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AD | UNIQUE VALENTINE’S DAY GIFT IDEA WITH SAFEWAY

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Safeway. All opinions are 100% mine.

I can’t believe that Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! Time is just flying by! We are still spending more time at home and we don’t get to see our friends and/or loved ones as often as we used to. So for this Valentine’s Day, give the gift of debi lilly design™ from Safeway. Luckily, Safeway has so many gift ideas to choose from and can be your one-stop shopping destination this Valentine’s Day. It is so convenient that I can shop for groceries and gifts as well.

debi lilly design™ at Safeway has exclusive Valentine’s Day flowers, gifts, and home decor and I am excited to share with you what I picked out to create a unique gift set for Valentine’s Day. Safeway proudly stands behind their exclusive brands with a 100% money-back guarantee. But I am sure you will love it as much as I do! The items are budget-friendly yet high quality.

I went to my local Safeway to buy some flowers by debi lilly design. I’ve always wanted to make a fast food-inspired heart box using heart-shaped Valentine’s Day chocolate boxes and pair it with some beautiful flowers. It would be the perfect gift for the fast food lover or someone who doesn’t like chocolates. Instead of using fast-food though, I thought I would elevate it by using quality items from Safeway. And since it is Valentine’s Day I went with the Fragrant Rose Bouquet because roses are a must. The flowers looked fresh & expensive but the price was very affordable.

To create the gift set, I purchased:

debi lilly design™ Fragrant Rose Bouquet

Signature SELECT® Chicken Nuggets (Family Pack)

Signature SELECT® Seasoned Criss Cut French Fried Potatoes

O Organics® Tomato Ketchup

O Organics® Dijon Mustard

Large Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates

I emptied the box of chocolates and cooked the chicken nuggets & criss cut french fries according to the cooking directions in the back of their respective packets. Then I filled half the heart with criss cut fries and the other half with chicken nuggets. I also placed small sauce bowls for the condiments for dipping.

As for the flowers, I used the “Chop and drop” tip by debi lilly design™ which means to break up the bouquet into mini bouquets and arrange in small vases for gifts, pops of color as place settings or around the house. You can make multiple gift sets using this technique! Or you can use the rest of the flowers to decorate your home. I love the smell of roses rose in the air, dont’ you?

I hope you liked this gift idea. We all could use some beautiful flowers and a heart-shaped box of tasty fried food for Valentine’s Day. It is a unique gift idea to let our loved ones know that we are thinking of them especially during these times.

I shopped at my local Safeway for these exclusive brands from debi lilly design™, O Organics® and Signature SELECT®. If you are not near a Safeway, you can find these same products at the Albertsons Companies family of stores, including Albertsons, ACME Markets, Jewel-Osco, Randalls, Shaw’s Supermarket, Star Market, Tom Thumb and Vons.

For those who want the convenience of not going into the supermarket or still feel uneasy about shopping in person, Safeway also offers Grocery Delivery & DriveUp & Go™ which is a great alternative to in-person shopping.

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Holiday Crazy Cake Sundaes with debi lilly design™

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Safeway. All opinions are 100% mine.

This year, the holidays may be a little different. Although it is not traditional, we can still try to make the best out of our situation and celebrate safely at home with our loved ones. My local Safeway has a lot of items to make shopping easier for us this year and I am thankful for that. Not only does Safeway have groceries and OWN brands that provide high quality budget-friendly alternatives to brand-name items, they also have great gifting items for the holidays so that Safeway can be our one-stop shop.

I learned a couple of tips from floral designer & chief eventeurDebi Lilly, to elevate my home as well as gifting with high-quality, affordable ‘grocery to gorgeous’ tips + tricks and wanted to share a couple of those tips with you all.

I wanted to make a holiday dessert bar featuring crazy cake sundaes. I think my family loved the idea of a sundae bar that I had made a couple of months back so I decided to make crazy cake sundaes using debi lilly design™’s Alpine frost bouquet as a centerpieces for my holiday sundae bar at home to bring some holiday cheer during these times.

Here are some items I bought for my holiday crazy sundae bar- at home:

Signature SELECT™ Ice Cream Sandwich, Peppermint

Ice Cream flavor of your choice

Signature SELECT™ Seasonal Cheesecake Platter

Open Nature® Almonds, sliced

Signature SELECT™ Mini Chocolate Chips (semi sweet)

Signature SELECT™ Mini Marshmallows

Signature SELECT™ Sugar Cones

O Organics® Pumpkin Pie Spice

Lucerne® Whipped Topping, Pumpkin

debi lilly design™ Alpine frost bouquet

To make a crazy sundae, I chopped the ice cream sandwich and cheesecakes into bite-sized pieces. If you are not a fan of peppermint, they also have an eggnog flavor as well. I scooped some ice cream (I used vanilla since we will be adding a lot of different seasonal flavors) & added the chopped peppermint ice cream sandwiches, chopped cheesecakes into a bowl. Then I added various toppings such as almonds, chocolate chips, marshmallows. I topped the sundae off with pumpkin whipped cream & with a dusting of pumpkin spice. I also added a sugar cone on top to give it some texture.

For decoration, I used the debi lilly Alpine frost bouquet. I chopped and dropped the bouquet and separated them into smaller bouquet arrangements to make it more festive. I think a dessert bar is something we all could use for the holidays and it was easy to put together and it was great that I only had to make a stop at Safeway to get all the items.

I shopped at Safeway, but you can also find all these items at the Albertsons Companies family of stores, including Albertsons, ACME Markets, Jewel-Osco, Randalls, Shaw’s Supermarket, Star Market, Tom Thumb and Vons.

If you are unable to go to the store, or want to avoid the crowds during the busy holiday season, Safeway also offers Grocery Delivery and DriveUp & Go™ for convenient ways to shop.

I hope you liked these tips! I hope everyone has a safe holiday season. Let me know in the comments what your holiday is looking like this year!

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