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DIY Candy Tic Tac Toe

Happy Friday! Today we’re sharing a sweet treat you can make (and play with!) this weekend. These tic-tac-toe boards are completely edible and so much fun to make and use. Here’s how…

DIY Candy Tic Tac Toe | Vicky Barone

Supplies: graham crackers, pink candy melts, red candy melts, candy conversation hearts, wax paper, a cookie sheet, and a Ziploc bag.

Directions:
1. Melt pink candy melts in a wide bowl according to directions.
2. Break graham crackers into squares and dip into pink candy melts.
3. Shake off excess chocolate (use a spoon to spread or even it out if necessary) and lay graham crackers on a wax paper lined cookie sheet.
4. Place in fridge to set.
5. Melt red candy melts and scoop into a Ziploc bag.
6. Cut off a small corner of the bag and squeeze out the candy melts onto the graham crackers to create the tic-tac-toe board lines.
7. After each graham cracker is covered, carefully lift each one up to help the red lines fall around the edges.
8. Place back into the fridge to set.
9. Once the chocolate has completely hardened, use conversation hearts to play tic-tac-toe!

DIY Candy Tic Tac Toe | Vicky Barone

The best part? When you’re all done playing, you get to eat the game for dessert!

DIY Candy Tic Tac Toe | Vicky Barone

We hope you have a wonderful weekend! Don’t forget to follow Vicky Barone on Instagram for more Valentine’s Day inspiration!

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DIY Lollipop Flowers

Candy bouquets are the best kind of bouquets, don’t you think? These DIY Tootsie Pop flowers are so easy to assemble and make the sweetest gift for Valentine’s Day. Here’s how to make your own…

DIY Lollipop Flowers | Vicky Barone

Supplies: Lollipops, red felt, scissors, and an X-acto knife.

Directions:
1. Cut a flower shape out one shade of felt and a smaller flower shape out of another shade.
2. Use an X-acto knife to cut a small X shape in the center of each flower.
3. Stack the flowers on top of each other and insert the lollipop stick into the center cuts.

That’s it! For extra sturdiness you can add a bit of glue to the base of the lollipop (make sure to keep it on the wrapper!) and press the felt up to create a tighter flower.

DIY Lollipop Flowers | Vicky Barone

Hand out a lollipop to each of your valentines or give one person a giant bouquet!

DIY Lollipop Flowers | Vicky Barone

For more Valentine’s Day ideas, check out Vicky Barone on Instagram!

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DIY Valentine’s Day Sugar Scrub Favors

Happy Friday! Together with Places for Faces, we created a personalized favor that your valentines are sure to love. Here’s how to make your own delicious Valentine’s Day sugar scrub…

DIY Valentine's Day Sugar Scrub | Places for Faces | Vicky Barone

Ingredients: 1 ½ C white granulated sugar, ¼ C coconut oil (melted and cooled), 6 drops red food coloring, 5-10 drops essential oils.

Directions: Mix all ingredients together in a bowl until combined. Transfer to glass jars (ours are from the Target Dollar Spot!) and tie with baker’s twine. Use Places for Faces to create customized favor tags! Print, cut, hole punch, and tie onto each jar with the twine. Give jars to your sweethearts or keep them for yourself!

DIY Valentine's Day Sugar Scrub | Places for Faces | Vicky Barone

Places for Faces is the best way to customize your valentines, favors, desserts, and so much more. Click here to get started!

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

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DIY Valentine’s Day Canvas

Happy February! This month we are sharing lots of fun new projects inspired by Valentine’s Day! First up, we have a super easy canvas that you can give as a gift or keep for yourself! Here’s how to make your own…

DIY Valentine's Day Canvas | Love You More | Vicky Barone

Supplies: 10×10 canvas, an X-acto knife, a stencil or printed quote, a self-healing mat, and pink spray paint.

