| e stress out of Valentine's Day. These following unique | | | | class where you can bake a sweet and tasty treat. |
| gift ideas are great for couples, for what can be a | | | | Contact your local gourmet grocery store for a class |
| lifetime of memories. Great ideas include: | | | | schedule. Some classes fill quickly, so be sure to call |
| 1. Make Artisan Pearl Jewelry | | | | ahead to make a reservation. |
| Believe it or not, gifts that you make have a more | | | | Time required: approximately 2 hours |
| lasting impact. Seek out your local bead or jewelry | | | | 4. Mosaic Art |
| store for a jewelry making class. Gentlemen, you can | | | | Do you like smashed things? Try a mosaic art class |
| learn how to make your partner a hand-made artisan | | | | where you take colorful, smashed pieces of tile and |
| necklace, pearl beads are generally available. Ladies, | | | | decorate things like picture frames, vases, or tabletops. |
| you will have the opportunity to understand how to | | | | For Valentine's Day, you could take a photo of |
| make jewelry that more closely matches your style. | | | | yourselves, decorate the frame with white, red, and |
| Call your bead or jewelry store in advance to save a | | | | rose colored tile pieces to commemorate the occasion. |
| spot for two. Classes for this gift idea for couples fills | | | | Make two, and you both can take one to work. Make |
| quickly. | | | | a reservation in advance to secure a spot. |
| Time required: approximately 2 hours | | | | Time required: approximately 2 hours |
| 2. Spa Day | | | | 5. Bottle Wine |
| A relaxing way to spend Valentine's Day is to enjoy a | | | | Have you ever dreamed of being a winemaker and |
| nice massage. Why just give your loved one a | | | | having your own private label wine? Now you can. |
| massage when you both can have one at the same | | | | Many wine shops allow you to bottle your own wine. |
| time. Most resorts or day spas will have special | | | | First, sample wines from around the world. After |
| packages for Valentine's Day, particularly for couples. | | | | choosing a wine that you both like, you will go through |
| Schedule the session around 3PM and it will be the | | | | the crafting process. The wine shop will keep your |
| perfect beginning to dinner out. | | | | craft for about 60 days, allowing your wine to ferment. |
| Time required: approximately 1 to 2 hours | | | | Then, you go back to bottle, cork, seal, and actually |
| 3. Dessert Cooking Class | | | | print and apply your own custom label. In the end, you |
| Cooking for that special person is a nice gesture. To | | | | both will have about 30 bottles of your own wine, |
| make the meal more memorable, though, a gift idea | | | | allowing you to enjoy and remember Valentine's Day |
| for couples is to try a cooking class. Most classes are | | | | for many months to come. Be sure to call ahead to |
| just an hour or two. More importantly, someone else | | | | schedule a time. |
| does the dishes. And since it is Valentine's Day, try a | | | | Time required: initially, approximately 2 to 3 hours. |