I hope you are having a lovely Valentine's Day! Wishing you lots of hugs and kisses today (and a good dose of chocolate).
xoxo
Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Friday, February 14, 2014
Monday, February 15, 2010
A Valentines Day Soiree
I hope you all had a wonderful Valentines Day, and a very happy Chinese New Year! Last night, my brother and sister put together a really lovely Valentine's Day dinner, and I wanted to show you some pictures from it.
A friend came over ahead of time and helped to decorate. The table was covered with a heart-themed table cloth, red heart shaped doilies, and red napkins. In the center line were tea lights, a potted orchid, and some origami paper love boats (I'll show you later how to make these).
Our glass were filled with sparkling beverages, and they gleamed prettily in the candlelight. It's all very romantic in setting, but it was not for couples only. We wanted to just have a fun time with our friends.
The appetizer, Ahi tuna with avocado, was gorgeous. My brother and sister really wowed the guests with how far they went in terms of presentation on this dish.
My sister, the culinary genius, baked heart shaped pizzas using her own homemade dough. 
She even stuffed the crust with cheese. It was super delicious.
Here's a close up. Yum! There was also lasagna besides the pizza.
For dessert, there were glazed strawberry tarts. They were so good!
You could choose between white chocolate or milk chocolate topping.
... and my brother came around with whipped cream to garnish. Of course, mine had a giant mound :)
He also scooped some mini scoops of strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla ice cream for me. So cute!
My sister had hers separately in her finished tart tin with a little dollop of whipped cream on top. I swear, every thing is nicer by candle light!
And here is the elaborate version of my Valentine's Day Origami Love Boat. This one went to my sweetie. The ones decorating the tables were just the boat with the heart on top.
I hope you all had a wonderful time with your loved ones and dear friends!
A friend came over ahead of time and helped to decorate. The table was covered with a heart-themed table cloth, red heart shaped doilies, and red napkins. In the center line were tea lights, a potted orchid, and some origami paper love boats (I'll show you later how to make these).
Our glass were filled with sparkling beverages, and they gleamed prettily in the candlelight. It's all very romantic in setting, but it was not for couples only. We wanted to just have a fun time with our friends.
The appetizer, Ahi tuna with avocado, was gorgeous. My brother and sister really wowed the guests with how far they went in terms of presentation on this dish.
My sister, the culinary genius, baked heart shaped pizzas using her own homemade dough. 
She even stuffed the crust with cheese. It was super delicious.
Here's a close up. Yum! There was also lasagna besides the pizza.
For dessert, there were glazed strawberry tarts. They were so good!
You could choose between white chocolate or milk chocolate topping.
... and my brother came around with whipped cream to garnish. Of course, mine had a giant mound :)
He also scooped some mini scoops of strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla ice cream for me. So cute!
My sister had hers separately in her finished tart tin with a little dollop of whipped cream on top. I swear, every thing is nicer by candle light!
And here is the elaborate version of my Valentine's Day Origami Love Boat. This one went to my sweetie. The ones decorating the tables were just the boat with the heart on top.I hope you all had a wonderful time with your loved ones and dear friends!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
I'm Wishing You A Very
How was your Valentine's Day?
Most of mine was spent lounging around in bed (because it's the weekend, hurray!) It was nice to just lie around and be lazy. My sweetie came to visit me later in the day and he brought some yummy treats for me, mmm! The rest of the day was all work! I edited papers, did laundry... I caught up on some Battlestar Galactica too. I'd lost interest for a while, but it's starting to get good again. Those sneaky Cylons... they're everywhere!
I hope you had a good day!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Valentine's Day Ideas
Looking for some ideas on what to do for V.Day? Here are some fabulous finds from some blogs I've been reading!
This first one is from Bakerella. She has a tutorial on how to make a box of chocolates where the entire box is edible! How amazing is that?
Unfortunately for me, it's TOO amazing. I could never bake a marvelous piece of art like that. I must strive for the cheater's method.
If baking or heart-shaped cookie cutters are not your thing, then there's always my origami heart tutorial. It's perfect for tucking a sweet little note into! All you need is some red paper! 
The Black Apple has some printable cutie-pie valentine cards available. Just head over to her site for the PDF link. 
You can make a lego cupcake, for the lego lover in your life. I know a few lego aficionados myself...
How about some M&Ms with you and your sweetie on them? You'll need to plan this ahead of time for next year, probably, but now you know where to find 'em!
I'll add more ideas as we get closer to "the big day".
Have a wonderful day!
Marie
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Origami Heart Envelope Tutorial
Valentine's day is just around the corner. Are you scratching your head to think of what cool thing you can make for your sweetheart? Well here's an adorable origami heart envelope for you to tuck a little love note into!
Just click on the image to view a bigger, printable version
I drew this up last night in a frenzy of productivity :)
You can find origami and other good stuff in my shop!
Don't forget to post photos of your finished work on the Flickr page here.
Enjoy!
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