At work we exchanged Valentines, grade school style with a handmade Valentine box and everything. I made a simplified version of my vintage stamp Valentine and I got a lot of great ones, too. One of my favorites was this tiny matchbox Valentine from Laura. It’s hard to see in the pictures, but it’s a plain matchbox covered with map paper–in my case, a map of Japan!
Inside, there was a tiny piece of chocolate and a vintage stamp tied up with pink twine.Β
Once I untied the twine, I saw that the stamp was actually two stamps sewn together to make a little card. There was a kind message inside.
I love that Laura used non-traditional Valentine colors and created something really special. I love working with such creative people!
P.S. Laura has a blog! And she wrote up a little tutorial about her Matchbox ValentinesΒ in case you want to make your own…for next year or another occasion! π
wow, you do work with some wildly creative folks! I love this tiny valentine and how she created a card from stamps!
That tiny card was my favorite part! π
Wow so awesome
What a cute little idea – I’ve been thinking about making small parcels out of match boxes for a while, but the stamp card was new. Love it!