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Home » The Dollar Store Diva: Repurposed Mini-Valentines + Free Printables

The Dollar Store Diva: Repurposed Mini-Valentines + Free Printables

February 2nd, 2013 By Kaley
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Another Valentine Gift idea from the Dollar Store Diva!  Who knew K-Cups could make more than just great coffee?!

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KCup Valentines

Just for fun, let’s do a little exercise that I use with my ESL class when teaching new vocabulary words. When you are thinking of making a Valentine gift, would you put a smiley face next to the words below or a frowny face?

1. frugal/money-saving

2. happy gift

3. yummy

4. easy

5. recycle/repurpose

6. creative

7. mini

Did you put a smiley face next to all seven? Good job! You get 100% on the pop quiz!

 One of the ways I try to be frugal is to repurpose or recycle what I already have. When I was thinking of creative ways to say Happy Valentines Day, I wandered around my house to see what I already had that could be repurposed for Valentine containers. I was specifically thinking of mini (as in too, too cute).

And this is what I found:

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Keurig cups, little take-out containers that held dressings/sour cream; pudding/applesause containers; votive candle holders.

Oh, the ideas that started flowing!

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First I created several sets of mini-tag printables to share with you for your own happy, frugal, too, too cute Valentine gifts.

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Be My Valentine 8 Hearts printable

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Then I combined the tags with the mini containers: applesauce containers filled with Lifesaver Wintergreen Mints and Hershey Kisses.

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Keurig Cups: one wrapped in red cello and the other in pull-it-out-of-your-kitchen-drawer plastic wrap.

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 Lots of Kisses XOXO printable

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 Votive Candle holder turned Hugs and Kisses holder!

 Votive Valentine

Don’t forget pink! Votive candle holders with pink striped candy sticks and a fat pink ribbon.

So there you have it. Why not wander through your house and see what containers you could recycle for a mini Valentine’s greeting.

And lots of kisses and sweet Valentine wishes to all of you!

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For those of you who haven’t met her, the Dollar Store Diva happens to be my Mom, Nancy, who has a special power.  She can transform Dollar Store and other inexpensive finds into super fun gifts that would brighten anyone’s day!

Filed Under: Craft Ideas, Giving, Simple Living Tagged With: Dollar Store Diva, valentine's day

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