The Cutest Valentine

Best Friends

Rosie,

I love it when...

... you come over and poke through my drawers and comment on my stuff and I don't ever have to worry about you not knowing where the bathroom in my house is or indeed the cutlery when we eat cause you've known me since forever and have been coming over for almost as long and know where .





In honor of Valentines Day which is coming up in a little over two weeks I'd like to write about things I like about the people I love.

Feel Good About Yourself

Get Your Heart On!

My friend Carla is one of the most talented people I know gifted with skills in photography, web design and on her way to becoming an architect. She designed our current header above and is my go to girl for all things html and design related.

She's also a very supportive of my small baking business and always willing to give me good PR, which I will always be grateful for. Recently she photographed some red velvet cupcakes I whipped up in preparation for Valentine's. I figure it's high time I return the favor of all her great publicity. Valentine's is less than a month away and Carla  is selling some super cute Valentine's cards she designed. That would be great to write a special note on or to send together with a sweet gift to the people you love and cherish. They cost PHP 25.00 for one and PHP120.00. for a set of six. Click here to order.

She also has some lovely travel themed cards. My particular favorite is the set called Monochrome City, which consists of black and white shots of the city of Paris (the city of love). Don't they seem perfect for sticking on the wall above your desk or in your room to keep you in a wanderlusty mood, to inspire you or to pick you up when your feeling blue?

P.S. In the spirit of love check out this cute website What Makes Love True. It's filled with photos and stories of couples and how they fell in love.  

All photos by Carla.

Hearts All Over the World

I love Valentine's Day! I don't think it's a holiday for couples at all for me its all about celebrating love in your life. In high school my friend Tina and I would team up to give all our other friends Valentine's. It's always fun! :D

Here are a couple of Valentine's themed things you might like.

Peonies are such pretty flowers. I'd prefer them to roses who's scent I'm not fond of.

Bake up some love themed cookies with these handy Wilton cookie cutters.

Take the time to see the world through rose colored lenses.

Glasses are by Chole Sevigny for Opening Cermony

Wear your heart on your feet with these cute shoe clips.

Their transferrable to other surfaces as well.

Clips by Ban.do

Smell like a sweetheart.

It's hearts all over the world with these holographic glasses that turn all point of light to hearts! I own a similar pair and they're great fun. Try wearing a pair in the car at night. Trippy!

Check them out here!

Bingo Valentine anyone?

You also might what to check this post on Fun Date ideas.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S EVERYONE!

Other images sourced from Weheartit.com 1, 2

Paint the Town with Love

I love this neat idea of turning these color gradient cards (the kind you get in the hardware store for free) into Valentines with stamps and ink or a nice font and printer.

This post is for Rosie my favorite crafter. I think she'd totally do something like this. After all she did teach about getting those free paint cards from the hardware and turning them into cute placecards for a birthday dinner.

Source

My Funny Valentine

I LOVE this Valentine's themed editorial from Teen Vogue Editorial. Shot by Arthur Elgort, it's from the February 2008. Check it out here Some of the clothes are from the now defunct label Luella. *sigh*That male model is actor, Steven Straight. *swoon* Have you seen The Covenant? Or its cast? *

Amor

Clicking on each image will give you details regarding it's original source.

L.O.V.E

This is one of, if not my FAVORITE fashion advertisement EVER!! (Ferragamo S/S 2006) It's a bit old I remember first coming across it in high school. BUT I LOVE IT STILL!!! After a computer crash a few years back I hunted all over the Internet to find this image. I love how she's looking at him and he's looking at the camera confident in his posture yet pensive and gentle in his facial expression.

If I had to think up a love story based on this picture it would have a long distance love element. Hence, I think these quotes would accurately capture the feelings of the couple for one another.





Happy Valentine's Day Everybody. May your day be filled with love.