Jacksonville, Florida – News4JAX anchor Melanie Lawson has been hurting the people of Jacksonville, especially chocolate hearts, for decades.
Melanie joined Peterbrook Chocolatier on Tuesday's Morning Show to discuss easy-to-eat Valentine's Day DIYs.
A great DIY project involves melted chocolate. Cover your favorite foods with chocolate! You can also add sprinkles or edible glitter. Watch the full segment above or visit News4JAX+.
Related: 10 ways to celebrate Galentine's Day
This Valentine's Day, consider getting creative with these ideas.
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Bookmark: Bookmark your Valentine so he or she can use it all year long to think of you.
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Bracelets: People of all ages love getting friendship bracelets. Make your own bracelet and wear it on Valentine's Day.
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Cookies: Get a heart-shaped cookie cutter and create delicious and edible Valentines.
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Candy Jar: Find your favorite Valentine's candy and place it in a jar decorated with hearts and Valentine's Day messages.
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Trinkets: Most people love trinkets (even adults love having them as tabletop toys). This year, give your Valentine a playful greeting by attaching it to a fun trinket.
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School supplies: For your child's Valentine, find Valentine's Day-themed pencils, pens, and erasers to add to cards.
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Origami Cards: Get creative and make your Valentine out of origami.
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Fortune Cookies: For a truly unique Valentine's day, order a customized fortune cookie with your own personal message inside.
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Personalized Candy: Write a Valentine's Day message on personalized candy.
Saint Florals discussed how to make your own DIY flower arrangements for Valentine's Day. After you create your own arrangement or obtain one from St. Florals, these tips will help your flowers last longer.
1. Cut off the last flower: According to Consumer reports.org, flower stems have a vascular system that sucks up water and nutrients to nourish the flower. If you don't cut them properly, air can get trapped in the stems when they emerge from the water, which can prevent them from absorbing water.
2. Place the flowers in water immediately and monitor the water temperature. Make sure the water is not too hot. Too much heat will damage the flowers. You want to keep the water at room temperature.
3. Remove dead flowers from the water. Dead leaves and flowers in a vase or under water will have a negative effect on fresh flowers.
4. Make your own flower food: DIY your own flower food recipes to keep your flowers fresh!
5. Change water frequently. Plan to top up the water and recut the stems every three days. This prevents bacteria from spreading to live flowers.
For more information about Saint Florals, visit saintflorals.com.
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