Thursday, February 14, 2019

My Vintage Valentine

 When I was cleaning out my bedroom closet I found a box of baby things that contained this old book of Valentines.


 Do you remember these books? Look at that price. You know this is old. It's not from my kid's time. It's from mine.


 Why I still have it, I have no idea but I'm glad I do.



 It brings back such memories. I can remember sitting on the living room floor with my sisters carefully cutting out all the pieces. Making the little envelopes was my favorite part. The directions on the flaps say paste. Do they even make paste anymore?



 How about these paper dolls?


 Remember all those little tabs you had to cut around? Good times.



 Speaking of Valentines, The Mister wandered down into the card room and made me this one.



 He used all my leftovers from the Valentines I sent this year. He had a bit of trouble with the interior sentiment but I think he pulled off a pretty good save.
Happy Valentine's Day everybody!



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10 comments:

  1. LianaFebruary 14, 2019 at 1:31 AM

    Happy Valentine’s day! You have a talented cardmaking student. I hope to take more inspirations from you too.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2019 at 2:29 AM

    What a cute card from the Mister. You are a lucky girl. And your valentines took me ona walk down memory lane. I don’t know if they make paste or not. Until you mentioned it I hadn’t thought about it. I guess all I ever see now are glue sticks and Elmers glue. That’s sad. I remember the pots of paste with the brush or stick in the middle. I loved making valentines and cutting them all out. Paper dolls too. I think ours was probably the last generation for those types of activities. So sad. Thanks for the memories my friend. Blessings, Betsy

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  3. DelightedHandsFebruary 14, 2019 at 8:14 AM

    Wow! Memory flashback for me to see those Valentine's day cards!!!! I loved to be able to cut, color and paste, too! What a treasure!

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  4. lizaellenFebruary 14, 2019 at 10:08 AM

    How very sweet! My OH brought me a beautiful rose - our tradition which is simple but it's ours! Oh, paper dolls were my favorites - I could hardly wait for my Mom to finish her McCall's magazine so I could cut out the Betsy McCall paper doll!

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  5. Tired TeacherFebruary 14, 2019 at 11:41 AM

    The booklet of valentines is a treasure! I have some paper dolls tucked away in the cedar chest (I think). Thanks for the memories - enjoy your day.

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  6. Jeannie Gray KnitsFebruary 14, 2019 at 12:40 PM

    I can almost smell the paste looking at those old valentines.

    What an awesome Mister you have! Happy Valentine's!

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  7. ShirleyFebruary 14, 2019 at 1:28 PM

    What a trip down memory lane! I remember all of those things. I was not a fan of paper dolls though. The clothes would never stay on the dolls and were always getting lost. What a sweet card from your husband! Happy Valentine's Day!!!

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  8. Far Side of FiftyFebruary 14, 2019 at 3:25 PM

    Cute card and I love the old valentines! I think they have glue sticks in the classrooms now. I loved carefully cutting around paper dolls:)

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  9. Judy S.February 14, 2019 at 5:03 PM

    Fun find! Nothing costs 29 cents anymore! Have a Happy Valentine's Day!

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  10. MeredithFebruary 15, 2019 at 6:05 PM

    I do remember those Valentine's, how fun!

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