2.04.2010

Heart Day

Perfect Heart Day image via More...which is an awfully amazing site. Take a peek.

I'm awfully fond of Valentine's Day. Not so much the forced expressions of love via pre-written greeting cards or braving a restaurant on the actual day, which is a bit of a nightmare...but the chance to create a little heartfelt token, to gift your beloved with something special, to surprise your girlies with heart shaped pancakes on valentine's morning...that I like.

This year, despite the spending hiatus, we'll still get little gifts for the girls, probably a couple of books + I always get a giant box of See's dark chocolate bordeaux for the entire family, (it's really the most amazing candy ever...)

Bryan asked me what I wanted the other day, and I requested a fantastic home cooked meal (he's an amazing cook) + he's going to finish glass "fronting" the cabinets in our kitchen (a project that's been on hold for almost a year) because there's really nothing more romantic than a little DIY, no?

If you're more fond of traditional gifts, here are a few lovelies I've spied of late.


clockwise from top: lovely ink+wit letterpress cards, love poems by Pablo Neruda, that amazing See's dark chocolate bordeaux, a sweet heart necklace from creatures of comfort...




bird & banner's lovely valentine card, New Orleans based Sucre's gorgeous and insanely delicous chocolates (we visted the shop during the holidays and it really is perfection...), Calypso's fun "LOVE" clutch, a swoon-worthy vintage inspired ring...

19 comments:

Livi said...

thanks for the inspiration!

Rachel said...

I love heart day as well. It's just such a sweet, simple holiday. We always celebrated with a family breakfast.

celinejn said...

Joselyn, you are right - See's Bordeaux's are the best best best. I'm a former Texan living in So. Cal, and I was just in See's today, and do you know, they have special Heart shaped large Bordeauxx for Valentines. Bought them for my hubby and girlies (also 6 and almost 3)!

Michelle said...

Oh I love me some Valentine's day! Mostly cuz I like an excuse to buy myself a very, like super seriously luxurious box of chocolates, something very nice and special. YUM, oh and the boy and I totally ignore it otherwise.

Lillian C said...

What beautiful gifts!! It really gets me excited for Valentine's Day. I, like you, look forward to the smaller aspects of it rather than the big cheesy over-the-top gestures. I love that your whole family celebrates it! :) And yes, DIY is the most romantic thing :)

gigi said...

The bordeaux are the best! Just one problem...now I want some.

Anonymous said...

Agreed, See's chocolate is the best on V Day...my parents always get each of my boys a small box of their favorites and "Cupid" always brings them a book and perhaps a small toy or two. My husband and I agreed long ago to treat another day of the year as V Day so that we weren't pressured into dinner or gifts. We randomly choose days to surprise the other with coffee, flowers, a meal, etc. We love the fact that nobody's telling us when to celebrate and it's when we feel the other needs to hear/see it.

Joslyn said...

Anon -- i love that. i'm going to "borrow" it ;-)

Michelle {lovely little things} said...

I love heart day. Dark chocolate is my fave!

AMM blog said...

I better get some chocolate, cliche but I can never get enough!

simplesong said...

i'm with you on valentines...but do love these little sweet gifts.

Estelle Hayes said...

Oh a box of See's. That is the ultimate treat. I'm partial to the assorted nuts and chews.

Leslie said...

I love See's milk bordeaux. Yum!!

Anne @ The City Sage said...

I go back and forth about valentine's day. last year it passed me by, but this year i'm feeling positively inspired! gonna get my v-day craft on this weekend, i think, perhaps with some chocolate bordeaux to fuel my creativity...?

xoxox joslyn! hope you're well :)

Heather Taylor said...

i want heart shaped pancakes! xoxo

krista said...

i am so with you on the bordeaux love. although, i tend to opt for the milk chocolate.
oh, i want one RIGHT NOW.

handmadecharlotte said...

i love everything you posted! small is my fav!!! your valentine posts are amazing!

Tara Hogan, INK+WIT said...

thank you so much for posting INK+WIT ; )

Mariah@Playful Learning said...

I must confess... dark chocolate bordeauxs are my all-time favorite :)