Valentine Paper Piecing

Paper piecing is so much fun.  Especially when you do one of your patterns backwards. Can you find the mistake I made in this cute Valentine design?  It is sort of like an I Spy game for adults.  One of the hearts is facing the opposite direction of the other two.  That was not intentional.  Paper piecing requires a lot of concentration and attention to detail.  And when you have two 7 year old boys trying to ask you 50 questions, play in your sewing space, and generally annoy you it is hard to concentrate.  But I love all their noise and every time I look at this sweet design I will remember them.  Happy Valentines Day.

Marshmallow Pops

Another great idea I saw on the site of Little Birdie Secrets. Have I said enough how much I love that blog. So these are marshmallows dipped in chocolate and then sprinkled with red sprinkles. I bought lollipops sticks and little bags at Joann's. Added some red ribbon and the boys Valentines cards and these are ready to hand out. So cute. And so easy to make. I took the advice of the girls at Little Birdie Secrets and stuck my pops in play dough to let them dry. Then I put them on wax paper until they were firmly set. They dried very quickly and slid right into the bags. I plan to bring these to a Valentines Party I am attending. I took a box, wrapped it with with white paper, and then stuck holes in the box. The pops will sit in the hole and be ready for people to pick one out and enjoy.

Happy Valentines Day

Updated photo of the pops at the party. They were a big hit.

Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Hearts

Here is a fun Valentine's Day craft you can do with the kids. I saw it on Make and Takes.

The best part was the eating.