Are you one of those people who are like, 'Valentine's Day? American-Corporate-Hallmark-Holiday! Bah Heart-bug!'? Yes, it's hard to see the fun side of this tradition, when often it seems like just another link in the chain of back-to-back holiday background noise.
But there is a way to say 'You're, like, so special and that!' without buying a 'Whatever it says, I think the same thing' newsagency card, or gorging on individually-wrapped chocolates, or displaying limp Woolworths flowers for a week.
Inspired by my friend Tim's guide to enviro-friendly earth-and-partner-loving Valentines day tips (on his new blog!), here are a few ideas I've seen floating around the blogosphere, to brighten your lover/best friend/special-someone's Valentine's (or indeed any) Day.
1. E-cards are enviro-friendly... These ones from Paperless Post look very nice (via OCD4life)
2. I hear you - cards schmards. What about little notes like these?
3. No need to splurge on a fancy hotel suite, build a fort!
4. Forget flowers, say it with hand-stitched foliage.
5. And it you do buy a gift, how about wrapping it in something reusable, like fabric (or a teatowel?). See this rad video for Japanese gift wrapping techniques using fabric.
Image: 'Love' print by Helen Dardik
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