Looking for the Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift?
All My Heart
Double-layered handcrafted sugar cookies filled and frosted with almond buttercream and decorated with macarons and candies from Sweet Petites KC. Large, $42; small, $18
Source:Clockwise from top: 18K white-gold, pavé diamond and red ceramic ring, $20,000; Mazzarese Jewelry (Parkway Plaza). 18K white-gold, pink sapphire and diamond necklace, $6,800; Diamonds Direct ( Camelot Court). Julie Vos Coin 24K gold-plate earrings, $155; Halls Kansas City (Crown Center). Freshwater pearl and pink sapphire earrings, $2,750; TIVOL (Country Club Plaza). Bleecker & Prince 14K rose-gold rose quartz dropball necklace with diamonds and rubies, $1,480; Pendleton Jewelry (45th & State Line).
Source:An arrangement of two dozen rare blush Italian Clooney ranunculus with soft gray Dusty Miller leaves, $300; Studio Dan Meiners (Crossroads). Petit Fours: Heart-shaped pastries of yellow cake with lemon buttercream frosting, wrapped in fondant, $27 for six; Andre’s Confiserie Suisse (50th & Main St.).
Source:A low and lush arrangement of three dozen Forever Young and Pink Floyd roses in a cylinder vase, $185; Trapp and Company (Midtown). Fragrances clockwise from top: Ulah Desert eau de parfum, $90; Ulah (Woodside Village). MerSea & Co. eau de parfum, $28; The Little Flower Shop (Westwood Hills). Ojai Wild Juniper Berry eau de cologne, $98; Welwythn (Prairie Village Shops).
Source:Think outside the heart-shaped box of chocolates and long-stemmed red roses for your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day. You can find the gifts in this gallery at the following stores:
Sweet Petites KC
Mazzarese Jewelry
Diamonds Direct
Halls Kansas City
TIVOL
Pendleton Jewelry
Studio Dan Meiners
André’s Confiserie Suisse
Trapp and Company
Ulah
The Little Flower Shop
Christopher Elbow Chocolates
Welwythn
Panache Chocolatier
Photos by Aaron Leimkuehler