14 Days of Love Bombs | Days 7 - 14

14 Days of Love Bombs

Days 1 - 6

Days 7 - 14

*please forgive my terrible delay in posting...posted, didn't know didn't actually post (grrr technology), got super super sick, and posting now!*

Hooray! The second week of love bombs has begun, thus only one week until Valentine's Day! 

I would love to see your love bombs, post a link in the comments, or tag @groovefootwear in an insta! I must say, I loved my day 13 and 14 the most! 

Day 7

One of my Groove Guy's favorite candies, Red Hots!  I used 2 boxes of Red Hots to fill this small sized jar and used puffy paint to write on the jar, but you can put them in a baggie, jar, or whatever and print this gift tag for it, too!

Day 8

Definitely a morning love bomb! Inspired by this hilarious tank top boyfriend/girlfriend combo, "I'm just a cupcake looking for my stud muffin".  I picked his favorite blueberry muffin, but any muffin would work...or even a cupcake! 

Day 9

^  click to enlarge and save to print!  ^

You can only give someone so much candy...well, actually I personally could never have enough candy, but it was time to switch it up a bit with something healthy!  I couldn't decide which fruity love bomb I wanted to do, so I did both!  Technically, I was craving Cuties and the apple packs with carmel cups was too much to pass up.  

Day 11

Old school, but will never get old!  I love dipping an Oreos in milk almost as much as I love my Valentine, so this one is totally on point.  Yes, I did splurge on the reduced fat package as I could not find a single pack of Oreos to tie the straws to with a ribbon.  I now know in order to get the solo pack, I have to go to a gas station, or CVS, but seriously...common 2 people can't realistically share 10 cookies and be satisfied! Yes, I also call him my Cookie Monster, and for good reason. 

Day 12

You can incorporate Swedish Fish into a love bomb so many ways.  I always say I'm obsessed with you, and silly things like that, but you can say "I am O-FISH-ally in love with you", or get creative with it.  Otherwise, just click to enlarge the gift tag and save to print it as is. 

Day 13

I completely came up with this one on my own, because this is one of our favorite movies to watch together.  We literally try to watch a classic Adam Sandler movie every Valentine's Day.  Plus, I overheard him saying how he hasn't had a Snack Pack in years.  Personally, I like Jell-O pudding better, but for accuracy and effect, I got the Snack Pack brand...and it was awesome!

Day 14

I had so much fun making this pizza by hand...and by hand I mean I bought the Pillsbury pizza crust, sauce, turkey pepperoni, and cheese.  I also added crushed pepper, oregano, and garlic powder.  I saw some cute pizzas that had heart shaped pepperoni, if you have the patience and time for that it would be super cute.  I also had made heart-shaped ravioli that were pink and white for dinner earlier in the week.  I love all the heart-shaped foods that come about during February! 

Oh, and I made these for him for desert! Yum!

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

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14 Days of Love Bombs for Your Valentine

14 Days of Love Bombs

Days 1 - 6!

Not knowing what I wanted to do for my Valentine this year, I asked around to see if I was crazy for not wanting to do a fancy-schmancy Valentine's Day.  What I found is that everyone has a different 'special' day to celebrate love in that way, but not necessarily Valentine's.  Personally, I like to do an intimate date night for our anniversary, while my friend and her man do fancy dates for each other's birthdays.  

But wait...aren't you some kind of Valentine's Day grinch without the candle lit dinner?  As if! There are tons of cute Valentine ideas that are super inexpensive, but show how much you love your other half. To figure out what I would do this year, I set out to do what I do best...Pinterest! I saw all of the DIY date night ideas, but I kept seeing a bunch of corny and silly food ideas.  There were so many funny ones, that's when I decided to pick my favorite 13 and give my Groove Guy 1 each day until Valentine's Day! 

Day 1

 What better way to start off the 2 weeks of love bombs, than with a love bomb! 

