Sweets for my Sweetie

Even though Valentine's Day is over, I made my hubs some yummy chocolate treats instead of buying him chocolate...because really, what's the fun in just buying chocolate?

Here's what you need:
chocolate wafers (I used dark chocolate)
wax paper
candy molds (I used an silicon ice cube tray)
assorted toppings (I used mini marshmallows and peanuts)


Start by melting your wafers.  I used a double boiler method but you can always speed up the process by melting the chocolate in your microwave.

Once my chocolate was melted, I filled my ice cube tray with chocolate and set them in the fridge.  Then I put wax paper on a plate and arranged marshmallows in little piles.

Then I drizzled chocolate over the marshmallows and chopped up some peanuts to put on top of the little candies.

After all the candies had set, I packaged them up so they looked cute enough to give to my sweetie!

A Gift for the Hubs...

So the Hubs has been bugging me for a drawstring bag for his iPod and cords for when he travels.  I was finally inspired to make one this afternoon.  Awhile back he gave me some of his old dress pants, so I took his brown corduroys and made a pretty kick ass bag.  He loves it!  Here's how I did it:

I cut two pieces of 6 in x 9 in fabric and ironed them.

I wanted to add something to the outside of the bag, and the Hubs favorite color is orange.  I had the perfect coordinating color to go with the pants!

After playing around with the stitching settings on my machine, I liked this one the best.

Then I folded the fabric over about an inch and did a straight stitch to make the coverings for the drawstring.

I cut a strip of fabric from the pants, pressed it in half and stitched it together.  I threaded it through  the loops, then sewed the three sides.  

After I finished sewing, I turned the bag inside out, tested the drawstrings, and handed it over to the Hubs.

Sorry for the crappy picture of the finished project. I'll take a better one later tonight.