Hi there Fuji Fans! My name is Lolly of LollyChops.com! I am super excited to be a guest here today!

A few weeks ago before Lil’ Fuji Too was born – LFM and I were talking and I asked her if I could be her guest while she was getting back into the swing of things… she said “heck no weirdo!!” at first, but I begged and pleaded and here I am (I only had to bribe her a tiny little bit)!
Note: Just a little tip folks.. she caves quickly when Chocolate is thrown into the mix…!

LFM has been a guest on my blog several times and I am thrilled to finally have a crack at her space! I hope I don’t mess anything up!

I had a plan for a post for today that was thrown to the crafty winds by a sudden 3:00 a.m. vision of hot chocolate (don’t cha hate those???). I decided to put my plans on hold until next week and get right to work on a Valentine’s version of my Christmas Hot Chocolate download and print templates from late last year!

So what are download and print Hot Chocolate templates anyway Lolly? I’ll get to that in a sec (honest to peanuts).

Firstly.. I had to check with the boss on my approach with these little fellas and she gave me the go ahead to actually do two versions. The reason I did two was because you might be feeling just a tad like going the “CheaterChops” route! One version has a recipe and corresponding ingredient list on the bottom of the template and the other does not.

The nifty thing about using the tried and true “CheaterChops” method – is that you can buy a ready made hot chocolate mix and just whip up these little templates and fill your baggies and you’re ready to go! Does it get any easier than that??? I think not! If you want to get crafty (or foodie as is the case with LFM readers) and make up a giant batch of the hot cocoa mix that’s included with the other version – by all means… knock your socks off!

I came up with a little easier than the buying-the-special-bags-from-the-store method for my Christmas packs and I want to share that with you below (have you noticed how I jump all over the place… I am a little crazy like that).

Fold the baggie almost in half and tape it down
(get close to the top (where the opening is) but not all the way to the top).
Was that confusing???

You will want to put about 10 tablespoons of mix in each baggie (a little more if you can fit it in there). Once you have it filled carefully fold the top back over and either fold and tape it closed or use a twist tie to seal it.

After you have printed out a page of the templates, you are going to want to cut along the edges and score down the both sides of the small white section and then fold them towards each other. You can punch holes in the tops and thread ribbon through to get them to stay together..AND I recommend taping the baggie of mix down to the bottom. This will prevent it from sliding around as much.

If you have any questions about how to put these together, just leave LFM a comment and I’ll get you guys more examples, etc.. tomorrow!

So what are these for Lolly??
You can give these little tiny hot chocolate packs to your friends, family and coworkers for a super sweet Valentine’s treat! I thought they were especially fitting considering half of the country is freezing cold right now!

brrrrrrr

So where are these templates anyway Lolly?
You can download the La Fuji Mama Valentine’s Hot Chocolate Template with the recipe HERE!

OR

You can download the La Fuji Mama Valentine’s Hot Chocolate Template with out the ingredients list on the bottom (aka the CheaterChops version) HERE!

I hope I was not too hyper and made sense! We can just blame the lack of sleep ok!?!

HUGS you guys! I’ll be back next week with a giveaway AND another foodie template (or two).

Lolly