It’s February! Usually I love this month because it kicks off with the Superbowl, but I can’t really get jazzed about this year’s matchup. So I’m skipping right past that to my next favorite thing—Valentine’s Day! It gets a bad rap, but I’ve always appreciated a day that’s meant to celebrate a powerful, positive thing. A best friend or even a pet can be a Valentine, technically. Love is love, it doens’t just have to be romantic!
And, in that spirit, and because I use this blog to feed my Etsy addiction care, I gathered some of the best literary Valentine’s cards and gifts I’ve seen lately. It’s not too late to get your beta reader, writing mentor, agent, editor, or muse a little reminder of your unending love and admiration!
Not quite a card, not exactly a pillow, this notebook-inspired keepsake from CornFlowerBlue Studio is unique, fun, and frameable. It’s the note I always wished someone would pass me in study hall!
Feel like letting your beau know you think of them whilst brooding on misty moors? No better way than sending them one of these Valentines from Presse du Four with words from The Original Emo Crew—Shelley, Byron, or Keats.
Love a techie bibliophile? They’ll delight over Rich Neely Designs‘ incredible array of iPhone-charging tomes. (And hey, don’t flinch at the idea of drilling into a hardback Harry Potter edition. This one was a horcrux anyway.)
Decoration? Inspiration? Command? This lovely print from coniLab can be whatever they need it to be, and that’s the beauty of it!
If making saucy innuendos about libraries is wrong, Constellation & Co. doesn’t want to be right.
This and so many more Ex Libris Journal prints are clever and beautiful and begging to be framed in any self-respecting literati’s office!
What about you?? Are you a V Day lover or a hater? Have you found any great writerly gifts lately? Has Etsy warped your brain as much as it has mine??
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Haha, I love the library card one! I always go for silly humour at times when it’s supposed to be romantic. Sometimes I just can’t be serious.
I’m not a fan or a hater really. Valentine’s Day just passes by for me and I don’t even notice it. My boyfriend and I made it a rule to just give cards to each other on the day and look for something to buy together for the flat. Like a dvd or a book or picture we like because we want to save pennies on days that are more important and special to us. This year I think he’s printing out these Sherlock Valentine’s day cards he found on the internet. I’ve had a look and they’re awesome. He knows what to give me to make me smile. :)
I’m actually the one who will go for the card with sexual innuendoes on it!
You know I love your letterpress posts! It’s kind of worse now because I had to sign up for etsy in order to buy my sister’s Christmas present, but now I’m more tempted to buy THINGS FOR ME. Haha.
Valentine’s is cool. I don’t love or hate it. The only time I felt both was at the candy store because of the increase in traffic and confections (we only ever had the chocolate covered strawberries during the Jan-Feb months).
I don’t really care about V-Day with my husband, but you’re right…my doggy can be my Valentine! I shall now be spoiling little Gunner.
I love these especially the turn the page art, so awesome. I posted about my favorite etsy book nerd thing today too great minds right?
I am like you on this, I enjoy Valentine´s Day…A day which spreads the love just brings a smile to my face…and the little things you found make the grin bigger :-)
In Europe, it´s usually dedicated to lovers…at school we did not give cards to each other for example :-)
Hubby and I will go for a romantic dinner with yummy food and candles…
Original Emo Crew – love it.
I’ve always been okay with V-Day. I don’t go all out for it – probably because mu husband and I spoil each other all year long – but I don’t neglect it either. Just depends. My children, however, enjoy getting a new book (or movie). And the chocolate’s nice. Okay, the chocolate is HEAVEN. :)