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A favorite valentine I received in elementary school was handmade from red and white construction paper and looked like the gift tag in the photo below - a woven Scandinavian heart.
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A favorite valentine I received in elementary school was handmade from red and white construction paper and looked like the gift tag in the photo below - a woven Scandinavian heart.
No to both questions but the old ones were definitely better.
ReplyDeleteI used to love Valentine's Day when I was teaching. Instead of a party we always had an art event where I brought in lots of stuff for them to make Valentines to take home to family members. The kids always came up with the most amazing cards. Things I would have never thought of.
ReplyDeleteI agree the old ones were better. I have a harder and harder time each year finding a card for Fletch. I have not saved any and I don't make any either.
ReplyDeleteNo I don't have any from my childhood but I received a sweet one this week from a blogging sister. It looks just like the older vintage ones and I love it. Dennis and I don't even exchange cards anymore. Neither of us are fond of the ones in the stores.
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Betsy
I don't have any Valentine's anymore. But in Grade 3, my crush gave me a Valentine that said he liked me. I taped it to my headboard on my bed and it stayed there until Grade 7 when I moved to a different city. Funny thing... my best friend knows his family, and while he moved away across the country to BC, she found out he married a girl named Valerie. What are the odds!?!
ReplyDeleteI kept some of my daughters Valentines and I may have one in my scrapbook from the grandsons. Yes the old valentines were the best!
ReplyDeleteI had that same "Do-Nut" valentine. Also, we made the red & white woven hearts. Loved those. :) My favorite thing to do was to make our Valentine box. We decorated oatmeal boxes, cereal boxes, and the best = shoe boxes to look like a mailbox for our Valentines.
ReplyDeleteI remember these "old" Valentines and smile each time I see one. Oh, the Valentine boxes that contained our Valentines were fun to make. I have only the memories, not the Valentines.
ReplyDeleteNo, i don't have any old valentines--my mom was not a keeper, so they were promptly tossed! i do remember the 'pun' ones! But I did make lots of them, even the woven heart you show here!
ReplyDeleteYes, I do remember those old valentines! I never did save any of those, though. I don't remember ever getting any that were handmade when I was little, but I did get handmade from my boys when they were in elementary school -- and those I saved and still have! -- including the ones they've done as adults! Happy Valentine's Day, Nancy! Hugs and blessings to you! ♥
ReplyDeleteI don't keep things long! But I remember getting a black valentine heart and feeling crushed. My neighbor Nicki C. had sent it with my other classmates valentines. I was recuperating at home from eye surgery. I still could cry and I did . Awwww. Nothing bad since!
ReplyDeleteI probably did as a kid. But as an adult I sometimes get in to card making mood and will use rubber stamps and ink to make cards. This year no one got cards. I forgot about V- day. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI do remember making those hearts; I think with a Girl Scout troop. Thanks for the reminder! I hope you've had a great day and that my Happy Valentine's wish for you isn't too late!
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