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Valentine’s Day Gifts… {Post-it note tags & popcorn heart treats}

Valentine treats, Post it note tags, popcorn treats

Lynn Morris gave simple Valentine popcorn heart treats to our family many years ago.  Now we are making them and giving others these wonderful treats for Valentine’s Day.

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POST-IT  NOTE  GIFT  TAGS

Post it note tags steps 4-1

These gift tags are quick to make using mini Post-it notes.  A fun craft project with kids and in the end there will be plenty of gift tags ready to be used anytime.

 .Post it note tags steps 1-1

Supply list

mini Post-it notes (2″ x 2″)    decorative tapes     ribbons      scissors     hole punch  •  stickers

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Post-it note gift tags

Directions

1/  Take two Post-it notes and place them together with the sticky sides facing each other at the top end.

2/ Cut a piece of tape (1 1/2″) and tape half of it down at the top center of the Post-it note.  Fold the other half over and down the other side.

3/ Punch a hole in the middle of the tape and thread a ribbon through.  

4/ Add fringe, starting at the left bottom edge of the Post-it note, cut  1/2 inch up.  Repeat this all the way to the other end.  Use your fingers to separate the little cut pieces.

5/  Add fun stickers to the tags.

 

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POPCORN  HEART  TREATS

Valentine, popcorn heart treats

Ingredients

3   tablespoons butter
1    {10 oz} package marshmallows
12-14  cups popped corn {air popcorn popper works great}

Directions

stovetop directions
1.  In large saucepan melt butter over low heat.  Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted.  Remove from heat.

2.  Add popped corn.  Stir until well coated.

3.  Butter hands {spray hands with PAM cooking oil will work fine}.  Take a handful of popcorn mixture and shape it into a heart and place it on parchment paper.  Repeat step 3 until the popcorn mixture is gone.

microwave directions
1.  In a large microwave-safe bowl heat butter and marshmallows on High for 2 minutes, stir the mixture.  Put the mixture back in the microwave one additional minute if not completely melted, stir until smooth.

2.  Add popped corn.  Stir until well coated.

3.  Butter hands {spray hands with PAM cooking oil will work fine}.  Take a handful of popcorn mixture and shape it into a heart and place it on parchment paper.  Repeat step 3 until the popcorn mixture is gone.

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Post-it note gift tags

Attach tags to gift bags filled with heart shaped popcorn treats.

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Post-it note gift tags & popcorn hearts

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Thank you Lynn Morris for this yummy popcorn treat idea.

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Chocolate, Caramel & Marshmallows

During the Christmas season our family always looks forward to the homemade goodies. We received these yummy sweets pictured below from our very good friend, Karen Young.  They were incredibly delicious (I enjoyed almost all of them) and it was extremely hard for me to share any of it with my family.

Sweets marsh, caramel, choc 1-6

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Sweets marsh, caramel, choc 4-2

On my recent visit to her house, Karen was preparing these caramel wrapped marshmallows for a special order.  The creaminess of the caramel and the fluffiness of the marshmallow were delicious together.  I think these are my new favorite treats.

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If you are interested in purchasing these as gifts for someone or for yourself, please contact us here at White Gunpowder and we will be sure to get you in touch with Karen.

Thank you Karen and Family for all these goodies!  

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Hot Cocoa

hot cocoa tray

Hot Cocoa is a popular gift for giving and always a treat to receive at Christmas time. My kids will be giving these treats to their friends for Christmas.  Here are a few ideas to make store bought hot cocoa mix and marshmallows special to give as gifts.

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Kraft Jet-Puffed Stacker Mallows

I discovered these Kraft Jet-Puffed Stacker Mallows a few years ago at Target.  These flat marshmallows are perfect to be made into fun shapes using mini cookie cutters.

marshmallow cutouts from Kraft Jet-Puffed Stacker Mallows

hot cocoa mix

Hot cocoa package

Mini plastic bags come in many sizes and the large clear bag has a sticky tape closure that seals it like an envelope.  The Swiss Miss cocoa mix is the favorite with our kids (2 1/2 to 3 Tablespoons per bag).  Each gift package contained two servings of hot cocoa, instructions, two candy canes and enough marshmallows to share.

 

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 have fun !

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•  dip cookie cutter in powdered sugar to keep marshmallows from sticking to it       string cut-out marshmallows together as a garland  or turn them into gift tags  •

Supplies: www.clearbags.com ( 3″ x 3″ bags  •   4″ x 4″ bags     5 7/8″ x 4 1/2″ bags )   ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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Miette

Miette is French for “crumb”.  Miette for me also means a bakery shop of fine pastries, cakes, desserts and sweets.  In 2001, Meg Ray began selling layered cakes under a pink tent at the Berkeley Farmers’ Market.   Her business grew and in 2003, she opened her first bakery shop in San Francisco’s Ferry Building.  There are now four Miette bakery shops in California located  at the Ferry Building, Hayes Valley, Jack London Square, and Marin Country Mart.  Below are beautiful pictures taken of the bakery shop at the Marin Country Mart by Neely Wang {photography+design} .

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For the past year, I have been enjoying & baking recipes from Meg Ray’s cookbook, Miette . This book is filled with recipes for cakes, tarts, cookies, homemade marshmallows and fleur de sel carmels.

~ cookbook available at Miette  & Amazon ~

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A little more about  Meg Ray & Miette  { click here → You Tube }
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How to frost a cake, by Meg Ray { click here → You Tube }

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Thank you Neely  for sharing your photos with us!

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Halloween Trick or Treat

Here is a fun and not too spooky display of treats for Halloween.

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Halloween display

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Halloween treat bags ~ free printables  free Halloween printables for treat bags are at The Sweetest Occasion
(free printables here )

paper broomstick bags

diy paper broom treat bags ( click here )

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Halloween, trick or treat

trick or treat!

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