Tomboys are cool. I have no issue with that. It's the aesthetic that gets me. And what does SpiderMan - or the Transformers for that matter - know about Valentine's Day anyhow? It may be controlling. It may even be wrong. But I won't buy a box of SpiderMan valentines. I just won't. I know it is only a question of when I will be too girlish for Stella and instead of lavishing attention on our crafty projects she will merely humour me. Happily, I have managed to thwart Spidey and the evil forces of commercialism - this time - with a little bit of old fashioned cut and paste.
A big box of old school Valentines, the kind you have to cut out - no perforations here - glue together the little envelopes (they never stay closed anyhow) and seal with a sticker. She can't wait to get her hands on them. The other cards were made with snips of baker's twine, white glue and embroidery floss along the border.
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I LOVE these! I might try my hand at making a few. Thanks for sharing
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WHERE did you find the old box of V.Day cards? I have 3 boys and also refuse to buy Spiderman/ Transformer/ Dora cards.
We started making our own but am quickly running out of time...
The cards were an old Ebay find from a few years ago. I haven't seen any like these in the stores since I was a kid. It's too bad they don't make sweet and goofy cards like this anymore.
Maybe there is something similar that you might be able to carry in your new store....
I feel like someone could make a mint by reproducing these old-school, non-licensed-character valentines and selling them as an alternative to Spiderman, etc. Then again, maybe I am totally delusional.
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