Valentine's Day Treat Bags

I've had this picture pinned on one of my Pinterest boards forever. I used it as inspiration for my own little treat bags. Since the bags I chose were really tiny I decided to skip the stamped tags and stamp the bags instead. Here are the materials that I used for this simple little project:

 

- small brown paper bags (Michaels)

- pink & white baker's twine (Michaels)

- scalloped edge craft punch (Michaels)

- heart stamp (Michaels)

- white ink (Michaels)

- hole punch

 

First, I used the craft punch on the top edge of each bag. Next, I folded the tops of the bags over. I used the hole punch to pop a little hole in the top. With the top of the bag folded over and the bag still flat I stamped some hearts in a little pattern all over the front. Lastly, I filled the bags up with treats and tied them up with baker's twine. Easy as pie.

 

 

 

So now for the important part - the treats inside. I've never made my own peanut butter balls so I decided to give them a try. First I looked for a recipe with a crispy version (a local bakery makes a crispy-in-the-middle-version that I love, love, love).

 

At first I was skeptical because the "balls" looked more like "lumpy blobs".

 

 

But, once I added a little bit of drizzle over top, and taste-tested a few, I decided they were good enough to give away after all.

 

 

I had to be a bit of a peanut butter ball scrooge because only two of them would fit in each tiny bag. Whoopsie.

 

Now all Coops and I need to do is drive around town on Friday to make some deliveries!

 

 

 

Happy Valentine's Day, my friends! You know you're cute, right?

 

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