Valentines DIY's

As Valentine's day is around the corner, I decided to make 3 DIY's and share them with you. These are really easy to make and the components are affordable. All of these DIY's can be adapted to be given to friends or someone special. Normally, I am the worst at projects but I'm glad at how these turned out!

Sharpie Mug

For this DIY you will want a plain mug and a oil-based sharpie. I must stress that the oil-based ones work so much better than regular sharpies as they keep the design on after washes. For my design, I just went with a simple row of dots around the top of the mug, a love heart on one side and XOX on the other. So after drawing on the mug, you put it in the oven for 30mins at 180 degrees centigrade and voila - you have your sharpie mug! I think that this could work well as the centre-piece of a gift if you put a collection of sweets inside!!

 

Personalised Sweets

I wasn't really sure what I should call this DIY but I guess they are personalised.  This idea works with so many different sweets and you can really put your own individual spin on it. What I did was buy a packet of millions, write 'Love You' on a sticky label and stick it on before the millions logo. The whole idea is to write something, that can lead to what the sweet is named so mine was 'Love you millions'. I'm sure that you can think of other ideas but this one just popped into my head. 

Chocolate Hearts

I was thinking what I could do with chocolate because chocolate is a tradition on Valentines Day and I thought that this was a really easy gift. To start you will need: chocolate, sprinkles and a freezer tray - mines a heart one but you could use a regular one if you don't own one of them. You then melt the chocolate (I know mine has rice krispes in it but any chocolate works) and whilst you are doing that, put the sprinkles into the individual spaces so it covers the bottom area. When the chocolate has melted, you pour it onto the sprinkles, filling up the spaces up to the top. Finally, you leave the tray in the freezer until they are set - I left mine in overnight. This is a great idea if you wanted to bag a couple up and present it that way.  

What are you up to on Valentine's Day?

xox