Review This Reviews!

Showing posts with label Valentines Day Gifts. Show all posts

Friday, February 6, 2026

Godiva Chocolate Reviewed

My husband has been giving me Godiva Chocolate for Valentine's Day and Christmas for decades.

We first discovered this brand while shopping in a mall and seeing the Godiva store. Back then, they boxed their candy in beautiful tin collectible boxes. In recent years, they started using decorative boxes covered in fabric, some have even had lovely embroidered designs. I keep the tins and decorative boxes and use them in my craft room. The boxes alone have been gifts, but the chocolate is divine.

Over the years, I started getting headaches when eating chocolate. Some of my favorite things like chocolate ice cream or candy bars have become a thing of the past for me. However, Godiva chocolate stands out as the one chocolate candy I can still enjoy. For some reason, perhaps the type of cocoa they use, Godiva chocolate does not give me headaches. That is pretty fantastic! It is a way for me to still delve into the world of chocolate without paying a painful price.

Now, don't tell my husband, but I saw the package of Godiva chocolate for Valentine's Day delivered yesterday. I left the box on the porch and acted totally ignorant. Our Ring doorbell doesn't really allow me to be ignorant, but we can pretend.

Godiva Chocolate for Valentine's Day

We have to purchase Godiva Chocolate online these days. The store in the mall shut down years ago. As of 2021, there are no Godiva brick and mortar stores. Fortunately, the candy is still available online. They still have a few tins available, but most of the larger boxes of candy now come in a gold box with a decorative ribbon.

No matter how the chocolate is packaged, the candy is delicious!

Godiva Masterpiece Heart Chocolate Gift Tin, Assorted Milk & Dark Chocolate with Ganache & Caramel, Valentine’s Day Keepsake Gift for Her, 20pcCheck Price Godiva Red Ribbon Gold Assorted Chocolate Gift Box, Belgian Dark and Milk Chocolates with Pralinés, Ganaches & Caramels, Gourmet Valentine's Day GiftCheck Price Godiva Masterpiece Heart Chocolate Gift Tin, Assorted Milk & Dark Chocolate with Ganache, Valentine’s Day Keepsake Gift for Her, 7pcCheck Price

If you want the tins, you may find them on Ebay, without the candy, of course.

Friday, February 6, 2015

Valentine's Day Crafts Reviewed

I have always loved making Valentine's Day crafts, but it wasn't until my children started crafting, that I learned to truly appreciate receiving a handmade Valentine's Day gift. There are no possessions in this world that I cherish more than the gifts my children have made for me and I proudly display those little treasures throughout my home.

Hanging Hearts Valentine Craft for Kids

As parents, we want to find easy crafts for our children to make so they will experience the deep felt pleasure of creating something awesome. It is even better when we teach them to make gifts for others, perhaps their grandparents or siblings. But, to be the recipient ourselves, is truly a treasured gift as well as a memory that stays with us all of our days.

If we are fortunate enough to be a part of the actual making of the craft, then we have shared irreplaceable, valuable time with the most precious "gift" we have ever been given.

Vicky Barone shares how to make the Hanging Hearts Valentine shown in the photo. With her step by step instructions, including photos to help us along the way, she makes it so easy, that even a child could do it. Wouldn't this make a beautiful Valentine gift!

Craft Tissue Paper Hearts

http://leehansen.com/articles/easy-heart-crafts.html

Lee Hansen shares another fabulous hanging heart craft that would touch any mother's or grandmother's heart if we were blessed enough to receive this valentine.
Would you believe this awesome Valentine's Day gift is made from a cereal box and tissue paper?

I truly love this very practical and economical approach to making craft gifts that will no doubt be a treasured possession.

Lee provides very easy instructions to make this wonderfully fabulous heart.   I can just imagine the fun children will have tearing the tissue and decorating this heart.

DIY Valentine Candles

Another fantastic and easy Valentine craft is these DIY Valentine candles.

