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Tag Archives: Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Keeping with our tradition of making cards for each other, my 22nd Valentine to my dear husband, Joe. Wishing you all a day filled with love and really good chocolates!
Love isn’t fat free!
My Valentine to Tina
Posted in Drawer Cards, Holiday
Tagged angry, baby, Cartoon, Cupid, diet, Joe Williams, putti, putto, Valentine's Day, wings
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Valentine’s Day Cupcakes
Traditionally, Valentine’s Day is a chocolate holiday – truffles, Hershey’s Kisses, heart shaped boxes of decadence. I decided to buck the trend and go the vanilla route. These cupcakes are so tender and moist – you won’t miss chocolate at all!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day Joe!
Valentine’s Day Cupcakes
Since it’s Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be fun to make some over-the-top cupcakes – rich chocolate cake filled with a vanilla pastry cream, dipped in chocolate ganache. It’s good to have an excuse to be decadent!
Posted in Holiday, Lovin' from the Oven
Tagged buttercream, cupcakes, ganache, Valentine's Day
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Whoops – Wrong Arrow!
This was my Valentine to Tina. The art was going to be inked and colored in, but my schedule and I decided that the sketch looked pretty nifty so we went with that.
Posted in Drawer Cards, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged arrow, Cupid, humor, pencil, romance, Sketch, sketchbook, Valentine's Day, whoops
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Blue Sweethearts
Here’s something for Valentines Day — Ella and John Capewell in a sweet pose that turned an interesting indigo blue.
Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged analog, antique photograph, blue, glass negative, indigo, Joe Williams, John B Capewell, love, New Jersey, photography, Photoshop, romance, spouse, sweethearts, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, Valentine's Day, vintage, Westville, Willceau
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Heart Cookies
It’s been a long time since I’ve dug my cookie cutters out of storage and made sugar cookies. I’m not sure why, but I used to associate rolling dough and cutting out cookies at Christmas as too time consuming. Honestly, it … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday, Lovin' from the Oven, News
Tagged baking, cut out cookies, sugar cookies, Valentine's Day, what to put in the treat bags
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