About Today: DIY Valentine's Gifts 2/3/11

From Jen Hubley, your About Today Editor Valentine's Day is in about half an hour, and I still have no idea what to get for my sweetie. (Which reminds me: Sweetie, you're not allowed to read this for the next two weeks.)

Paint a Valentine's Day Card (With a Secret Message)  I like the idea of homemade gifts for Valentine's Day, mostly because all the non-homemade gifts are that unique combination of expensive and impersonal that seems to almost cancel itself out. Make Valentine's Day Cards With Rubber Stamps Printable Cards for Valentine's Day See More About:  painting cards  valentine's day

Valentine's Day Photography Ideas  Whatever else we do, we definitely should take some kind of coupley picture. Mostly because every couple needs at least one picture in which neither person is making a face or making rabbit ears behind each other's head. And we don't have any yet. Location Ideas for Valentine's Day Photography Prop Ideas for Valentine's Day Photography See More About:  photography props  photography props and backgrounds  valentine's day photography

Homemade Valentine's Day Gift Ideas  The soap surprises are probably my favorite homemade gifts on this list. Gift Ideas: Rubber Stamp Jewelry Decorate a Valentine's Day Candle See More About:  gifts to make  saint valentine's day

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