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Fabric Heart

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I am in the Valentine mood. I have a whole bunch of fun things to share over the next few days, but let’s start with one you can do with stuff you probably have sitting around.

Fabric Heart

Supplies needed:
  • cardboard
  • scissors
  • fabric scraps
  • hot glue gun
  • ribbon
1. Draw a big heart on your cardboard with a smaller heart inside.
2. Cut it out.

3. Get your scraps. Mine were cut into about 1.5 inch by 6 inch strips.

4. Wrap your strips gluing the ends down as you go along.

5. Tie your ribbon on your fabric heart and hang. It is super light so I just hung mine on my pantry door using double sided tape.

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Valentines Recipes

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These little hearts are cute and super easy for when you need a little something fast. I love valentines recipes. I made these last night so my hubs would have something fun in his love note mailbox.

You’re a ‘Sweetheart‘

Supplies: (made 9 little heart candies)

  • Crushed M&Ms or candy cane
  • 1/2 cup Dark Chocolate and Mint Morsels or Andes Mints
  • Heart shaped silicone ice cube tray (2 packs in the Target dollar section)
  • White paper favor box (10 or 12 for $1 at Dollar Tree)
  • Plastic wrap or parchment paper (something to line the favor box)
  • Decorations for box: ribbon, stickers, etc.

1. Line the bottom of the hearts with crushed candy.
2. Melt mint & chocolate morsels in the microwave stirring often.
3. Scoop chocolate in to hearts and spread to the edges with a spoon.

4. Put in fridge to set for at least 15 minutes, preferably an hour.
5. Put together the favor box and line with plastic wrap.
6. Carefully pop candies out of silicone mold and place inside box.

7. Decorate the box any way you like. I used Valentine ribbon and a sticker. My hubs doesn’t like things too frilly so I kept it simple.

And there you have it, a super easy little Valentines treat for your loves.

A couple more Valentines recipes…

If you missed yesterday’s post…You were “mint” for me

Toasty Heart and Apple Dippers Valentine Breakfast

Or if you would rather just buy your Valentine’s Day Candy.

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You Were ‘Mint’ for Me-Kix Prize Pack Giveaway

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I have never been a big cereal eater. My day usually begins with a glass of Ovaltine or a granola bar when I am on the go, but my boys love cereal. They eat in in the morning, they’ll eat is as a snack, they have even been known to coat ice cream with it. Knowing this, it was no surprise that when Kix sent me a couple of boxes to try, the box of Honey Kix was gone almost immediately after removing it from the shipping box.

Being an advertising major in college, I knew that Kix is “Kid tested-Mother Approved” but there are some interesting breakfast facts I was unaware of. For instance, a new survey from Kix found that 84 percent of parents turn to cereal with milk for a quick and healthy breakfast. I suppose I am a minority. Did you know that ready-to-eat cereal has fewer calories than almost any other common breakfast option? I didn’t. In addition, cereal eaters consume less cholesterol and more fiber than non-cereal eaters. I may be converted to cereal after all.

But, anyone who knows me knows I am a treat girl. So, naturally I took the remaining box of Kix and kicked it up a notch. We’re talking a super treat that is totally “Mother Approved.” Not for breakfast of course, but I chose to show the versatility of the cute little corn balls that have been around for oh, 70 years or so.

Let’s go with a Valentines recipes theme using one of my favorite combos of Mint and Chocolate I like to lovingly call (cue the Jewel song)

You Were “Mint” for Me and I was meant for you 😉

Ingredients: (makes one heart)

  • 1/2 cup Dark Chocolate with Mint Morsels or Andes Mints
  • 1/2 cup Kix cereal
  • A few red M&Ms crushed
  • Hershey’s Chocolate Mint candy cane or any candy stick

1. Microwave the morsels stirring often until smooth.
2. Stir Kix into chocolate.
3. Put mixture into heart mold on wax paper covered plate.
4. Put in fridge for a few of minutes until it will hold the heart shape, but is still soft.
5. Break crook of cane so you just have a stick and carefully insert it in to the bottom of the heart. Put something under the stick to hold it in place.
6. Put back in fridge for at least 15 minutes to set.
7. Turn on broiler and hold the heart under it melting the chocolate on the side that was on the wax paper.
8. Sprinkle with crushed red M&Ms.
9. Put back in fridge to set.