I used 2 sticks of (dynamite) Rolos and wrapped them in red paper.  Construction paper would be perfect, except if you don't have any...then I just printed out a giant red square in Word.  I also printed out an alarm clock to tape on the front.  You can get as intricate as you want for the wiring, I saw pipe cleaners, actual wires, but I used a twisty-tie I saw laying around.  

Day 2

 I didn't even see an example of this one on Pinterest, but when I was browsing for candy I saw this 'gold nugget' gum (only $1).  At first I was thinking something along the lines of, "you're mine", but then thought it looked like a bag of treasure gold! Click on the printable tag and save the image, or make your own version! 

Day 3

There are so many fruit puns you could do, but his fave fruit is a banana.  You can do, "Orange you glad you're mine", "We make the perfect pear", "You're the apple of my eye", etc. 

NOTE: buy the banana on the day you plan to give it on, because these bananas I bought the day before and they started getting brown already.  Also, the ink from your pen will be absorbed into the peel, distorting the color after a few hours.  You might want to jot the note down right before you give it to them. 

p.s. on the back I wrote, "I love you bunches".

Day 4

This was another one I hadn't seen yet, but I immediately thought of it when I saw the Moon Pies.  I really loved this little card, so on the back of it I wrote down a special love note.  Save my image, or make your own with these cute sayings! 

Day 5

These coins are actually pretty easy to find and very inexpensive...I think they were 50 cents...maybe less.  I love that it's a pile of change, you can even get coins that look like real US coins, or even add in one of those $100 chocolate bills! 

Day 6

I originally had Swedish Fish for this one, but I came across a cuter use of them which I will use next week. The only tough part about this one was whether to use sour worms, or regular gummy worms!

Stay tuned for days 7 - 13! I have a special yummy treat for my Valentine on the 14th! 

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Valentine's Day Outfits | Fashion Friday

Valentine's Day Outfits

Whether you are getting dolled up for a fancy dinner date with your hubby, playing mini-golf and picking up pizza, or just staying in with the girls (and by girls, I mean Cady, Regina, Gretchen, and Karen) these are the perfect outfits to rock on Valentine's Day! What I love most about these looks is that you don't need to be wearing all pink (except if it's Wednesday) to be cupidly cute!  All of these looks add a pop of pink with Groove shoes!

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Be My Valentine

With less than a week until Valentine's Day, it's time to figure out what to wear!  Whether you are planning on a romanic night out with your man, just staying in, or a girls night, these outfits will help you stay perfectly styled from head to toe.  

If your favorite part about Valentine's Day is pink, pink, everywhere, then this is your outfit!  Flirty, yet casual, this is the perfect outfit for a fun date for bowling, the movies, or mini golf.  Just because you have to be at work this year, this is an adorable festive outfit for the office too!  Groove's 'Harmonic' d'Orsay flat is adorable on and the perfect pop of pink.  You'll be sure to turn heads with these super trendy black and white printed pants...one of our favorite ready-to-wear spring trends right now! 

For all of those gals out there who's wardrobe does not include pink, this outfit is for you!  Show off your girly side with a flirty a-line midi skirt and heart sweater.  Leave your date speechless when you open the door with your 'Annie' cutout wedges making your legs look a mile long.  Add a touch of bling and don't forget your petal pink lipstick.

Don't want to scream Valentine's Day?  All you need is a touch of pink and maybe a few hearts with this edgy style inspiration.  Turn up the heat and make him sweat when he sees you in these pleather leggings and lush faux-fur vest.  Pucker up and go with a hot pink lipstick for a pop of V-Day spirit and find a statement necklace to match.

XoXo,

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Will You Be My Valentine?

SPOTTED:  The snow is lightly dusting the streets outside of a posh restaurant where a doting boyfriend is treating his date to a romantic Valentine’s dinner.  He says all of the right things, got the perfect present, got the impossible dinner reservation, and looks just as your dream man would.  If your life isn’t right out of the movies, like most of us, then you know how stressful this romantic day is.  Don’t stress, because everything you need for a flawless V-Day is right here!  Read on, my Valentines, because I’ll never tell!

