Nothing says “I Love You” for Valentine’s Day like surprising your sweetie. Take a page from Casanova’s book and decorate your bedroom, bathroom and a romantic dinner table for two with rose petals. We’ve got an order of 6,000 fresh rose petals from farm-direct florist, FiftyFlowers.com to make all of your Valentine’s Day dreams come true.
One winner will receive an order of 6,000 Fresh Rose Petals in mixed colors, so answer this week’s question before 12/11c Monday, Jan. 31 to be entered into the drawing. We’ll ship it out ASAP, so you can create a romantic chamber worthy of the world’s greatest lover himself. The petals will stay fresh for up to 6 weeks when refrigerated.
This week’s question: Are you a DIY, handmade cupid or are your Valentine’s Days always store-bought perfection?
Special thanks to Brittany Hodgins Photography for capturing these images.
I would say that we're a little bit of both. We're both young college newlyweds, so while we love to make it a big event, a college student budget makes us get really creative. I study creative writing so I always write him poetry or really corny love stories and he studies art so he always crafts me something amazing. But then again, he always does the flowers and chocolates. But we always try to make each year different and unique. Flower petals would be a wonderful addition to the private festivities
I'm a DIYer for dinner, dessert, and as much as I can. My husband is unemployed right now and home a lot, and he always likes to know what I'm working on, so it makes it really hard to be DIY for gifts. If I can't swing making him something, I put a lot of thought into finding a great gift to buy for him, and then I wrap it really nicely.
I am mostly a store-bought Valentine gift giver
I do try to make it as personal & special as possible though!! I am an old-school romantic & love the "movie-like" rose-petal Valentine suprise!!!
Little bit of both. I like to get a card from the store that says it just right, but I like to bake and decorate DIY style for my loves.
Admittedly I sway between the two… This year I will have to go store-bought as we've been tearing apart our house to remodel.
I'm all about the DIY for Valentines!
This year it will be a DIY Valentine's Day at our house.
I'm a DIY gift giver – typically gifts of food. However, one year I found a leather bound momento box that had and opening for a picture & place a picture of us in there & on the inside of the lid it read, "A picture is worth a 1,000 words but you're worth 1,001. I then counted out 1,001 Hershey Kisses & placed inside the box. I don't know whatever happened to that box & all the momentos we began putting in it. That was in high school & that was my "first love."
I am store bought perfection! I have to look at every card to make a decision on just the right sentiment! I also make things with beads…..unisex jewelry!
Mostly DIY but do take help from the store too.
MIX OF BOTH , BUY SOME STOREBOUGHT HEARTS,MAKE DESIGNS WITH GLITTER, HAVE A BOX FULL OF ROSE PETALSWITH A HEART TAB OVER THE DOOR DID THAT FOR HUBBY LAST YEAR& FOR FINISHING TOUCH FEW CANDLES LIT AROUND THE ROOM…
DIY ALL THE WAY!!!
OH YES, I GET THINGS READY FOR MY HUBBY! A VALENTINE TUB SOUNDS GREAT! ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S COLD. BUT I'M A WINTER PERSON. LOVE IT! ITS GETTING WARM HERE IN GA. I NEED TO GO BACK TO THE SNOW (VERMONT) FOR MY SWEETIE. IF ONLY DREAMS COME TRUE. I WISH MINE WOULD. NOT MANY PEOPLE LIKE WINTER! I HOPE I GET THE CHANCE. VERMOT IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
GOOD LUCK ALL!!!!!!!
I usually store buy cards-There are so many unique cards now….and my job and grad school take up too much time. Of course, I write something special…
I would rather have a dollar per petal….to go out and be waited on…otherwise clean-up comes to mind…something women do all the time.!! Thanks Carol.
I'm store bought perfection
I'll always be the pay the 3.99 for a card kinda guy
DIY and store bought for most occasions. I will buy a card but hand embellish it or buy a gift but hand decorate the wrapping. I have to admit though I don't usually celebrate V-day, everyday should be a v-day. It is too commercialized for me.
I do whatever time allows me. Sometimes, unfortunately, I may not get to do anything because of time constraints. Sometimes, unfortunately, one or the other "forgets." But such is life and we don't fret because there's always the next day to celebrate our own little love!
I like to incorporate a little bit of both! Making my honey a wonderful dinner, giving him a beautiful card, and decorated everything with rose petals and Vanilla scented candles. Growing up, my mom always made any holiday a special event. She would make us each (7 kids total) a handmade Valentines card with a little gift, either handmade or store bought, and have a wonderful meal prepared by the time we all came home. I hope to someday pass that tradition on to any children I have.
