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Here's what I used:
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| Paint both sides of the clothespin. Let both sides dry. |
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| After it is dry - add the word "Mail" or "Outgoing" ~ Whatever you want ~ with the Chalk Marker. |
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| Then it's ready to use! I got tired of losing my clothespin in the snow when it falls down. Now that it is painted black - I can find it fast! (Pictured on my vintage mailbox by my back door) |
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| All ready to go! |
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| To make these cute Valentines Day marshmallow pops ~ you will need: Marshmallows Candy Melts (I used pink vanilla flavored ones) Assorted Valentines Sprinkles Pop Sticks |
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| Melt the candy melts as directed on the package. I used a double boiler method here ~ I added hot water to a slightly bigger bowl and nested the smaller bowl with the melted candy into it. Doing this keeps the candy melted longer this way. I then added a stick to a marshmallow and dipped about half of it into the melted candy. |
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| Next, add sprinkles. I used "X's and O's" here. I always use a paper plate to catch the extra sprinkles. |
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| I put a cooling rack with square holes above my counter. I weighed it down on one side and used the other side to hold a few pops at a time while they dried. Put wax paper down to catch any drips. |
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| After the pops are dry I put them into little glassine bags, tied with a silver twist tie. |
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| ~ Here are the finished Valentines Marshmallow Pops ~ These are a quick and easy treat that would be fun to do with the kiddos. I Corinthians 13:4-7 "Love is patient…" |
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| I started out by picking up a couple of pretty paint color sample strips at a store. |
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| Using a heart shaped punch - I punched out evenly spaced hearts onto each color section along the edge of one side of the paint strip. In the top color section I punched the heart in the center. |
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| Here are two strips with the all of the hearts punched out. I then cut some ribbon about the same length as the strips. These were then looped through the top hearts on each strip. |
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| I used my double stick tape runner to attach the punched out hearts onto the strips. |
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| Here are the finished heart bookmarks. These are going to be Valentines Day gifts for a special friend. |
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| I decided to update my vintage chalkboard for Valentines Day. I erased the Christmas greeting that had been on it. I then decided to give it a quick fresh coat of black chalkboard paint. I let it cure for a couple of days and then started the free handing. Above is a close up of the wreath I drew with tiny heart accents. |
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| ~My finished Valentines chalkboard~ I added initials of my husband and myself and our son and his girlfriend in a couple of hearts. Happy Valentines Day! 1 John 4:19 "We love because He first loved us" |