With a store purchased candle and a few simple supplies including tissue paper, wax paper, and markers, these awesome candles will light up the recipients day and make their heart glow with delight.

You will find the simple directions to make these candles on Simple Saving Savvy, so grab you hot glue gun and get ready to decorate your own candle that is sure to brighten someones day with this special messenger of love.

Easy Valentine's Day Crafts for Seniors

From one of our very own contributors here on Review This, Mary Beth shares an extremely easy Valentine craft idea for seniors to make.

Most of us understand how physically limited senior adults can be and how frustrating it is for them, especially when they still want to be creative and working themselves.

She shares from her own experiences derived from helping her mother and her mom's friends to have fun crafting in spite of their limitations.

Her craft ideas and recommendations would also be fun and easy for very young children.

Make a Sailor's Valentine

I, myself, have been crafting for as long as I can remember. Many years ago I made Sailor's Valentines for my children. To this day, the Sailor's Valentine is still my own personal favorite of all Valentine's Day crafts. I think, perhaps, that may well be the romantic in me though. I truly love the idea and history behind the Sailor's Valentine.

If you would like to learn how to make a Sailor's Valentine, or to read about the history of this special valentine, simply visit me by clicking the link or the photo below.

FOLLOW US ON:

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Red Gifts and Romantic Ideas for Valentine's Day

A collage of red and pink plush penguins in crochet

Valentine Penguins on Etsy

Our favorite February holiday ~ Valentine's Day ~ is just around the corner. Time to look at some romantic ideas and red gift choices for that special someone in your life.

Red and Pink, along with white, are traditional Valentine's Day colors.

Red is a symbol for passion and deep love.
Pink stands for affection, sweetness and understanding and is a combination of red and white.

A plush penguin in one of the Valentine colors of red or pink, handmade in crochet, makes a cute gift for your sweetheart. This cuddly stuffed animal is perfect for a favorite girl. These round and roly-poly penguins measure 5 x 5 inches and make an adorable gift. They are available in the Etsy Shop of Coastal Crochet Crafts.

Handmade Happiness in Red or Pink Plush

Plush Penguins in Valentine Colors (Etsy)

Handmade red or pink plush animals are fun gifts for your special Valentine.

These plush penguins in Valentine colors of red and pink will win her heart. Round and cuddly, your special someone will love this sweetheart penguin.

Perhaps a

Crochet Ladybug Plush Toy

LadyBug is your choice for a red plush gift.

Lady Bugs are a symbol of good luck and happiness, making a lady Bug plushie a happy gift to that special lady in your life.

Crochet plush octopus in Valentine colors of pink and red

Cute Valentine Octopus in Pink or Red Crochet

A mini crocheted octopus handmade in red or pink makes a cute gift for your favorite Valentine. It would look darling sitting on her desk at work or home as a reminder of the sweet person who gave it to her.

A Special Card - Sweet, Funny, Fun

I love you every day Valentine's card

by aaronsgraphics

Top off your Valentine gift with a fun card.

This card by aaronsgraphics on Zazzle may not be perfectly romantic, but your sweetheart will get a laugh and a smile out of it. Simply tell them "I love you every single day", "But today you get a card!"

Symbols of Love

Illustration of the words LOVE surrounded by hearts

Image Source: Pixabay

If anyone has ever wondered how the heart became the symbol of love, and such burning questions such as 'why is the heart red', here's a light-hearted (yes, that's an intended pun) imagined conversation between Dr. Sheldon Cherry and a 2,000-year-old cardiologist.

Valentine's Day and Romance Go Together

For a list of romantic movies, books, songs and sweet stories perfect for Valentine's Day, check out these wonderful suggestions from many of the reviewers here on Review This in our ROMANCE section.

Valentine's Day is a Favorite Chocolate Holiday

As Lucy Van Pelt of Peanuts once wisely said “All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt!” And no one at Review This knows more about chocolate than our own Susan Kennedy. Check out lots of her chocolate recipes and stories perfect for this chocolate holiday.