Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Valentine Gifts with a Personal Touch

Here's an idea for a Valentine's Day gift: Buy a cookie and write something sweet to your valentine using a pen with edible ink!

"You can buy the cookie and you can take it home and write whatever you want, whatever message you like," said Tushard Dubey, owner of Hokulani Bake Shop.

You can get those creative cookies at Hokulani Bake Shop in Restaurant Row. Cookies and cakes, made from scratch, with any message you want.

"We've seen everything from 'Will you marry me?' to things I can't repeat on television tonight," said Dubey.

"What do you think you are going to say on your cookie?" KGMB9 asked one customer.

"Just 'I love you,' but these people can do anything honestly," said 15-year-old Brittney Schneider.

With 600 different cookie cutters, Hokulani can make anything a heart desires.

But if your sweetheart doesn't have a sweet tooth, you could make her a necklace by hand at the store "Bead It!"

"You just pick out all the beads she would love, the colors, the textures," a "Bead It!" employee explained.

"It gives people the opportunity to come in and create something beautiful for someone that they love," said Jill Barry, owner of "Bead It!".

According to the beading experts, men tend to like beads that are natural or ethnic looking, while women gravitate toward anything sparkly or pretty.

"Garnets, aquamarine, turquoise, tourmaline, things like that," said Barry.

Beads range from 15 cents to hundreds of dollars.

"Swarovski crystals or something like that. Hopefully they will be able to help me figure out what that is," said Ken Daubert, who is picking up something for his wife.

And for men, there's free help for those looking to make a masterpiece.

"I see something forming here," said a customer, proudly beading a necklace for his valentine.

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