Make Cake Balls Instead of Cookies For Valentine’s Day!

Looking for a fun Valentine’s Day baking project?  Try making these amazing Cake Balls!  These are easy to make and fun to decorate.  Perfect fun for kids and a great alternative to making cut out sugar cookies that are a lot of work to make. 

Prep Time:
40 Min

Cook Time:
30 Min

Ready In:
1 Hr 10 Min

Original Recipe Yield 3 dozen

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 1 (16 ounce) container prepared chocolate frosting
• 1 (3 ounce) bar chocolate flavored confectioners coating

Directions

1. Prepare the cake mix according to package directions using any of the recommended pan sizes. When cake is done, crumble while warm into a large bowl, and stir in the frosting until well blended.
2. Melt chocolate coating in a glass bowl in the microwave, or in a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth.
3. Use a melon baller or small scoop to form balls of the chocolate cake mixture. Dip the balls in chocolate using a toothpick or fork to hold them. Place on waxed paper to set.

*Recipe courtesy of AllRecipes.com*

Sno Valley Greetings Sale!

For a limited time shop at Sno Valley Greetings and take 14% off your total!  Great time to stock up on cards for the year.  There is a great selection of Valentine’s Day cards too.

Enter promo code 2011VDAY at check out.

Gold Love You Gardenia Valentine

You Are The Queen Any Occasion Greeting Card

Happy Engagement Three Stone Diamond Ring

Baseball Happy Birthday

Love Is In The Air Kitty And Fish 3

Purple Flower Happy Pregnancy

Daddy’s Neck Ties

Special Delivery: Share Your Love 2011–Citymeals

Etsy is working with Citymeals-on-wheels this year bring nutritious meals, handmade greeting cards and companionship to elderly New Yorkers.  Citymeals-on-wheels serves over 18,000 people so they are looking for help.  For the original Etsy blog post click HERE.

There are 2 ways you can be a part of this amazing opportunity:

1. Craft as many Valentine’s Day cards as you can to send in.  Here are some guidelines to follow:

• No glitter! This creates food safety issues.
• Please make your cards cheerful by using bright colors. You can decorate cards using paint, crayons, markers, pastels, collage or anything else you can think of.
• Please avoid dark backgrounds and religious symbols.
• Please write clearly in large print and avoid using the abbreviation “V-day." Please say, “Valentine's Day."
• You should not give out your address or suggest that the recipients write back to you. Initiating an ongoing correspondence is not appropriate.
• Please make sure that the cards are appropriate for the intended audience. That is to say, pretend it's for your sweet sweet grandma, not your snarky, angst-ridden teenage brother.

 

2.  Don’t have time to make a card?  Why not purchase greeting cards from some fabulous Etsy sellers?  My shop, Sno Valley Greetings, is participating in the event.  I will donate the card you purchase and refund the shipping charges back to you.  In the notes to seller tell me that you are donating to Citymeals-on-wheels.  You must purchase the card through my shop by Tuesday, February 1st.  My donation package will be mailed out on Wednesday, February 2nd to ensure it makes it to New York by the February 9th deadline. 

Anyone who purchases a card through my shop will be acknowledged on my blog!

If you choose to make cards and send them on your own be sure that you mail the package in time to be received by February 3rd.  This deadline is important!  Mail your package to:

Etsy
Attn: Adam Brown
55 Washington St.
Suite 512
Brooklyn, NY 11201 

Happy Valentine’s Day!

~EtsyBloggers Street Team Featured Member - January 2009 - Rose Works Jewelry!~

With Valentine's Day just around the corner why not start shopping for that special someone by starting off at Ruthie's store, Rose Works Jewelry.  According to Ruthie's profile on Etsy she started out creating jewelry for family and friends.  She even made all the jewelry for her own wedding in 2007!  Throughout the years people have told her that she should sell her creations...and...that's how her shop was born! 

When you buy from Rose Works Jewelry you are not only getting a one of a kind unique piece of jewelry but an affordable one too.  You definitely won't break the bank by shopping at Ruthie's shop.

If you would like to learn more about Ruthie and her shop visit her blog: www.roseworksjewelry.blogspot.com.  

Here are a few items from her shop that I think are absolutely stunning and would make

 a great addition to any woman or young girls jewelry box: 

How gorgeous is this Purple Ice Dreams Earrings & Necklace Set?  The following is the description of the set from the listing in her shop: 

These light purple beads have crackling through them, just like the effect of ice crackling! That inspired me to combine them with some Glass Sea Opal chips that high light the ice-like qualities already in the purple beads! Plus, just to make this set a little more unique, instead of being a simple strand this necklace is comprised of hand crafted metal links that add a little extra "pizzaz" to your newest piece of jewelry!

This necklace is approximately 19 inches long and can easily be customized either longer or shorter! The earrings are just under 2 inches long.

For something with bright and bold colors check out this fun Multicolored Memory Wire Bracelet.  No need to buy a new outfit to match the bracelet, oh darn!  Here is a snip from Ruthie's description of the item: 

Memory wire has the fun property of being super-strong, and springing right back into shape! As a result, this bracelet will fit most wrists comfortably. It also creates the fun "multi-strand look" that is so popular these days!

There are plenty more beautiful jewelry pieces to look at so stop by Ruthie's shop, Rose Works Jewelry, and shop, window shop, and don't forget to tell your family and friends!

Happy Sunday Everyone!