Vintage Valentines

Vintage valentines are some of my favorite pieces of ephemera. Many I have found have been written on, intended for some long gone sweetheart, while some are perfect and to appear to have never been used. All of them are adorable, adorned with kitschy sayings like "I'm flirtin' 'cause I'm certain you'll be mine" or "valentine, I think you're aces!". Each year I send out a few of these old cards to my family. My little cousins, my grandparents and a few friends in far away places find a vintage valentine from me in the mail. I can never bring myself to write on these old cards or to remove the words of the original sender, that's what gives these vintage valentine's their charm.