When I was a little girl, we made a Valentine box each year in school. They were usually made from a shoebox, decorated with wrapping paper or foil and trimmed with accents like ribbon, doilies, and sequins. On Valentine's Day, we would collect Valentines from our school friends in the box.
I remember shopping for Valentines. Sometimes they came in a cellophane wrapped package. Sometimes they were in a punch-out book. I would spend time looking at the cards and deciding which Valentines to send to different friends.
I still love Valentines today. I collect vintage dachshund Valentines, and also sell vintage Valentines in my online shop, Birdhouse Books. I really enjoy hunting for the cards and then listing them.
Here are a few 1960's vintage Valentines for your enjoyment. These are all little die-cut cards for children.
I would love to hear your childhood Valentine memories in the comments, below. Do you remember making Valentine boxes for school? What type of cards did you enjoy giving and receiving?
6 comments:
SO cute - i actually remember some of those from when i was growing up! :)
Thanks for stopping by! That happens to me sometimes when going through vintage cards -- it is fun to see one that I recognize from my childhood years. :-)
I remember doing that too--we usually used shoeboxes as well! I think I may still have some of the valentines I got hanging out in my closet somewhere. I'm a packrat to the max. x_x Those vintage valentines are super cute!
That is neat! I am not sure what happened to my childhood Valentines, but my memories of them are still vivid. :-)
I do remember making valentines boxes. Have not thought about that in years! Thanks for the walk down memory lane!
Thanks for stopping by! I remember the Valentine boxes fondly, too.
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