| Looking for some
fun little gifts you can make on your computer for Valentine's
Day? Consider adding some extra "oomph" with these
easy-to-make gift enhancements:
Idea
#1: Hearty Lunch
Use
Valentine's Day clipart to create a "hearty lunch" sign that
will fit on a plain metal lunchbox (or mini lunchbox). Print the sign on
an inkjet magnet sheet and then trim to fit on the lunchbox. Place
on the box (there's no need to glue it--the magnetic backing will keep it
in place). Fill the lunchbox with heart-shaped treats. We
suggest a heart-shaped sandwich (cut a regular sandwich into a heart-shape
with a cookie cutter); heart-shaped brownies (use the cookie cutter
again), Jell-o Jigglers, heart-shaped chocolate candies and
Conversation Hearts. Use your imagination!
Idea
#2: Sweetheart Tea
We
soaked the label off an old plastic coffee container (the kind that
flavored coffees are sold in). We then used our computer and
Valentine clipart to create a new label for the container. Finally,
we filled the container with a homemade tea mix. Use these links to
find tea mix recipes:
Cherry
Tea Mix
(from
KitchenMixes.com)
Russian
Tea Mix
(from
RecipePlace.com)
Chai
Tea Mix
(from
BusyCooks at About.com)
Idea
#3: Love Seeds
Here's
another quick and simple gift! We purchased a heart-shaped clear
plastic box from the Container Store
and then filled it with red, pink and white 
M&M's
Using our computer, we created a personalized label for our box that
said "Love Seeds: plant one in your mouth every day and
watch love grow!"
You
could apply this idea to any unique container. Simply add a label
and fill with heart-shaped chocolates, Conversation hearts or even
nuts! Two of our favorite places for unique shaped containers are
the Container Store
and at
Oriental Trading Company, Inc.
Idea
#4: Present store-purchased candy in a unique handmade box
Create
a beautiful and unique gift package using the Flower Box Gift Template
available from DIY
Gift Packages.
You simply download it from the Internet,
print it out on your computer and follow the simple instructions to make a
gorgeous 3-D gift box! Then fill it with the recipient's favorite
chocolates for a gift s/he won't forget! Best of all, this flower
template costs only $3.45!
Not
into flowers? DIY Gift Packages
also has templates
for 3-D gift boxes shaped like hearts, teddy bears, stars and even
footballs! Who wouldn't love receiving one of these creative gift
packages?
$$
(Money
saving tip: Through February 13, 2003, you can get three templates--the heart, teddy bear and flower for only $7.25.
Click on the link above for info.)
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