Creative Pay it Forward {February} and Spiced Strawberry Butter

I had it in my head that I absolutely 100% NEEDED to get my next Creative Pay it Forward project completed and delivered by February 1st. For once it seems, I have met my deadline! {insert celebratory punctuality and deadline meeting dance here}

Now on with it. This month, I wanted my project to be Valentine's Day related, hence the need to get it to the recipient in time to enjoy! I'm honestly not really one to buy into the whole, "this is the one day a year we truly celebrate those that we love" thing - I definitely believe in celebrating those we love EVERY day - however, this does not mean I am immune to the sugary sweet cuteness of it all {or the boxes of filled chocolates!!}, which will be blatantly obvious in the coming days, starting with this here overdose of pink and red:

felt heart {heartfelt, haha!} bunting, homemade spiced strawberry butter, and cheesy valentines

Just in case you want it, I am including a "sort-of" tutorial for the Spiced Strawberry Butter. I adapted the recipe from a few that I found online. I actually discovered that there isn't MUCH need to follow a recipe here. I did what seemed right, with the ingredients I had on had, and it ended up tasting AMAZING!!!! The spread is delectable on toast with a smear of cream cheese and on hot buttery biscuits all by itself. I am REALLY wanting to try it on homemade English muffin bread! Seriously, it's SO yummy and SO easy. Try it. Now. You will NOT be sorry!!! 

Ignore the bottle of germ-x, it's the last bit from after the boys came home from the hospital and I assure you the crushed tomatoes were for our taco soup, NOT for the strawberry butter. :~)

*** OOPS!!! Totally forgot to tell you to make sure you WATCH your pot when the puree is boiling, if you don't you will end up with a sugary, sticky, {albeit delicious!} mess and your pot will be nearly impossible, like throw it out and buy a new one, to clean. ***