Posts Tagged ‘Valentines Day’

Serving Up Some Love Part 2

love tray

So I liked the tray idea so much I got a little carried away and came up with another one.  “Let’s smooch” says it all.


Serving Up Some Love

valentines tray

Here’s a super quick and easy Valentine’s Day project that makes an everyday object look like it came straight from a fab.com vendor.  (My favorite criteria for DIY: low investment but looks awesome.)  I found this plain white tray while I was


Peppermint Schnapps Brownies with Fireball Whiskey Icing and Dusted Cinnamon Hearts

heart brownies

Here is one recipe that has become a Valentine’s Day favorite.  These brownies look special enough to serve as dessert and taste outstanding.  I posted this last year when I made them for the first time and they were a big hit.  Here is this one again: We’ve been a little obsessed lately with spiked [...]


Valentine’s On My Mind

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My Love Grows For You Pillow by boldloft.  Find it at www.boldloft.com While everyone may be thinking about the Superbowl this weekend, I am getting a head start on my Valentine’s Day planning.  Here’s a round up I did last year for some inspiration (hubby hint – these would be awesome this year too!): With [...]


Valentines Flashback Fun

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I’ve got Valentines Day on my mind, how about you? I thought I’d give you another peek at the Valentine’s Marshmallow Pops I made last year.  Cute, no? I’ve made homemade marshmallows for the kids on Valentines Day since they were little.  These are surprisingly easy, and taste much better than the store bought kind.  [...]


Happy Valentine’s Day

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Lifeovereasy wishes you buckets of love this Valentine’s Day! Here’s a look at my collection of glass hearts to help give you a little bit of that lovin’ feeling as you start your day. These 3 are by our favourite glass artist, Paulus Tjiang of Frantic Farms Clay and Glass Gallery in Warkworth. The large [...]


Toshiba is Looking for Your Valentine

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Our friends at Toshiba were kind enough to give us a heads up about a very cool contest they are running. They are looking for romantic photo submissions of your Valentine or Valentine’s message to enter to compete for a coveted spot on their Times Square board on Valentines Day. Check out the details below [...]


Valentine Marshmallow Pops

candy dipped marshmallow pop in cellophane

As you can see from all these pictures there has been lots of marshmallow fun happening here at Lifeovereasy. I thought it might be great to experiment with dipping the fresh marshmallows in various coatings. After a trip to the local


Homemade Marshmallows

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Don’t be afraid of making marshmallows – they’re the easiest things. Basically you mix and watch. That’s about it. Store bought marshmallows are great for campfires and the odd s’more, but there’s something fresh and beautiful tasting about the homemade kind. Thanks to Martha, I discovered they were easy to make years ago and now [...]


McEwan’s Does Valentines Day Right to Your Door

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 Looks good huh?  Leave it to McEwan’s to one up all the take-out in the city and provide a decadent option for a romantic night in on Valentines Day.  I had the pleasure of visiting McEwan Fine Foods for a personal sneak peek of the Valentines Day line-up, available now for pre-order online at www.mcewanfoods.com.  [...]


St. Valentines Day Infographic – Cool Facts and Info

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I really love infographics and their very visual representation of data and relationships using beautiful icons and graphics.  I came across this one and decided I should share it with our readers.  Its a little hard to read, packed with information but there are so many cool facts and figures about this upcoming holiday.  What [...]


Red Hot Valentine’s Day Picks

Brass Love Letter Envelope | Pottery Barn

With Valentines Day around the corner, I am on the lookout for the perfect something to get my significant other as well as that perfect something to drop hints about for myself.  I’ve spent some time perusing the “lists” out there and am having a bit if a hard time finding inspiration.  I decided to [...]


I Found My Heart In…Times Square – BIG installation

BIG architects: valentine's day sculpture in times square

image copyright bjarke ingels Hot off the heels of his speaking engagement at IDS this weekend, Bjarke Ingels’s firm BIG is in the news again with their Valentines Day installation in Times Square New York.


Valentines Day Brownies: Peppermint Schnapps with Fireball Whiskey Icing and Dusted Cinnamon Hearts

dusted valentines day brownies

We’ve been a little obsessed lately with spiked hot chocolate and I have been wanting to take that idea and riff on a good brownie recipe.   I headed over to one of my favorite baking blogger sites to look for a brownie recipe to use as a base.  David Lebovitz’s blog is a great resource [...]


I Heart: Heart Gallery

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With Valentines Day around the corner, I came across one of my favorite Valentines Day gifts and wanted to share.  A couple of years ago my husband, then boyfriend, gave me a beautiful red box with the words Heart Gallery printed across the top for Valentines Day.  Inside was a precious white ceramic heart with [...]