Valentine's Day - Print Your Own!

Worried if you order Valentine's Day cards off Etsy they won't get to you in time? Of course, you can always check with the individual shop (they are always more than happy to let you know if it'll get to you in time) Or you can choose from one of the many PDF files offered. They simply email you the file and you've got adorable, sometimes personalized valentines ready for you to print to your heart's content.

1. Bubbledog, $2.50
2. Vicinity Studio, $4.00
3. The Paper Nut, $5.95 (this one comes with the cards and the gift tags! I want this one to send to my loved ones)

I also really love these from Happy Thought. A little more prep work, but so cute!! My son's school does not allow food items so I'm thinking this is a cute alternative.

Find the house here, $6

And this cute hanging decoration here, $7

Another tip? Through out the years of making our own invitations I've learned that Kinko's online printing services are really awesome (and cost efficient). You simply upload your file to their site, choose your options and pay online. They are usually done within the hour and you go pick them up at your nearest Kinkos. I don't own a paper cutter, so I also love that they let you use theirs for free. :)

Spread the Love

More often than not I find an Etsy shop where I want to buy not just one thing, but quite a few. And then there's those rare shops where I just want all of it. Spread the Love is one of those. I love just about every single print in this shop. I love her cards, I love her calendars, I love it all. I tried to narrow down just a few for this blog post and I quite nearly went crazy. So I picked a few I thought would be especially cute for Valentines Day. But dude. You MUST visit this shop and look at it all!! I really love this print and this print for a new baby. These naughty cards made me giggle. This one is just pretty. These alphabet prints are adorbs. And this is the calendar I want, because its just so darn optimistic. :)

Find all of it here.

Valentines Day! - Etsy Style

I'm a fan of homemade valentines, but I get that hand drawing/crafting thirty valentines for your kid's class is a bit overwhelming for you and your little one (and I've got two in school, so make that sixty!). But that doesn't mean you can't have special valentines, hand made by someone else! Browsing around Etsy I found some really adorable, surprisingly really affordable options for the big day.

I love these from WestMama Designs! My kiddos are obsessed with anything to do with animals, and my four year old squealed when she spotted the cuttlefish. These are so great looking, I'd send them to my friends too!

If you were to tell me you know a kid under seven who doesn't love dinosaurs, I'd say you were lying. I just haven't met any kid who doesn't at one point obsess about dinos. I love these illustrations and that they come with stickers! Use them on the envelope, or cut them out and put them in with the card in lieu of candy. By Letter C Designs. Find them here.

I just love these illustrations! So cute. Be forewarned, there's a LOT of cuteness happening in Stephanie Fizer's shop! Find these and more here.