Chocolate Extravaganza ❤

Some of you that have been following my blog may know that I have a teeny tiny obsession with chocolate. Okay, a big one. I have done a couple of previous posts including chocolate like the Chocolate covered strawberries and the Nutella rolls. When I was little I didn't like chocolate.. And I think I am somehow making up for that now by having this obsession. I don't eat a crazy amount every day or anything like that, but it's just something about chocolate that makes me really happy.. Especially dark chocolate, I love it!!

Anyways, as some of you might now it was my birthday this last week and I actually recieved a lot of chocolate-y stuff for my birthday. My parents came to visit over the weekend so they brought some as well, and I also have one piece from Valentine's day which I think is really cute. So since I had all this chocolate I figured; why not share it with you all. Maybe you'll discover something new that you would like to try, or you can just look at all the pictures and be lucky that you are not going to be fat from all this sugar like I probably am!

These Twist chocolates were from my parents, and my mum actually made the little croched bowl! I think it's so adorable, and I'm definitely goint to do a DIY on that in the future. My favorite of these chocolates are the blue one in the middle and the black one above that (in the right picture). They are both a mixture of caramel and chocolate, but they're not too sweet which I like!

This is one of my all time favorite chocolates! It is amazing. It is70% cacao powder and it has pecan nuts and sea salt in it. It is divine and if you can get your hands on something like this you definitely should!

On my actualy birthday my boyfriend made me this Oreo cake. It is SO amazing and SO bad for you! Haha. It has Oreos (obviously), chocolate mousse, cream cheese, whipped cream and strawberries on it and it was heavenly! I might do a recipe post on this if you are interested?

I got this chocolate teddy for Valentine's day and it is so cute that I am never going to be able to eat it! And I got the heart from one of my best friends for my birthday together with some other stuff. It says Congratulations on the front, and I love it!

When my parents came to visit, they brought these chocolate chip cookies that my boyfriend's mum made. They are the best chocolate chip cookies I have ever tasted!

My mum brought these as well, and they are another one of my favorite things. They are almonds covered in chocolate and cinnamon. It may sound a little strange, but they taste SO good. I just want to eat them all day long!

The last thing I am going to share with you is this box of chocolate. Another thing from my parents and I just think these chocolates look so adorable. They look really fancy and pretty ad I love how some of them have pink on them. I haven't tried any of these yet so I don't know how they taste, but they definitely look amazing.

So that is everything. I hope you kind of enjoyed watching/reading about my chocolate crazyness.. Do you LOVEchocolate too or am I the only obsessive one? What is your one guilty food pleasure that you would have all the time if you could (and it wouldn't possibly give you a heart attack)?

I love you guys a lot! Thank you so much for reading my blog!

❤

DIY: The perfect Valentine's Day gift!

My boyfriend and I had out two year anniversary this past week, and on the day he surprised me with this heart shaped string art he had made for me. I've seen these on pinterest before, and always thought they were so pretty and would be so fun to make, but I never did.. I was kind of amazed that my boyfriend had made one of these, because I've never even talked about them, but I always really wanted one. And I thought that since I think that they are so pretty, maybe some of you will too! They are actually quite easy to make once you get started, and they make the perfect Valentine's gift! Or just a gift for someone you care about in general. I actually made my very first youtube video on how to make this, so check it out at my youtube channel, SirisLife! And one more thing; sorry that the picture quality is a little off in this post. I had some issues with my camera and the lighting didn't really help. I hope you don't mind too much!

What you will need:

A piece of paper

A wooden board of any size you want

A pen or pencil

A hammer

Paint in the color you want the board to be

Yarn or thread in the color you want your heart (or other shape) to be in

A bunch of small nails

You will also need some scissors

The first thing you do is to cover your entire board with the paint. You might have to paint it two or three times depending on how well the paint covers. Then let it dry for as long as it says on the package/container. Draw out your desired shape on a piece of paper while the board is drying. 

Place the shape on top of your board and start hammering in the nails along the line you drew. Make sure that you don't hammer them in too far, but they have to be securely fastened. Also try to keep all the nails in approximately the same height. When you are done, remove the paper by just tearing it away. 

Secure your thread by tying it around a nail for a couple of times, and then start twisting it around all of the nails in your shape. Then just start twisting it around different nails to fill in your shape and create a somewhat random pattern. Try to keep the thread as tight as possible so it will stay in place. 

Continue until you are happy with how it looks. Then just tie the thread around one of the nails a couple of times and cut off any excess. And then you are done! 

As I mentioned I also made a video to show how I did this. It is my very first video, so it would mean a lot to me if you would check it out, and maybe subscribe to my channel if you want to! :) If you want you can check it out here!

Let me know if you like this idea, and let me know how it goes if you try it out! What would you make if you was going to give someone a homemade gift for Valentine's Day (I have an edible one coming up next week)?