happy new year!
Well readers, its been a busy time here at Viva Snail Mail. Please excuse the infrequency of my blog posts- I have a new baby and she is the cutest parasite ever. While she sleeps I want to write about my favorite holiday- Valentine’s Day. I love it because I get to make homemade valentines and mail them to the people that I love. Not just my husband but my grandparents and my friends get homemade love testimonials via the post. But this simple pleasure requires some time so here’s your tip. Start now! Valentine’s Day is a month away.
Over the years I have hosted valentine making parties at my house. Sometimes we have had combination superbowl/valentine making parties, since I have zero interest in football but love to cut paper hearts. Here’s me with the aftermath of one of these parties, sometime in the mid 1990’s. Don’t let this photo dissuade you. You can be tidier than this if need be. I like to really spread out the collage materials for optimal sharing with my guests.
So break out the glue stick and scissors. Start collecting colored paper from the recycling bin. Find your paper hearts. Order some stamps from usps.com. If you scan and email me your homemade valentines I will post them on the blog. Send them to melissa@vivasnailmail.com. Viva Valentines!
January 11th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
i’m in. i want to resume my attendance in an old tradition that nobody recognizes in spain. xxc
January 11th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Viva Valentines! Can’t wait to send you some!
January 12th, 2010 at 7:31 pm
Your younger sister Hope already put us all to shame with her homemade Christmas cards and birthday cards. (Thanks, Hoper!) Now you’re making homemade cards for Valentine’s Day.
I don’t think I made cards even in grade school. We bought those little ones that were like a penny each.
Closest thing to a homemade card I ever got was one that had the words I Love You spelled out in small stickers, not unlike a kidnapping ransome note. The card wasn’t signed. I got anonymous cards every six months for a couple of years. Sort of freaked me out.
January 20th, 2010 at 7:37 am
Wow! That’s a lot of craft supplies. Looks like it was fun.
February 13th, 2010 at 7:36 am
I remember all the valentine making parties at 402 10th street. Those were some paper and glue galas.