Wednesday, February 2, 2011

LOVE juice valentines



Valentines is one of my favorite holidays.  Not because I'm into all the lovey couple stuff. I have so many fond memories of making valentines boxes, delivering valentines, receiving gifts from cupid and the giant heart cookies my mom would make.  

Since my kids can't make boxes like I did, I've decided to help them make special valentines to give out to classmates. I was inspired to make Love Juice packets one day when my kids were begging me to have some of my Crystal Light. 

There is something magical about mixing some up. 

And they are delicious. 

What I used:

a bottle of water
Hawaiian punch singles ($1 for a pack of 8 at Walmart)
a roll of heart wrapping paper (from targets $1 bins), scrapbook paper will work too.
avery file folder labels #48366
card stock for heart labels
ribbon
paper straws
tape 

First remove water bottle label and replace with a 2" strip of wrapping paper. I taped mine in place. 

Print heart labels on card-stock. 
You can find them HERE. Make sure to print in the landscape setting. I cut and matted (optional) my label. Then taped it to the middle, front of bottle with double sided tape. 

Next I applied my Love Juice label to the mix pouches. 
You can print my labels HERE. *They are formatted to only print on Avery file folder labels #48366.
**When you click on the link it will automatically be sent to your downloads. When you click on the file it will pop up as a word file.**
***If you are having trouble downloading the file, please email me and I will send you the file as an attachment.***

I punched a hole in the top of the pouch and strung a ribbon through it.  I tied a knot around the neck of the bottle keeping it loose enough that I could slide a straw through as well. 

That's it, they are ready to be delivered.
Thanks so much for sharing your day with me Jen.  You are one of my favorite people in blogland. 



32 comments:

Mandy Beyeler said...

I saw you over there a little while ago - love them!!

Jaimee @ Havenwood House of Boys said...

These are CUTE! Thanks so much for sharing all the printables! I'm posting the link on my crafty FB page : )
craft-interrupted.blogspot.com

Sam and Megan said...

These are adorable!!!! Thanks for sharing the printable!

Lia B said...

Love these and I think that is what we are doing for my sons class. Where did you get the straws?
Thanks for sharing!

Courtney said...

LOVE this idea! Hoping to have these for my son's Kindergarten V-day party. I tried to download the labels for the mix and it said, "Sorry, the page (or document) you have requested is not available.
Please check the address and try again." Is there any way you could e-mail to me? courtneymarsh@gmail.com

THANKS!!!

Courtney said...

I would also love to know where you got the cute straws. I found some like them on Amazon -but they would come from another source and I'm not sure I would get them in time. Would love to go pick them up somewhere if possible. THANKS!

ArtfullyJune said...

What a great idea. I love it and might just have to steal it!

I'm off to look at what other great crafts you make.

Brandy said...

Kalleen, those are just darling! What a fun idea! My kids and I sat down and filled out their Valentine's Day cards for their classmates and made little treat bags. I wish I had seen this last week!!

Jessica said...

awesome project!

Tammy @ she wears flowers said...

What a fun idea!! Thanks!!

Anonymous said...

Love, Love, Love this idea!
I will most definitely be making some for my hubby and coworkers this weekend during the Super Bowl game. : )

Sue said...

CUTE!

Anonymous said...

These are ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kendra@My Insanity said...

Love these! So clever!

Southern Fried Gal said...

Super Cute! I'm linking back on my post today. Thank you for sharing!

staci @ lizard n ladybug said...

What a great idea!! I love that it's not already mixed - makes it that much cuter :)

Staci J said...

i lOVE this idea, and I featured it on my blog today! Come grab a button if you'd like!
http://justsewsassy.com/2011/02/04/feature-friday-show-me-the-love/

Dina said...

Those are really cute. I am another one that is dying to know where you got those cute straws!

{autie} said...

i.LOVE.this.idea!! I wanted to get started today, but couldn't find Avery file folder labels...mind telling me where you got those? and the straws! {how annoying am I? sorry!}
amousser at gmail dot com

Amanda @ Frills and Frolic said...

GREAT idea!!! Plus, I am always a sucker for paper straws!

I featured your printable/tutorial on my blog! I would LOVE for you to check it out :)

Amanda

frillsandfrolic.blogspot.com

Tiffany said...

Hey i saw your post at tatertots and jello and have been trying to make these for my sons class because i love them. I got the hearts printed just fine but for some reason i can't get the labels to work. I know it says the link is fixed but i tried it like 10 different times and it won't open correctly for me. Is there any way you could email these to me. I would LOVE it. Thank you so much!!!
tiffern99 at gmail dot com

Val said...

This is pure genius!

Delia said...

This idea is awesome! Definitely on my valentine idea list for next year. The striped straw is the perfect touch.

Jake and Jessica said...

Love the idea. Super-cute. I can't get the link for the labels to work either, even though it says it is fixed. Could you e-mail it to me. I would really appreciate it. jessicastaker@hotmail.com

Thanks again

Queen Bee said...

I loved your idea and made these for my grandkids. Such a simple, affordable yet cool idea!

Janet said...

How fun is this! I imagine an elementary class would go crazy over these. :) Thanks for sharing your printables! I'll be featuring this today.

Clean Cup Move Down said...

What a great idea!

dmdavis said...

Thank you so much for sharing this idea...making right now for my 1 & 2 grade Christian Education class!!! Soooo Cute!!!

Anonymous said...

What a great idea! I totally pinned this to remember for next year!!

Anonymous said...

This blog is genuinely impressive in all aspects.
Valentine Day

Unknown said...

I cannot seem to get the link to work. Any way you could email me the doc for the heart and labels?
keri.mckiddie@dvn.com

Unknown said...

loved these so much I featured them in my DIY V-day gift post. Thanks for a great idea http://www.stayingclosetohome.com/valentines-day-teacher-gifts-5-pinterest-round.html

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