I’m not really one for Valentines day.

Don’t get me wrong, I love romance……what I don’t like is society dictating to me when I should be romantic…….hello?
THE best kind of romance is when it’s spontaneous.

Right?

SO as I was saying, my defiance for Valentines day started as I was growing up as a plain overweight teenager {ok and well into my late 20′s}. The only Valentines I ever received were cards from either cruel peers as a joke or my mum or sister in sympathy.
G.R.E.A.T
Worked wonders for my self esteem {hmm.. thinking now that they should be paying for all my therapy?}

And my beloved Lindsay, bless his soul, would find it hard to be romantic even if cupid shot him with his arrow, threw him into into a sea of red roses and champagne, raining with with chocolates and diamonds.
Lindsay {being the realist he is} would just end up sneezing, drunk, on a sugar high and rich???!!!

But to be fair nice, he has bought me the odd flower and stuffed bear {in the early days} until we both admitted that we really do think its all commercial bullsh**
HOWEVER
I did come across a little Valentine’s day fun ………….and is actually the whole point of my post

{really Justine? how you like to digress}

During one of my many hours of Etsy surfing  ~ as you may have read here that I’m a little addicted to Esty.

{if you are an Etsy virgin I apologise to you now and take no responsibility for you impending addiction}

girl in gear studio has these eco friendly gorgeous Plantable Valentine Cards, which is both a sweet note and a wildflower bouquet!!!

The vellum greeting can be removed and saved, while the backing may be planted as a lasting reminder of your affection.

How ingenious is that!!!! You could present it in a little pot and plant it together in the moonlight with champagne……oh crap here I go again. Yeh yeh I know hopeless….It’s just so very sweet!!

For those of you that either have MANY hearts to break, lots of love to give, or have children just around the right age she also does mini-valentines which are both a sweet note and a mini flower bouquet.

Perfect for friends, and classmates, these little Valentines are an affordable, eco-consious way to spread the love on February 14th. {to be honest if I were still single and I had a few single girlfriends I would buy these for them and have a little party…. with champagne of course}

So, even in my disapproval for this commercial {and heartbreaking for some fragile single souls} silly Valentine’s day……..I found something on my beloved Etsy that has warmed this heart enough to give a little Valentines love on a day that I choose this year……now, where did I put my calendar and dartboard???

{all images from girl in gear studio}