Valentine Containers

I saw the cutest Valentine goodie containers on the blog Skip to my Lou. It only required paper, adhesive, and a crimper! How easy. Except that I don't own a crimper. But armed with a 40% off coupon I headed out to my local craft store to remedy that problem. Cindy has the best tutorial so head over to her blog to check it out.

Here is the "collection" I created for Julia's Valentine"s this year. This is her first time passing out Valentine's to her class at school.

I created a quick label to stick on the front.

I love these little goodies and plan to make them in different sizes and papers for different occasions. This was a fun afternoon project with my friend Tiffany. The only problem my friend Tiffany and I ran into was having them pop open a few days later. Maybe my adhesive tape was not strong enough? Or maybe we made them to far in advance? The morning that Julia was supposed to pass them out I just gave them a quick once over to stick them back together.

Caramel Apple Kit

I saw the cutest Caramel Apple Kit on the blog Homemaking Fun. I just had to try to make it. So I headed out to Michael's to grab supplies. Apparently, everyone else in my town decided to make it also because they were out of the small clear paint cans. No problem. I bought the bigger paint can. Also, instead of putting the instructions on the inside of the can I put mind on the outside attached with ribbon. By using the larger can I was able to fit 4 Granny Smith Apples, toffee bits, the Kraft caramels/popsicle sticks, Wilton Chocolates for melting, black/orange sprinkles, and pecan bits.

My finished product! It was fast and easy to complete.

The backside of the jar. You can see how I crammed everything in. :)

Do you see the washer hanging to the side on the ribbon? That is how you open the paint can. Don't throw it away. This was my first time buying one of these paint cans.