I just got Burst's Truffles from my Valentine. I'm so happy! This is true love. Thank you Valentine! I love you.

Patrick at Burst's Chocolates creates these hand-made treasures. Thank you Patrick!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Get the look of expensive packages wrapped in no time and for little money. Top your gifts with beautiful handmade bows. Bows add polish to packages, wreaths and all kinds of holiday decorating. Just keep some of your favorite satin and wire-rimmed ribbon on-hand and you'll be a package pro in no time.

Pom-Pom Bow
These large and gorgeous bows add polish to packages, wreaths and decorations. Follow these five steps to craft beautiful, full bows.

Tiered Treasure
Use three widths of ribbon to make this tiered bow. Match the colors of your gift wrapping paper to the ribbons for a tailored finish. This easy-to-make bow adds a delicate touch to any gift. In two easy steps, you can make your own tiered bow.

Colorful Addition
A spin on a traditional bow, two colors ofribbon add a creative touch.

Tailored Bow
A modern, chunky spin the classic bow, you can make this tailored bow in two easy steps.

For more amazing wrapping ideas, visit www.bhg.com.

I am so smitten with my new apron from Birdkage. I wore it to make breakfast this morning, homemade waffles, from scratch.

Forget the practical reason for wearing an apron - to keep my clothes clean. I just feel powerful - and maybe a little bit sexy - in the kitchen. June, Marion and Wilma knew what they were doing!

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Check out the amazing aprons at www.birdkagestyle.com

There is no doubt that one of the hottest gift items this holiday season will be Pillow Pets. Pillow Pets was gracious enough to supply MOM Magazine with a Pillow Pet as part of our holiday giveaway.

I was first introduced to the darling things while in Target one day several months ago. I was happily walking down the isle when I heard a grown woman scream "O. M. G. THEY HAVE PILLOW PETS!" I watched her rush to an end cap filled with puppies, lady bugs and unicorns. Soon after that, I started hearing about them everywhere.

For a chance to win a Pillow Pet from MOM Magazine answer the following in our comments:

Does your child have a pillow pet? If yes, which one? If no, is it on his/her wish list?

We will randomly select a winner on Friday, December 10th, so check back often!

As a birthday gift for my daughter, I made these

cute little flower hair clips. They were super easy, and thanks to a clearance sale at Creative Crafts and Frame Shop, they were really cheap! She LOVED them...think we might have to make some more.

You need:

-Alligator hair clips - I got a package of 6 at Fred Meyer. You can also get them at any beauty supply store, like Sally's

-Grosgrain ribbon - I just used what I had in my craft stash

-Silk flowers

-Hot glue gun

-Brads or decorative pearls or gems - again, I just used random stuff from my stash

Here's what you do:

Open up an alligator clip, and run a bead of hot glue on the under side of the top piece.

Quickly place the ribbon along the glue, covering the clip.

Now run another bead of hot glue along the top of the clip - wrap the ribbon around and secure it in place. Cut off any excess. Here is what I ended up with:

Next, take your silk flowers and pop the flower heads off of the stems. It's easier to do than you think. Then, pop the middle of the flower off too.

You have a couple of choices here - either replace the middle with a brad, or you can hot glue the petal layers together and put an adhesive pearl or gem in the middle. If you want to use the flower center that came with the flower, just cut the plastic bit off that sticks through the petals, and hot glue them all together.

Then you simply hot glue them to your clips and voila!

Here is the birthday girl with one in her hair: