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Valentines Day Cards : Choosing The Right Card For Your Sweetheart

By Sajeena Ali

Love is the most powerful emotion of human beings. Valentine's Day is the ideal occasion for people around the world to express their love and innermost feelings to their dear ones. Sending beautiful Valentine's Day cards or e-cards is one of the best ways to wish your friend, family or sweetheart and make their day sweet and extra special. When it comes to choosing the right Valentine's Day card, you have plenty of options to best suit your taste. The following tips will help you to give a perfect Valentine's Day card to your loved one. Buy your card sufficiently early so that you can avoid the crowd and choose the card in a relaxed mood. Valentine's Day cards are available in a variety of colors and designs. Always choose colors that your sweetheart loves the most. Select a design which is simple but stylish enough to attract her. If you are a person with a poetic bent of mind, write a verse expressing your true feelings and desires to her on the blank side of the card. Depict the reasons for your love to her and praise the way she taught you the true meaning of love. Use perfumes and flowers to make your card more attractive and place it under her pillow or the windshield wiper of her car.

Creating your own Valentine's Day card is a great way to surprise your beloved and be more expressive in your love for her. She will admire your creativity and allow it to flower in the spirit of love. Self-made cards are a good alternative to expensive cards you cannot afford to buy. There are many websites that help you to design a card yourself. Many such sites offer variety of covers and writing scripts to choose from. Remember that even if the card you make is not perfect, it's your thought that counts.

E-cards have become a very common way of greeting during special occasions. Valentine's Day is no exception. Sending Valentine e-cards is a very fast, easy and inexpensive method of expressing your love to your sweetheart. Ecards are more attractive than ordinary greeting cards because of the sophisticated graphics and animation techniques used for their creation. From the websites that help you to send e-cards, you can choose the graphics and messages of your liking. A great advantage of e-cards is the opportunity it gives to the recipient to return the gesture to the sender forthwith.

Choosing the right type of card depends a lot on the depth of your relationship with the recipient. Someone to whom you have an intense relationship is different from someone you have dated only a few times. This makes the difference between a card expressing undying love and a casual Valentine's Day card.

The time you spend and the effort you make are more valuable than the money you spend to buy your card. Valentine's Day cards symbolize true love that comes from the heart. Whatever be the type of the card you choose, make sure it is the solemn reflection of your true love towards the recipient.


About the Author
Sajeena Ali is the owner of Valentine's Day Cards Website.

Valentine's Day gifts

By Sean Carter

It’s quite a famous fact that exchanging of romantic and warm Valentine’s Day special gifts and greetings form the major part of this second most popular holiday of the year. And, in today’s world of towering commercialism, the tradition of gift-giving on Valentine’s Day is exploring newer shores. Turn your eyes around when the month of February dawns over the calendar, and you can’t help spot the renewed flood of sweet Valentine’s Day gifts in every store every year—those heart-shaped candy boxes decked up in red silk ribbons, those cute little cupids, those cuddly soft-toys or may be those sweet-smelling Valentine blooms—all these make D-day look all the more beautiful! Every year the stores come up with newer Valentine’s Day gift ideas to lure the starry-eyed gift hunters on the prowl during this time.

Research shows that the top recipients of Valentine’s Day gifts and greetings are couples (both steady and wanna-be), children, grandchildren and parents. But you can also send your wishes or gift a token of love to your ex-love, your friends, your latest crush, your neighbors or may be to someone who’s more than friends. Now, flowers and candies are so far the best and the most universal of all Valentine’s Day gifts. You can also wish your dear teachers a very ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ accompanied by a warm ‘thank you’ note. It’s sure to touch them deep and set their hearts aglow on this special occasion of love. Then again, you can pick some mushy love songs for the love of your life or you can make your significant other feel utterly significant by surprising her with a romantic holiday trip to some oh-so-nice nook of the earth. These are ideas which are sure to do the magic on the recipient. And rest assured your Valentine’s Day is going to be a memorable one. Kisses count as great Valentine’s Day gifts too. You can shower your kisses on Valentine’s Day because it has historically become a coveted gift for this very special holiday.

Now if you aren’t having a partner right now, don’t croak and frown. You can get someone into the spirit of love with a candid ‘Be My Valentine’ note, can’t you? Or may be you can impress your flame with some love funologies. Wouldn’t that be some love-ly Valentine’s Day gift ideas? And if you’re not among the luckier ones and have a distance to conquer to get in touch with your loved ones, just tell them how much you’re missing them on Valentine’s Day. You can send some virtual gifts his/ her way or you can ship a gift of your choice over the seas to be delivered sharp on February 14. But remember, nothing surpasses a hug when it comes to Valentine’s Day gifts. This isn’t something money can buy, nor does it run the risks of over-usage or the disgrace of becoming cliché. Maybe that’s what makes them more precious. Hugs can convey things which perhaps no other material Valentine’s Day gift can. So hold your loved ones close to you and give them a sweet squeeze on this sweet occasion of Valentine’s Day. Speak your heart out as best as you can, say ‘I Love You’ as many times you want, hug your dear ones as much as you can and make them feel warm all over as soon as you can with wonderful gifts and gift ideas!

