Valentine’s Day Gifting
Less than a month away is a holiday that fills some with love, some with dread, and others with an ambivalent, in-between feeling: Valentine’s Day! I have fond memories of decorating shoeboxes with hearts and glitter, making a small slit where my fellow classmates could insert Valentines, but when you get older, the holiday takes on a new meaning and I find myself with that in-between feeling. My beau and I usually keep it low-key, sometimes exchanging handmade gifts or eating dinner at home, because of course in New York, restaurants and night spots will milk you for all you’re worth on Feb. 14. With that, if you participate in the holiday-giving, keep “handmade” in mind. 
-Indie Fixx has a great Valentine’s Day Gift Guide and a fabulous Giveaway -Feeling anti-Valentine’s this year? Check out Etsy’s A Very Jaded Valentine’s Day-Don’t know what to buy for your guy? Lots of ideas in this “Men of Etsy” forum post 
And finally, I’ll be having my own little giveaway, or gift-away right here! Comment on this post from now until Feb. 1, and one commenter will receive one of the crochet cupcakes I’m selling seen here (red velvet, or chocolate-frosted). Make sure you leave some way for me to get in contact with you! 
January 27th, 2008 at 1:18 am
Oh my, the hearts are SO cute! The cupcakes are perfect with the little hearts, reminds me of some I made!
January 27th, 2008 at 1:26 am
Those are awesome! I think they are the perfect cupcakes…they will never go bad, and they won’t make me gain any weight! 😉
January 27th, 2008 at 1:51 am
those are adorable!
i want to sell those!!
just yummy <3
January 28th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Those hearts are super cute! How did you make them? Absolutely adorable!!
January 29th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
These are one of the most cutiest things I’ve ever seen. :3
January 29th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
aww….i love those little crocheted hearts! i like that they come in two colours, and i heart those beady black eyes!
definitely the cutest :))
January 30th, 2008 at 11:13 am
they are so nice.
February 11th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Hello Alicia,
i just found you blog. I have never seen it before. I can’t understand why it’s not on all the blogs i link to? But lately i am finding blogs that were prior hidden away. I am happy to have found your site 🙂 In particular i love your faces on your crocheted hearts, pumkins etc. I am just learning all over again to crochet a flower. Used to know how , forgot and trying to learn again. hope you don’t mind if i go right ahead and post your adorable crochet hearts on my blog (with citation and links of course :). you can email me at googlieeyedcrafts@gmail.com just on the chance i win a cupcake.
love your craft blog,
thanks,
michele
http://thecraftycameleon.blogspot.com/
January 6th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Those cupcakes and heart friends are adorable! Valentines day really does take on a new meaning as you age. I’m still fairly young but the responsibilities of wife and mommy to two do age you for the wiser. I need to have fun craft giveaways too! I’m always making something so I should share the joy. Thanks for sharing yours!
http://www.mysticthreads.blogspot.com
January 25th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
I think these cupcakes and hearts are lovely! Valentines Day is (secretly) on of my favorite holidays, and it also happens to be my birthday as well. I may just have to buy a few of these as my birthday present to myself! SOOOO cute! The red velvet ones are my favorite!
February 4th, 2009 at 7:47 am
love the cupcakes!!! thanks for sharing,Amy
February 6th, 2009 at 10:55 am
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