Two fun facts about The Foxy Thrifter:
1. I am not a big fan of Valentine's Day.
2. But I am a sucker for puns.
Don't get me wrong, I am not a total jerk when it comes to Valentine's. I just feel that romance and doing nice things for someone shouldn't be reserved for only one day a year. So in my mind there's no better way to celebrate Cupid's day than with complete and utter silliness.
The following gifts are for my coworkers- so if we work together, don't act surprised at how little I spent on your gift. This is a blog about my thriftiness after all!
I found these great cups at my local Goodwill about a month ago. They are from Target and were originally $1 each. Goodwill had them for 75¢. Not a huge savings but I thought it was reasonable enough since I wanted to use them for gifts.
{Raise your hand if you HATE this. *raises both hands*}
I ended up scouring Pinterest for some Valentine pun ideas and came up with a few that I liked. This is what I did. I bought popcorn, honey roasted peanuts & mints for the gifts. Odd combination but the puns made it worth it!
And here come the puns! I made handwritten notes to attach to the popcorn packets: I'm gonna POP a CORNY question... Will you be my Valentine?
The same went for the cups. After layering the mints and bags of peanuts inside the cup, I inserted the handwritten note: I am NUTS about you! You and I are MINT to be! <3 Heather
It's super easy and cost very little to make!
Cups: 75¢ (each)
Popcorn: $2.56 (for 6 packs)
Peanuts: $2.99
Bags for peanuts: free (left over from last year)
Peppermints: $1.79
Paper and Sharpies: free (already owned)
Total for 6 gifts: $11.84
Total for each gift: $1.97
Not too shabby if I do say so myself. Do you celebrate Valentine's with your family, friends, or coworkers? What types of gifts do you buy/make? Let me know down below in the comments!