Here’s wishing you a very Happy Valentine’s Day too!

Sean Carter writes on holidays, Valentine's Day and world events. He also writes on family, relationships, celebrations, religion, love and friendship. He is a writer with special interest in ecard industry and writes for 123greetings.com. He is an active blogger at Valentines Day Blog.

Make A Unique Card: History of Valentine, Cupid's Story

By Sandra Hedditch

Around the year 270 A.D. The Roman Emperor Claudius-II was worried that Rome had become so big that it was getting harder to defend. So he made a rule that his soldiers were not allowed to marry as he believed that married men had emotional ties and did not concentrate on their duties.

At this same time the Priest Valentine could see the trauma this caused for young lovers, and so met with them in secret to perform marriages. Claudius found out and ordered Valentine’s arrest and on 24th of February 270 Valentine was executed.

Before his death while in prison Valentine wrote a love letter to his own sweetheart, Asterius, on the 14th of February, and signed it from your Valentine, this phrase has lived on ever since and Valentine has been remembered for his romantic compassion.

Asterius was his jalor’s daughter the jailor had asked Valentine to cure her of blindness, Valentine did this through his faith, and they became close.

Valentine became a Patron Saint, and spiritual overseer of an annual festival. The festival involved young Romans offering women they admired, and wished to court, handwritten greetings of affection on February 14th. The greeting cards acquired Saint Valentine's name.

The Valentine's Day card spread with Christianity, and is now celebrated all over the world. One of the earliest valentine’s cards was sent in 1415 by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was a prisoner in the Tower of London. The card is now preserved in the British Museum.

One legend tells the story of Cupid and the mortal maiden, Psyche. Venus was jealous of the beauty of Psyche, and ordered Cupid to punish the mortal. But instead, Cupid fell deeply in love with her. He took her as his wife, but as a mortal she was forbidden to look at him. Psyche was happy until her sisters convinced her to look at Cupid.

Cupid punished her by departing. Their lovely castle and gardens vanished with him and Psyche found herself alone in an open field As she wandered to find her love, she came upon the temple of Venus. Wishing to destroy her, the goddess of love gave Psyche a series of tasks, each harder and dangerous than the last.

For her last task Psyche was given a little box and told to take it to the underworld. She was told to get some of the beauty of Proserpine, the wife of Pluto, and put it in the box.

During her trip she was given tips on avoiding the dangers of the realm of the dead. She was warned not to open the box.

Temptation would overcome Psyche and she opened the box. But instead of finding beauty, she found deadly slumber Cupid found her lifeless on the ground. He gathered the sleep from her body and put it back in the box.

Cupid forgave her, as did Venus. The gods, moved by Psyche's love for Cupid made her a goddess.

Giving a card is a wonderful way of showing your love to that someone special and even more so when you take the time to make it yourself. Here I will tell you how to make a card that use to be very fashionable a good few years ago, but sadly are no longer available, these cards had beautiful padded silk fronts and scented with Rose or Lavender perfume.

You will need

• 1 30cm by 21cm card color of your choice
• 1, 15cm by 12cm card
• red silk 18cm by 15cm
• pinking shears
• flock or cotton-wool
• needle and white cotton
• About 3 to 4cm wide by 50cm long white lace
• glue
• Gold pen optional
• And your loved ones favorite perfume.

First of all you need to cut a heart shape from the smaller heart should measure across widest part 11cmand 14cm from top to point, use as a template to cut silk just slightly bigger with the pinking shears to stop fraying.

Glue some padding to the card and spray with perfume place the silk over the top and glue edges to the back of the card, then take the lace and with needle and cotton using running stitch thread all along one side then gather up until it fits around heart shape making sure gathers are even. Glue edge to back of card so a little shows at front. Now take larger card and fold in half glue heart shape to center of it.

Using the gold pen, write Be My Valentine at the top, or you could use gold stick on letters. Now all you need is to write a romantic phrase or poem inside and there you have a beautiful Valentine’s card.

NB: For a man use a black card and leave the lace off.

