Valentine's Day Fortune Cookie .x.

I haven't posted a DIY in awhile so I decided I just had to post one for Chinese New Year & Valentine's Day since they fall on the same day .

Combine both celebrations , & I've come up with Valentine's Day chinese paper fortune cookies .
( paper : for those who can't bake & hey , you get to keep it longer! )

I got this idea of the paper fortune cookie somewhere off the internet ages ago , but here's my twist on it (:

Firstly , get coloured paper . Choose what colour you want your paper cookie to be . I usually use textured brown paper , to make it look more realistic . But since it's Valentine's Day , I opted for pink (:
Firstly draw a circle onto the paper . The bigger the circle , the bigger the cookie .
I used a mini Starbucks cup to get the circle because I wanted mine small .

Cut it out . Fold the circle in half , make sure you do not crumple the circle.

Hold the paper as shown in the picture . Do not press it down .

Bring the two end sides together .

When you do that , the middle part will fold in . If you want it to look more realistic , fold it off center .

However I wanted mine to look more like a heart , so I folded it right in the middle .

It'll look something like that ( as shown in picture ) .

Cut a strip of paper to write your fortune / love note on . Make sure it's small enough to fit inside the fortune cookie & long enough to be pulled out of it .

Then just place the note inside & try bending to see how it looks like .

When your satisfied , place glue/sticky tape , bring the side together & let it stick .

& there you have it , Valentine's Day Fortune Cookie :D

But I did a little something extra , I wanted to place my cookie in a small Chinese takeout box .

I got this template via Google :

You can copy this picture & expand it before printing it out .

I suggest grayscaling it or making the lines fade before printing it out .

Or if you aren't as lazy as me , you could print a copy & cut it out , & then place it on another paper & cut out so you won't have the lines/writing on it .

When it's put together , it look like the picture above .

Then you can place your fortune cookie inside your takeout box & your done! :D

& you can decorate your take out box with anything you like , get crafty! (:

Good luck , loves!

I know it looks difficult , but that's just because I explain in detail & post alot of pictures :P

It's actually ridiculously easy .

Candy Sundae Gift Idea .x.

An easy , affordable , yet uber cute gift idea for Valentine's Day (:
Can be given as gifts or used as table centerpieces on any occasion .
( got this off some craft website ages ago , I should really start keeping tabs on these things :S )

Here are the materials you will need :

- a clear, ice cream sundae glass .
- candy to fill the the glass ( I chose M&M's )
- light coloured marshmellows .
- Choki- choki stick ( for the straws)

1 . Fill the glass with the candy you've choosen , any way you want to , almost all the way to the top . ( I colour coordinated mine to give it a rainbow effect ♥ )

2 . Use the marshmellow and cover the top part of the glass with it . Squeeze to ensure it's sealed tight .

3 . Cover Choki-choki stick with coloured paper ( mine's pink ) & poke it in , so it looks like a straw .

4 . Proceed with stick more marshmellow on top , using toothpicks . The point is to make the marshmellow look like its overflowing .

5 . You're done :D

Happy Valentine's Day loveys ♥

Valentine's Day paper-crafts (:

Just because I'm a huge Do-It-Yourself junkie , I found two paper crafts that are both easy to do as well as turn out looking fantastic (:

The first is a printable paper doll that you have to cut & fix yourself .

( I don't remember which website I got it from , but they gave permission to copy & save the design ; therefore I did because it was complete adorable . )

& now I'm sharing it with you (: & second , is how to fold an origami heart (:
With step by step instruction .

In order to view pictures bigger , click on it ♥

Now have fun making them (:
Good luck! ♥