The commercial side of Valentine's Day is loaded with products. Everything from heart shaped boxes of candy, packaging on candy bars, ribbons and cards are available. However, you can create a more meaningful gift with candy or even make your own candy. Your loved one will cherish the gift more due to the thoughts that went into creating the gift.
Homemade Candy Ideas
Purchase heart shaped candy molds, a package of milk chocolate bark for baking, a small decorative container, confetti and a card.
Melt the chocolate bark at home according to package directions, coat the molds with butter and fill each mold with the melted chocolate. When the chocolate has cooled and hardened, pop the candy out of the molds. Wrap each piece individually in colored foil. Place the candy in a container and fill around the candy with confetti. Add a card and your sweetheart will have homemade chocolate hearts and a thoughtful gift.
Candy Wine Glass
Visit a hobby store and purchase candy melts and a mold to make homemade peanut butter cups. For this recipe, it is necessary to use the candy melts for the chocolate as they melt to a better consistency.
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler on top of the stove and when melted, pour each mold half full. Place a spoonful of peanut butter into the middle of the melted chocolate. It may be necessary to add more melted chocolate to the mold to cover the peanut butter and to fill it and create the desired mold shape.
Again, let the candy cool to pop out of the molds. Wrap the candy with decorative aluminum foil so that the heart shape is showing and toss a few on a pillow, around the romantic dinner setting or fill the bottom of the wineglass with the heart shapes. Add one long stemmed rose to the wineglass.
Candy Baskets
If you prefer not to make homemade candy, purchase any type of Valentine's candy your honey likes. Use flower vases or wineglasses and fill them with candy. Add roses or any type flower on a stem.
If your Valentine is a gardener, purchase a decorated ceramic pot and vellum paper in a complimentary color as well as a piece of Styrofoam. Purchase Popsicle sticks and glue any desired candy package to the end of a Popsicle stick. Make sure the package is still in place around the candy when gluing to the popsicle stick. Place the Styrofoam into the bottom of the ceramic pot and stick the opposite end of the sticks into the Styrofoam. Place the vellum paper around the candy to create a candy flower basket.
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