It always makes me sad when my favorite holiday is over.:( As I went to put away my stellar valentine, I found some Castle In the Air valentines of yore…
My sister tried to duplicate one of my favorites, the tulip heart card:
Not too shabby! 
I also found this brochure among the mounds of stuff I brought home from London:
A promotional brochure for Selfridges department store circa 2006.
All images cross posted to flickr.
Look what came in the mail over the weekend!
The inside is even more beautiful! I looove Jane Austen style letters! The calligraphy is so delicate:
These gorgeous hand-written and illustrated valentines have been bouncing all over the web this past month, but I’d never thought I’d get one! Thanks Phe!
By the very talented ladies of Hello Handmade Paperie.
I’ve been pillaging my new favorite British blog Tea for Joy and discovering lots of wonderful things like this:
Simple, hilarious, adorable. Check out the tutorial at Jordan Ferney.
I loooove Valentines day! I’ve been making valentines every year since I was a kid and no matter how old I get it never ceases to be fun. However, this year I might have gone a little overboard when I went to get supplies at Daiso:
It’s easy to get carried away at that store. Everything is so cheap and cute!
Strawberry and apple candy are my favorites!
I’m obssesssed with glassine envelopes, especially tiny ones like these:
The rest of the supplies:
I think this is some sort of flash card game? I’m not sure, but I thought the cards were cute!
The most adorable post cards:
I love giving people stationery! I hope it inspires them to write a letter:)
Things got pretty messy:
Remember these? Add some hearts and they’re mini valentines!:)
A mini valentine sealed up with some confetti and little heart buttons:
I like to mix it up:
The glassine envelope goes in the little grocery bags along with some candy and gets sealed with these mini heart clothes pins:
They’re all ready to go! (I had to label them temporarily to keep track of whose was whose)
My boxes are a motley crew:
It’s not too late to send valentines! If you’re stumped as to what to make, here are some great ideas to get you started.
Congratulations to Carina and Rachel! A set of Brangelina “Let’s Populate the Planet” cards are on their way. Thank you to everyone who participated!
Am I the last person to hear about Folksy? Apparently, it’s another Etsy/Dawanda website for the UK with some beautiful things on it!
Heart papercut by Sylvie Howitt Papercuts, If Life Deals You Lemons papercut by Made by Jolene
Love is All You Need print by Bonbi Forest, Butterfly cards by Ruby Wren Designs
Retro Technology cards by Pookie Su, Just Add Cake card by Dig The Earth
All images by their respective owners.
In honor of my favorite holiday, I’m having my first giveaway!:) I’m giving away two sets of my celebrity series cards to two lucky winners!
Set 1: Brangelina
Set 2: Posh and Becks
To enter:
Just leave a comment with your name and which set you’d like (set 1 or 2). You must have a valid email address to enter! The giveaway ends on Wednesday 2/3/10 at 8pm P.S.T. and on Thursday I’ll announce the winners. Just in case you don’t win, I’ve relisted all four cards in my shop. Good luck!:)
Sign ups are now closed.
My favorite holiday is approaching! I’ve been seeing some beautiful things drifting around the web. Here are some of my favorites:
I absolutely ADORE Rifle paper! And I’m not alone, via Paper Crave
Something beautiful followed by something snarky. You know just what I like Spark!
Oh man, I wish I could do calligraphy. Leafie Calligraphy
This is more like my handwriting. Only neater. Ice Cream Social Paper
A new fav Bread of Many
I saw these silhouette valentines from Owly Shadow Puppets on the same Paper Crave post and I can’t decide if I love the valentine or the envelope more!
A gorgeous little card within a card! I’m such a sucker. Missive via Oh So Beautiful Paper
It seems everyone is loving the card within a card this year! The inside card is blank for you to write your own message. Sweet Baker
It’s that time again. I know it’s still a month away, but I’m one of those weird people who loves Valentines day no matter what they’re romantic status is. I love it simply because of the colors associated with it happen to be my favorite. Red! Pink! White! Etc! So if you do plan on writing to a loved one this month, you might want to load up on some of these:
Cards by Jocelyn Gomes
Cards by Pocket Studio
Love chains by Ormolu
Card by Porridge Papers
Timber card by Cracked Designs
Cards by Oddball Press
These cards always a favorite. Sorry, I really shouldn’t pun on an empty stomach.
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