Recipe Wednesday:{Valentine's Tea & Cookies}

Do you have plans this Valentine's Day for a little tea and cookies? If not, you may want to consider it. In as much time as it would take you to wash a load of laundry, you can set up a sweet Valentine's Tea table for a lovely family tea together. By making up the Valentine cookies and tea bags ahead of time, say a day of two in advance, all you need to do the day of your tea is to take out some of your pretty tea cups and tea pot that have been waiting for the "special occasion", and set your table.

We put together a small Valentine Tea table using an assortment of items we already owned.We were not willing to spend on new things when we have so much already we can use. What we used was not from a set, but eclectic pieces brought together. We made up ahead of time our tea bags, sugar cubes and Valentine cookies. This Valentine Tea for three was put together on a budget. We bought the cookies, chocolate for covering the cookies and red heart napkins. The mold was bought with a gift card. So we paid about  $5.00-$6.00 total if that.

We wanted to try these cookies and this was the perfect opportunity to do so. They really do not taste any differently than the big "O" in our opinion.

This is the mold we used for our cookies. This was our first time using a cookie mold. We just followed the directions on the mold and they turned out decent for our first time out. Simpler than anticipated.

So here they are. We like the homemade look of the rough around the edges look. The heart napkins we picked up at Target for $2.00.

O, be still my heart! We fell in love with these sweet little Valentine tea bag covers last year when we first spotted them at Creature Comforts. We just had to use them!

                       There is a sweet little message on the front of each envelope.

On the back side, there is a spot for you to write down the name of the tea inside the envelope. Also you can remove the tea bags string tag and replace it with the one that comes with the tea bag printable.

These tea bag sting tags are really Valentine candy bar wrappers that we cut in a square and tied onto the string. We have provided links for both the Valentine tea bags and the Valentine candy bar wrappers if you would like to download them.

Creature Comforts: Valentine Te Bag Covers

Creature Comforts: Conversation Candy Bar Wrappers

We were inspired to make some of our own Valentine sugar cubes after seeing them on Funky Time. All you need to make these yourself are, sugar cubes, red food coloring and a sharp toothpick. Put several drops of food coloring into a small bowl, dab in the end of your toothpick and draw on a little heart. Allow to dry.

The tea mugs we used were a thrift store find from last season. Just a simply tied piece of scrap ribbon on the handle is all they needed.

Now, don't forget about the young children. Boys and girls. They love to have tea parties with or without real tea!

We found this little tea set last season at Walmart for $5.00! It is so cute! And the colors are for any occasion.

We hope we have inspired you to plan a special little Valentine's tea with your family. It doesn't have to be a big presentation, just something simple from the heart. Be inspired, get creative!

                                                 Live in harmony with one another.
                                                Do not be proud, but  be willing to associate
                                                with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
                                                Romans 12: 16
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