Thanks to Pinterest, I am turning into one of those moms who does crafty things on holidays besides Christmas. I finally jumped on the wagon last week and there were some really cute Valentine's ideas. Of course I didn't go nuts, but I did a few cute things I want to share. I say I'm not very crafty, but what I mean is that typical "crafts" like painted wood and vinyl stuff, well, they're not really my decorating style so I don't like to make them. But I do like do-it-yourself ideas and I try to do them, but I generally don't have the skills or patience to follow through with my ideas. Or they turn out looking sadly different than the pictures. See this post if you don't believe me. I had a similar experience with trying to make cake pops. Disaster! So I am right proud of myself for actually creating something that looked like the tutorial. These are the little hair clips we gave Marin's friends in the neighborhood for Valentine's Day. Here is the link: Felt Flower Tutorial
I made these cupcakes in a jar for Marin's teacher and the girls I visit teach for church. I got the idea where I have been getting all of my good ideas lately, my friend Emily Nelson's blog.
Here is a link to the chocolate cake recipe I used. Not that I think you'll all go out and bake a chocolate cake just because I posted this, but because this is going to be my new go-to from-scratch chocolate cake recipe. It was so easy and so yummy and it doesn't use ingredients that you'd have to make a special trip to the grocery store for. Here is the recipe: Dark Chocolate Cake
The frosting is just a basic buttercream with a tiny bit of red food coloring. I also sprinkled crushed up Oreos on the frosting layers. I did a few more things but they were not spectacular enough to post. We had a fun day. Marin told me it was "the best Valentime's (that's how she still says Valentine's) Day ever!"
