How to dress up chocolate and bottle gifts

This weekend it was my father in laws birthday.  We got him a few bits and bobs and then as stocking fillers i bought a bottle of red wine he likes and a big bar of chocolate off Lili.  I decided to jazz up the wine and chocolate by using scrapbook paper,ribbon and a wooden heart. This is how it came out....

 I added scrapbook paper,ribbon,stickers and card onto a sandwich bag and worte on Happy Birthday with a gel pen.

 I painted a wooden heart white and then wrote Grandad and added a sticker to make the tag and i wrapped the chocolate in co-ordinating scrapbook paper to match the bag.

 I used another sandwich bag and co-ordinating paper to wrap the wine and then tied a matching ribbon around to keep the bag in place.

One boring gift made special :-)

Cute chocolate gifts

This weekend i have been playing with some new cartridges i got for my Cricut machine.  If anyone has any of the cricut machines then i really recommend the create a critter cartridge it has so many cute animals and other objects on.  Now that i have discovered that i can cut fabric with the machine i am in my element and i finally decided to splash out on upgrading to a Cricut Expression this weekend.  i have ordered it from Cricut and so hopefully it will arrive in about a week.  This means i will be selling my Cricut original.  I am going to be putting it on ebay but  i will do a post about it tomorrow if anyone in blogworld is interested in buying it.  Anyway back to my makes.  I know Mothers Day is a while off but i thought i would have a play around with decorating chocolates for my mum as a stocking filler.  Here's how they came out..

 the chocolates above are Ritter chocolates that my mum loves.  The bar below is a milky bar.  These are quite cute as a kids valentine idea.

2 quick & easy Valentines treats

I seem to be on a roll with valentines themed items this week!. These are 2 really simple and quick treats you could make. They take no time at all the card box looks really well made and could be used as a favour box or for anytime of the year. First up is a chocolate guitar....

 

I made this using this mould which i bought from poundland they probably have them at other bargain/thrift stores

I melted dark chocolate over a pan of hot water and then poured it into the mould.  You really should temper your chocolate but as this is just a trial i was being lazy!.  Once i had filled the mould i popped itr in the fridge to set.  i then made a header using picnik.  Once the chocolate had set i removed it from the mould and popped it in a cellophane bag.  Then added the header i had made and thats it.  if anyone wants a copy of the header i designed just send me an e-mail and i'll get a copy to you.

 This next set is another quick and easy project and so versatile you could make them for any occasion.  I used these fab instructions over on Esmers blog to make the box.  One piece of A4 card will make 2 boxes.  She has some fab makes on her blog so pop over and take a peek.

 I decorated the box with ribbon and a wooden heart that was from a pack of 10 from tesco at Christmas.  i have to say they really do look professional when done and you would think they were bought in a shop (even with my rubbish handywork!).  i have also made handmade chocs to go inside using chocolate moulds bought from poundland and then melted chocolate as above.  Remember if you are making them temper your chocolate otherwise it may start to melt once handled.