To make a gift box for a small gift, you can pick up a heart shape box from your local craft shop. Paint it red and glue in some cotton-wool for a little padding and line with white silk, this makes a beautiful complement to the card and placing a gold or silver necklace, bracelet or special made chocolates inside is just so romantic. NB: For a man place a chunky signet ring or a watch in the box. Happy Valentine's Day

About the Author:

Sandra is a retired Primary School Craft Teacher, who excels in the fine art of crafts -And has just written an E-Book on a craft she invented look out for it at http://imagine-craft.com/index.php Who knows you may get inspired to make something yourself.

Valentines Day Cards

By Eric Morris

Valentine’s Day cards are one of the special attractions for the day. The cards embody a wide range of emotions- humorous whimsical, humorous, charming, ornate, romantic, sensitive, and many more. Cards for Valentine’s Day can be sent or given to anyone and everyone whether they are lovers, friends, or family members.

The tradition of Valentine’s greeting cards dates back to the Middle Ages. It began with Charles, Duke of Orleans in 1415, who addressed a poem to his beloved spouse while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London after the battle of Agincourt. The greeting card is a special memoir and a part of the manuscript collection in the British Library. By the sixteenth century, the tradition of Valentine’s Day greeting cards gained momentum. Handwritten cards were intricately decorated with laces, silk or satin, flowers, gold leaf or even perfumed sachets. Colored paper and watercolors were amongst the essential elements used to create the card.

The tradition of exchanging printed cards for Valentine’s Day came into prominence as a consequence of the printing press and less expensive postage rates. Ready-made cards were an easy way for people to express their emotions at a time when subtle emotions were the order of the day and direct expression of one's feelings was discouraged. Paper Valentine cards were very popular in England. Manufactured cards with images of Cupid and hearts were on sale by the end of the nineteenth century.

In USA, Greeting cards for Valentine’s Day began in 1840s, with Esther A. Howland who sold the first Valentine’s Day Cards, produced on a mass scale in America. Ever since, the exchange of cards has continued as an extremely popular ritual on this day. According to the Greeting Card Association, an estimated one billion Valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine's Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year. This reiterates the significance of the day in the lives of Americans.

The most common one liner in these cards is "Be My Valentine." A Valentine is a person singled out especially as one's sweetheart on Saint Valentine's Day. Not only confined to soul mates, Valentine's Day cards have become an important occasion to send cards to good friends, family, relatives, teachers, students, and other social relations as a symbolic gesture of love, respect, and admiration.

In the age of electronic greetings there has been a revival of a fascination for handmade Valentine’s Day e-cards. Whatever the form maybe, a unique, sentimental handmade card, an e-card with a personalized message, or a printed card, it is the message that the card carries that remains unaltered through the ages.

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Valentines Day Crafts.

By Eric Morris

Valentine’s Day is adorned with numerous craft specialties. Handmade crafts infuse Valentine’s Day with a special color. Numerous easy-to-make craft ideas swarm the mind long before the advent of the day.

A simple and unique craft item could enrich the special bonds between two lovers. Valentine’s Day candles are a popular item in the craft bag collection. All one needs to do is melt some paraffin inside a can placed in a pan of hot water. One could then paste the melted paraffin over some construction paper cut out the shape of hearts. This could be glued to a candle and as a finishing touch a ribbon could be tied around the base of candle. A collage of special memoirs could comprise the craft theme for lovers on Valentine’s Day. It could be a collection of photographs, simple treasures like gift wrappers, old cards or any other special memory.

Crafts for Valentine’s Day also include special wall hangings. The main features of these wall hangings are heart-shaped paper designs and images of cupid with a bow and arrow. These wall hangings could also incorporate some special personalized messages. Another creative craft item for the day is a Valentine’s Day address book. A simple address book can be enwrapped in a decorated piece of fabric cloth. The edges of this could be stitched, and a red ribbon with a few heart-shaped trinkets can be tied around it. This gives the address book a perfect Valentine’s Day touch to it.

For children, a great Valentine’s Day craft idea is the making of a Valentine’s Day heart crown. This can be easily prepared from a paper plate and construction paper. As accessories, strings of hearts and beads could be attached to it. The exquisite crown would surely excite the children with a princely and fairytale touch on Valentine’s Day.

Another wonderful craft idea for children would be to fill an empty baby food jar with a cinnamon-sugar mixture and candies. The lid of this jar is covered with paper cupcake holders and red hearts that are placed on it. “Happy Valentine's Day!” is written on an address label that is stuck at the outside of the jar. Besides this, a fuzzy bear craft would keep the kids busy for Valentine’s Day.

There are many more crafts for Valentine’s Day. The list is unending. In short, any simple handwork could be transformed as a craftwork for Valentine’s Day. In an age where ready-made crafts and gifts are the order of the day, and time is a constraint, simple and unique handmade crafts could add that special touch of exclusivity to Valentine’s Day.

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