Back…………………………………………Front

10. Dress it up however you like. I used a clear treat bag and some Valentine ribbon. Then, I put it by their love note mailbox with a note that said, “You were ‘mint’ for me!”

Little guy was super excited about this Valentine treat!

I’d say it was a success! And I can feel good about it because it had wholesome cereal in it right? 😉

Now, because it is the season of love and here at A Little Tipsy we like to

Kix is giving away a “Kid-Tested, Mother-Approved” prize pack including a floor puzzle, fun learn-to-count flashcards, a sippy cup, a portable snack container and a box each of Original Kix and Honey Kix cereals.


Speaking of love, little guy loves all the fun things in this prize pack!

To enter: Leave a comment telling us if you eat cereal for breakfast like most of the world or mostly save it for treats like me.

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Don’t forget to leave your email in a comment if you don’t have it on your profile!

Giveaway closes Friday, January 7th. Good Luck!

Disclosure: Kix provided the prize packs and information through MyBlogSpark.

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Stay Home Date Ideas & Giveaway

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As much as we love to go out on extravagant date nights, sometimes budget and or time constraints just don’t allow for it. The hubs and I have found a good alternative to going out for these times when you still want a fun date night, but just can’t make it out. The stay home date night. May sound kind of lame at first, but trust me it can be just as fun as going out. Here are some stay home date night ideas to get you started. Just put the little ones to bed and enjoy the time to yourselves!

Candlelight Scrabble Date

I actually surprised my husband with this one and set it all up while he put our son to bed. He loves word games so I chose a few of his favorites to have as options. Then, I spread a blanket on the floor, turned off the lights and surrounded it with plates of candles.

There is something about candlelight that makes everything special. He chose scrabble and it was an extra long game. We melted the candles all the way down.

Then the hubs threw in a twist of his own, pulled out one of his old college books (he was an English major) and read me some Shakespearean Sonnets. Some were romantic, some just kind of weird, but all fun nonetheless.

Chinese Date Night

I was inspired by this Chinese Date night idea from Love Actually. A trip to the party store (Zurchers) and the Dollar Tree and I had everything I needed to pull off our Asian theme. Ours had a little Christmas flair with the green tablecloth. I would do black if it were not December. 🙂

On hand: tablecloth, red ramekins, river rocks, battery tea lights

Dollar Tree: Serenity Garden (thing with rocks sand and rake), place mats, dishes

Zurchers: Asian hat, chopsticks, black take out boxes, fan, Chinese finger trap

Amazon: Asian spoons, Smashburger: Take out boxes

Smith’s: La Choy fortune cookies (in the black boxes)

I spent about $25, but it is all stuff I can use again.

I adorned some of the items with little notes, like “You’re stuck with me” on the Chinese finger trap and “I’m so fortunate to have you” on the fortune cookie box. I realized later I should have put “I’m your biggest fan” on the fan. 🙂

I am still in easy dinner mode so we started out with egg drop soup and then tried an Orange Chicken meal kit by Wanchai Ferry. It actually turned out really good. The directions were easy to follow and all I had to have on hand was chicken and water. The rest was in the box. Nice! Sometimes that’s about all we have in stock these days. 😉 The flavor wasn’t really orangey, but had a little spice to it. We would totally make it again.

Sick of giveaways yet? Hope not cause here comes another one! We are giving away a Date Night prize pack that includes one Wanchai Ferry dinner kit, one Macaroni Grill dinner kit, and a $25 Visa gift card that you can use to create a magical date night at home! Sweet, I know!

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Giveaway closes Friday, December 17th. Good Luck!

If you can’t wait to see if you win, here’s an online coupon http://www.myblogspark.com/uc/main/198d/ for $1.50 off two packages of Wanchai Ferry and/or Macaroni Grill Dinner Kits.

Wanchai Ferry and Macaroni Grill provided me with the free product, information, and prize pack through MyBlogSpark.

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