Directions:
1. Create a design or quote you’d like on your canvas and print it backwards (this will create a stencil that you will use on the back of the canvas!).
2. Place the canvas on a self-healing mat, face down.
3. Tape the stencil to the inside of the canvas.
4. Use the X-acto knife to cut away the letters or design (you will be cutting through the paper stencil and the canvas)
5. Neaten up the canvas with an X-acto knife or small scissors.
6. In a well-ventilated area (preferably outside!) cover the canvas with pink spray paint and let dry.

DIY Valentine's Day Canvas | Love You More | Vicky Barone

We also made this project for New Year’s Eve, if you’d like to see! The possibilities are endless and oh-so-sweet.

Don’t forget to follow Vicky Barone on Instagram for more Valentine’s Day inspiration!

 

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DIY Valentine’s Day Round Up

Good morning! We are so excited to be working on all new Valentine’s Day content next week in the studio! In the meantime, we collected some of our favorite past projects that are perfect for helping to spread the love. Click the links below to see full tutorials on each DIY!

DIY Valentine's Day Round Up | Vicky Barone

one || two || three || four
five || six || seven || eight

For even more Valentine’s Day inspiration, be sure to follow @vicky_barone on Instagram!

 

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Travel Tips for a Fun, Safe, & Adventurous Year

Have any fun trips coming up? Today we’re sharing some simple travel tips to get you and your home ready for your next adventure!

1. Leave early || I hate to stress about being late for flights and prefer to leave early. This way, I can relax and enjoy my travel instead of the inevitable sprint to the gate!
2. Pack healthy snacks || I always make sure I have my own healthy snack with me and purchase a bottle of water at the airport before I get on a plane.
3. Bring fun activities to pass the time || I like to have a number of activities to do while I’m on the plane that are readily accessible in my carry-on item. If my boys are with me, I make sure they have lots of movie options lined up too!
4. Pack lightly || I try not to over-pack my carry-on because I’m always concerned I won’t be able to lift it up into the overhead bin on my own. To lessen the load even more, I swap out paper books for a downloaded version on my iPad!
5. Stay fully-charged || I like to make sure my phone and iPad are fully charged before I leave for a trip, but I also bring readily-accessible chargers just in case.
6. Expect the unexpected || In the event that my checked luggage goes missing or is delayed, I like to have a couple day’s worth of medicine, toiletries, and clothing in my carry-on. I also pack an extra pair of headphones just in case!
7. Prep your home || Before any kind of travels, I like to make sure my house is nice and clean and all the lights and appliances are turned off and unplugged. Most importantly, I make sure my house is well-protected while I’m away. Simplisafe has provided us with a printable travel checklist to make sure your home is ready-to-go before a trip! Click the image below to download the checklist and click here to learn more about home security with Simplisafe.

Travel Tips for a Fun, Safe, and Adventurous Year | Vicky Barone | Simplisafe
Thanks, Simplisafe, for the great ideas! Have any travel tips to add? We’d love to hear! Let us know in the comments below.
Bon voyage!
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Holidays Things I Love

Valentine’s Day Gift Guide

Valentine’s Day is around the corner and we are sharing some quirky gifts for anyone on your list! Click the links below to check them out.

Valentine's Day Gift Guide | Vicky Barone

1. Pet Pillow Cases for dog and cat lovers alike.
2. Pie-gram, because you really can’t go wrong with baked goods.
3. A loom kit for the crafter at heart.
4. Matching shirts for the whole family.
5. Low-maintenance foliage for the semi-green thumb.
6. A sweet, minimalist necklace to let them know how loved they are every day.
7. A classic game that doubles as chic decor.
8. Foodie dice to mix up their dinner routine.

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Valentine’s Day Sweet Treats Round Up

Valentine’s Day is now less than a month away and we are too excited! To celebrate this heart-filled holiday, we’re staring with a round-up of the good stuff: sweet treats! Click the links below to see each Valentine’s Day-inspired dessert. Enjoy!

Valentine's Day Sweet Treats Round-Up | Vicky Barone

one || two || three || four || five || six || seven || eight