1. Squeeze lemons to obtain their juice or purchase bottled lemon juice.

2. Use the juice as ‘ink’ by applying it to a stick, Q-tip or paintbrush and begin writing your message on paper.

3. Allow the paper to dry.

4. Place your message somewhere that your Valentine can find it. Perhaps in a glass bottle?

5. Let your Valentine know that when they are ready to read the message to hold the paper up to sunlight, a lightbulb (recommended), or other heat source. Remind them in a sweet way to be careful if the stove is the only option. Paper will catch fire fast. When you said you wanted a “hot” Valentine’s Day, we know that’s not what you meant!

6. The heat will cause the writing to darken to a pale brown, so your message can now be read.

7. Another way to read the message is to put salt on the drying ‘ink’. After a minute, wipe the salt off and color over the paper with a wax crayon to reveal the message.

Source

Kiss Me, Valentine! from Via Los Angeles on Vimeo.

Send us a kiss and have your friends vote to win the Kiss Me, Valentine contest!

The prize? A flirty Valentine’s Day box with all the essentials to have a seductive Valentine’s Day!

Play here: facebook.com/pages/Via-Los-Angeles/188514701193184?sk=app_255558194495800

This DIY Friendship Bracelet comes from Style Scrapbook. You may have noticed it in the “As Dreamers Do” look. If you still have more questions, check out Style Scrapbook. She has many more bracelet DIYs!

Honestly WTF does a chunkier, woven alternative to the chain friendship bracelet. This looks is less tribal and a bit more mature. More information (and more DIYs) are available on Honestly WTF.

 
 
Want to know more about the “Kiss Me, Valentine” prize? You’ve seen the Voluspa Champagne Candle, butterLONDON’s Saucy Jack Nail Polish, Tocca’s Florence Eau de Parfum and Semikolon’s Hot Pink Photo Box…but what is this? Petrossian’s Praline Fondue pot! Just warm the chocolate in the microwave or a bain marie and it’s ready to go. We recommend serving with fresh fruit or marshmallows. They hold the heat for up to 45 mintes but we’re pretty sure it won’t last that long! Once you’re finished, you can even save the sweet little french cup!
 

What makes this give away special is that these items were hand picked by the Via Los Angeles girls. We imagined your ideal Valentine’s Day, asked ourselves, “What would a girl need to make this night perfect” and voila! The flirty little Valentine’s Day box is born! No clichés and no boyfriend necessary.
 

Enter the contest here or recommend it to a friend!

Easy Sunday: Waking up late, Breakfast on 3rd St, light reading, window shopping and an afternoon bike ride.

See the “Love, Chloé” ad here

There is something so simple and natural about these images yet they are all undeniably glamorous. What is it that makes them so? How do you define glamour and what do you do to achieve it?

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