it. I used hot glue, because it made it sturdy enough to hold for a little while. Later on after I wash them I can peel them off of each other and store easily. If you want them to be permanently stuck like that use a stronger glue.
I made several different varieties. It adds more character to the table when there are different heights and levels. My first was a short one plate with a bowl on top. Cost to make: $2.15
Second. A little taller with 2 plates. I liked having the bowl underneath the second plate. It gives it more detail and adds height. Cost to make: $2.85
Lastly, the 3 tier. 2 plates with a bowl on top. I still had the other bowl underneath the 2nd plate like in the previous picture. I just added another vase and bowl on top of the 2nd plate. Cost to make: $4.25

I bought these plates the day after Valentine's so I got them for 1/2 off. Having your activity after the actual holiday has its perks. I love catching sales

Candy Sundae

I know y'all remember me posting these candy sundaes that Sister Stuff made. Well I thought they were so cute that I had to make these for my kid's teachers for Valentines day. I changed mine a little differently. She made hers with a styrofoam ball, but I wanted mine to be completely edible. My secret ingredient was....
Pink Snowballs! My popcorn was attached with white icing instead of glue. I also couldn't find pixie sticks for some reason, so I opted for red twizzlers. I wish I could have found the short ice cream sundae cups, but the only ones I could find were the tall glasses. Sometimes you just have to make do with what you have. I thought they turned out super cute, as well as the teachers.
Unfortunately, we had a little miss hap on the way to school. Anthony insisted on carrying one of them. I'm sure you already guessed what happened...yep, he tripped, fell, and broke one of them. Ugh!

Coffe Filter Carnation

All month long I have been planning our church's February activity. Of course being the month about love. Our activity was going to be how to strengthen your marriage. I was surfing the web and came across Ashley's Craft Corner. she made these foe carnation flowers . I thought they would be a nice centerpiece for the tables and some extras to have around for the dessert table. I made a few adjustments to mine so I could call them my own. Since red is the color for Love. We decided to make all the decor red and white. It was a no brainer.
First, you start off by making an "O" with your hand
Then stuff a coffee filter in. This is where my variation came in. Ashley dipped her ends into paint and water. Paint and me don't mix, and I didn't want to wait around for them to try before I could start assembling. So I took a red permanent marker and ran it over all the edges of the coffee filter. I know the marker in the picture is green, but my kids ran off with my red one. It was the next marker closest to me at the time.
When you are done marking all the edges twist the end

and squeeze inside one of the holes of a wiffle ball. Keep repeating this step until you have half of the ball covered. Then insert into a vase, planter, box, etc. What ever you want to use. I ended up using a white gift box that you get in the party section at Wall-e world. They come in a pack of 8 for like $1. Finish off with some red ribbon and there you have it folks.

Another cheap, yet sophisticated, project accomplished. You could make 8 of these for around $3.00

Now for some bad news. I have found out that our church building will be closed that whole week of our activity, due to renovations. Therefore, our activity is canceled. Bummer, now what am I going to do with these flowers?

Stud Muffin

For Valentine's Day you might want to surprise your man with these. I don't know anybody who doesn't like being served breakfast in bed.

Me and my husband have been bickering lately, so I served my "Stud Muffin" up early. Good news, he woke up with a smile on his face, and the rest of the day went pretty smoothly. There is nothing like food to settle a fight

There is nothing special to making these. Its the thought and the creative way to twist your words. Just whip up a batch of your favorite muffins and make a card that refers to him being a "Stud Muffin". My card says, "Hey, Stud Muffin.....will you be mine?" Short, sweet, and to the point. Just how guys like it.