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Valentines for Day of the Dead lovers...

Satin rose card
Satin rose heart card

Spicy Aztec Xocolatl (chocolate)

If you'd like to share this ancient Aztec tradition with your love, here's an adaptation you'll be sure to enjoy.

It's easy to make spicy Aztec hearts or skulls from our chocolate molds with the recipes below. To any of the three recipes, add the following spices to the melted chocolate, stir, and pour into the heart shaped molds. Remember, use high quality, fresh spices in order to get the aromatic benefit of the recipe - add extra spices if you really want to kindle passion and desire. Cuidado!

Recipe

Add: 1/8 teaspoon pasilla* (ancho) chili powder
1/4 teaspoon good quality cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon good quality vanilla extract
pinch of fresh ground black pepper

* Cayenne Pepper, black pepper, chile powder or chipotle chile powder may be substituted for pasilla, but pasilla is best and may be found in the spice aisle of many fine grocers or my favorite spice shops: Penzys.com for the Vietnamese cinnamon and GourmetSleuth.com for the pasilla chile power.

aztecs making chocolate

Engraving of Aztec cooks grinding & whipping the bitter cacao drink.

Read the history of Mexican chocolate & the Aztecs here.

Recycled tin heart mirrorFlaming heart recycled tin frame
Just insert a photo of you!

Heart molds for sugar, chocolate or plaster of paris! We also have deep red paste food color and colorful tin foil for craft projects. These red sugar hearts look smashing on top of a cupcake. Make dozens for all your valentines!

Heart molds photos

valentine sugar skull

Valentines Sugar Skull making kit
Make all your valentines a special sugar skull decorated with red sugar hearts, colored tin foil and write your special message! They last for years!

Treasures for your valentine. Unique sterling earrings with skulls, roses and flaming hearts. These hand crafted, etched, carved and cast silver items are a fabulous addition to any collection. What a surprise for your Valentine !

Dangling earrings with skull and love doves

Sterling flaming heart & skull flanked by two flying doves

sterling dangle skull and flaming heart earring

Black sugar skull earrings with valentine eyes

flaming heart w/little roses

Milagro hearts

amor milagro

heart plaque milagro

...a memorable gift to your valentine

Skeleton Cupid - Use this custom rubber stamp to make your own valentines. Write your special message in the ribbon and glitter up the romantic bouquet. This design was created by our own Kathi Oshima! romantic skeleton rubber stamp

Life is fleeting and fragile... express yourself!

This is the wisdom that Day of the Dead reminds us about year round. Dazzle your valentine with a unique and memorable gift - what better than something hand made?

floral magenta oilcloth sampleLuscious floral magenta oilcloth evokes memories of hot passionate nights with flower petals scattered around.... pink polka dot oilclothPassionate pink polka dot oilcloth for that yummy dinner for two! paradise red & white oilclothTake me to paradise with this red & white oilcloth. Beautiful toile print will ignite the passion in all who behold it!

tacuba cat with valentine sugar skull

Tacuba is a very romantic cat! She gives kitty love bites like a vampire.... She is as passionate as a bengal can be!

Dia de San Valentín in Oaxaca

When I lived in Oaxaca, Valentine's Day was exciting. School started late, because teenage students gathered for the traditional Valentine promenade at the beautiful El Llano park about 8:00 in the morning. Girls looked especially grown up with flowers and ribbons in their hair and boys with shined shoes and excessive hair gel arrived with big batches of red, pink and white carnations in their arms.

Gaggles of giggly young women walked the park clockwise, briefly pausing at each group of nervous boys who were walking in the opposite direction, and graciously received single carnations from these handsome boys until they carried huge bouquet in their arms! Everyone seemed happy - the flower sellers who ringed the park were happy, as were the mother's who took photos of their little darlings - but the boys couldn't wait to distribute all their carnations and return to math class!

There's no telling how many times the gold lion statues at the park entrance have watched this tradition unfold under the shade of the 200 year old tule trees. It is a beautiful and memorable tradition.

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This message is from MexicanSugarSkull.com/Reign Trading Company, 3838 Walnut Grove Ave, Rosemead CA 91770, USA. January 26, 2011
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