I might buy the card but everything else that goes into a romantic evening is all thought up & set in motion by me. I did make my sweetie a card ONE time. He had asked me to marry him & we had been engaged for a couple of years but had no date set. When I finally decided on a day, I took him out to dinner & gave him a card that I made that started with "You are invited to your wedding..". He cried, I cried. It was very sweet, romantic and unforgettable.
I'm a DIY handmade Cupid, with a little bit of store-bought thrown in for good measure.
Valentine’s Days always store-bought perfection….I have no imagination
I'd always rather make cards and gifts myself. It shows that you've put thought, care and time to make something more personal. And I always prefer to get something made from the heart.
Nothing shows you care like DIY. The most special gifts are those that are personal and they mean so much. DIY can include something store bought, I think it's the creativity factor that's important. I think you should ask what would you do with 6000 rose petals……oh the possibilities!!
Definitely a DIY kind of girl! I love my husband and I want to put everything I can into making everything for him perfect all the time! Being able to make something by myself makes it feel like it has more meaning to it for both me and my husband and it definitely helps the heart grow fonder
I am always a DIY'r , though now disabled it is more challenging.
DIY r for valentine's ay and every holiday.
I do a mix- a store bought card with a DIY dinner- something different, gourmet-ish and sure fire way to knock his socks off (pun intended). I also have a DIY dessert, you can never go wrong by saying I love you with SUGAR! ALSO flowers they always always always add a nice touch, I wish I could afford to have a fresh arrangement delivered to my office everyday.
DIY!! Homemade chocolates, cookies, valentines and little gifts say a lot more than something bought. These are things right from the heart and not what everyone else is getting.
I am 1/2 DIY and 1/2 Store Buyer. Love to give people homemade goodies but Sweethearts (in the box) are a must and who can resist a delicious cherry Jelly Heart???? Happy Heart Day everyone…. : – )
Always handmade! It started many years ago when my Dad always hand wrote a card or note with candy for his four daughters. Our valentine tradition is a valentine treasure hunt with a small gift at the end.
Honestly speaking I am a last minute type of person when it gets right down to it (handmade & bought). My husband has a very busy schedule. I find it very difficult to plan anything during February. I like to get ideas from others and if it's not too late then I will try it. We bought a new whirlpool spa two years ago and I can definitely see those rose petals inside it this year! Something different and special would help. My step-daughter's wedding anniverary is on the 14th and I would like to plan something special for them
DIY all year long!! i Love Valentine's dAY!!!!
DIY all the way!! So much more special!
DIY all the way!!
I've always been a DIY… my Mom was a great teacher, I learned the value of giving Heart Gifts(she called them) and my kids learned from me… It don't matter what holiday it is, a Gift from the Heart is always something speical, Hand Made with Love.. Oh I do the store thing too.. A rose or another gift, but nothing could be better then a Valentine card full of love and made from the heart. A cake in the shape of a heart with pink coconut on top, and the card I made setting right there beside it.. all those feelings, all the memories that went into making both.. Now that's a Heart Gift… One that Touch's Your Heart and Theirs.. __Yep im DIY all the Way!
I am definitely a DIY'er! It extends to all areas of my life. I buy something simple and then use my creativity to step it up a notch. For example a simple store bought coffee mug becomes a wonderful gift when it is stuffed with homemade bisccotti's, a chocolate dipped spoon and a couple of dove heart shaped chocolates all wrapped together in cello wrap and finished with a wire ribbon bow. Yoila! Happy Valentines Day!
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I am a DIY and a store bought kind of girl. I have made artwork and cards etc, but I also like to throw in something useful, like new shirts or shoes or something cool. We live on a farm so we don't always have time to make something for each other.!
A little of both. I love to make my own cards or Valentine crafts for my loved ones. I also will purchase a little something to go with it.
I Love DIY, and since my hubby falls short on valentines day I would love to take the bull by the horns this V day
Bright red construction paper hearts cut out with a blunt scissor were my lopsided Valentine’s cards as a child. Now 30 years latter my Valentines are still handmade and a bit more sophisticated but still have the same amount of mushy, gushy love behind each and every design. My husband and I were married on Valentines which makes the Holiday one of my favorites.
Best Valetine's Day? The year I rescued one of my loving dogs from a shelter! My heart never felt better! Meg, the pit bull, is such a loving creature, It's like celebrating Valentine's Day every day with her sweet disposition and wagging tail greeting me at the door at day's end!
I try to DIY but it never turns out exactly how I want it, so its straight to the store for me.