Double Layer Mint Fudge

When I came across this dessert I couldnt resist to copy it to my recipe box.  Who doesn't love fudge especially when you have two popular tastes like peppermint and chocolate.  Better Crocker never fails and I get most of my desserts from that site.   

Fudge Layer

1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)

1  can (16 oz) creamy chocolate ready-to-spread frosting

Peppermint Layer

1  bag (12 oz) white vanilla baking chips (2 cups)

1 can (16 oz) creamy vanilla ready-to-spread frosting

2  drops red food color

1/2 cup finely crushed peppermint candy

2  milk chocolate candy bars (1.55 oz each), chopped

1 Line 13x9-inch pan with foil so foil extends over sides of pan; lightly butter foil. In 3-quart saucepan, melt chocolate chips over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate frosting. Spread in pan. Refrigerate 20 minutes.

2  Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, melt vanilla baking chips over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla frosting and food color until well blended. Fold in crushed peppermint candy.

3  Spread carefully over chilled chocolate layer. Sprinkle chopped candy bars over top; press in lightly. Refrigerate just until set, about 1 hour.

4  As soon as fudge is set, use foil to lift fudge from pan; remove foil. Cut into 13 rows by 9 rows. Store at room temperature.

Bouquet of Roses

 These roses were mades from chenille stems.  The red stems were coiled to make the roses and the green ones were looped and made the leaves and the stems.  Pretty cool isn't it.  I gathered the stems with red curly ribbon and tied a  bow.  When you present this cute arrangement to someone  who couldn't resist.

Valentine's Frame with felt pink and red roses

This colorful frame is a styrofoam base and then yarn with variegated shades of pink was wrapped around it.   Felt roses were made from pink and red and then glitter was applied to both the pink roses and hot glued to the frame.  A piece of cardboard to the back with a piece of pink cardstock that a photo can be displayed or the backing can be removed and it can  displayed on a wall as a Valentine's Day wreath.

Heart-shaped novelty purses for Valentine's

I was  absent for awhile from my blog doing  personal business and was very busy with Christmas crafts and had little time to devote time to the blog since October. Now I am starting with my Valentine's crafts but I have some crafts from last year that I am posting here and I finishing a few more in a few days. 

I have a beautiful china tea set that has pastel flowers on the tea pot and tea cup that I put on my counter that I put flowers that I make out of coffee filters in the tea cup. It really adds color to the place since I took down the Christmas decorations.   I made  denim cuffs last year that have different embellishments on them and toying the idea about putting them in Etsy.  They are sooo jewelry makers out there, the competition is tough.