St. Valentine's Day

I have loved Valentine's day ever since I was a child. I remember exchanging cards in school every year and crafting a "mailbox" to place all of the Valentine's cards I received. I love hand-crafting gifts for my Honey. Last year, I made him an intricately cut paper heart pinned into a specimen box. This year I opted to make something sweet. Of course, Martha Stewart was the inspiration for the gifts I made. Have a look:

I knew that when I saw Martha making these craft paper boxes on her show I just had to make them. They were easy to make and and beautiful.


To finish the box I made a glittered buckle and used satin ribbon to tie around the box. Here is a picture of the buckle, but for some reason I forgot to take a picture of the box, ribbon and buckle all together. I'll try and take a picture later.


Now, to go inside of this box I turned to Bakerella for her adorable and equally delicious cupcake pops. Here are my cupcake bites nestled inside of the cute polka-dot box.


I put the bites into festive Valentine's mini cupcake papers. They fit perfectly and looked right at home.


I had some extra bites so I placed them on a small cake pedestal. I love how each is individualized with a variety of white sprinkles, M & Ms in various hues and sprinkle hearts.



Here is the handmade Valentine's card I made for Brian. I love the gold doily, it looks like its glowing.


Brian bought me this beautiful, intense red cake stand covered with raised hearts. Good thing I had baked a cake earlier in the day that needed a home.


Here is a homemade German Chocolate cake which I made for Brian, my mom, Brian's dad and I to enjoy after dinner. We took them out to Carrabba's for Valentine's day. We usually go to Carrabba's every year because that is where Brian and I went on our first date 8 and 1/2 years ago.


This cake was oh, so delicious and an perfectly sweet ending to a perfectly sweet day. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!