                      XoXo,

             

 All You Need is Love

After New Year’s glitter, pink, hearts, and candy start to takeover the aisles in every store, but of course it isn’t until February that you start actually thinking about Valentine’s Day.  Whether you’re riding solo, hanging with the boy, or spending it with your real soul mates (girl’s night!), I’ve got some creative ideas that won’t break the bank.

Start the day off right!

They say the most important meal of the day is breakfast, so what better way to start your Valentine’s Day than with a little sprinkle of love.  If you’ve got the time to whip up some pancakes, divide the batter and color some of it pink!  Use a cleaned ketchup bottle, frosting gun, or a Ziploc with a corner cut to add a little heart.  If your man doesn’t leave time for a sit-down meal, send him off with these cute little treats!

While pop tarts are super yummy in the morning, this snack is perfect for any time of the day…common who doesn’t like Nutella all day, everyday?! This recipe is super simple, especially if you opt for the prepackaged pie dough.  I go crazy for chocolate and strawberries, but any berry with this recipe will be out of this world!

Share the love!

What’s the point of having a Valentine if you don’t get to exchange Valentines!  Don’t you miss the days in elementary school when you would spend a week on your paper mailbox in art class and excitedly empty the countless Lisa Frank and Nickelodeon Valentines…complete with candy of course!  Well, you can still send out some fun cards to your hubbie, galpals and coworkers.  Last year, my coworkers and I made manila envelope ‘mailboxes’ and exchanged silly Valentines (mine was MadLibs!). 

For Your Man:

Get creative with your cards!  While Hallmark has some awesome cards, the one’s you make yourself really show them how much you care.  I don’t know why, but the layered and bedazzled 3-D cards are so much fun to get.  Papyrus stores have an awesome selection of nice cards and also really sick wrapping paper, like glitter, textured and reversible ones! 

If you, or your Valentine, are not very into cards (they’re just paper you throw away right?) then these DIY Valentines are right up your ally!  Show him how much he ‘comforts’ you with some super comfy briefs (I like funny ones, like those at Urban Outfitters), Southern Comfort (or his fave alch), new (non-holy) socks, and anything else you think he’d like.  Now that’s a bouquet any man will love!

I saw this next idea on Pinterest and was totally smitten by its thoughtfulness, as well as it’s genius underlying plan.  If your man is a no-frills manly-man type who hates date night, this is the Valentine for you!  Get a basket, cloth bin, or the container of your choice and fill it with 12 envelopes.  The dollar store is a great place to get gift basket supplies super cheap.  Inside each envelope are the details for one pre-planned, or pre-paid, date. It’s the gift that keeps on giving…for you too!  The more personal the dates are the more special this gift is; if you’ve talked about trying something new, plan it all out!  Shannon Brown came up with this idea and assembled her envelopes perfectly to make a scrapbook page per date!  Check it out here!

If that sounds like too much work, or you just don’t have enough time to whip it all together, that’s all right…save it for a birthday, holiday or anniversary present!  This gift basket is simple, sweet, and did I mention deliciously corny?  Who wouldn’t want to spend Valentine’s Day sipping on a root beer float for two?  Show your special someone how much they mean to you without breaking the bank!

For Your Friends and Coworkers:

This is such a simple and easy way to create a unique, yummy, handmade Valentine.  Take a trip to your dollar store, Target, or Michaels to grab little plastic bags, stickers, ribbon, or anything else you want to decorate these with.  Don’t forget the heart peeps, Hershey bars and grams! 

If you don’t want to get all mushy, or crafty, this is a simple treat everyone in the office will enjoy.  Show everyone that you are soda lighted to spend 8 hours a day with them!  I absolutely love the glass bottles, and a bunch of soda brands do this now, but if you are afraid of glass (or the price) the cans work too! 

Gift Guide for Your Guy

If you still aren't sure what to get your guy, take a look at these ideas according to how long you've been together!  I hope you're more excited for Friday, and from all of us at Groove, Happy Valentine's Day!

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