Friday, February 12, 2010

Sweetheart Story and Vintage Valentines

In honor of Valentine's Day, Joan at Anything Goes Here is putting on a Vintage Valentine Card Party. I'm going to share a few I have around here.
This one actually looks double exposed in person. Apparently they had printing problems back then too.These two were found in my grandmother's things years ago. They are both signed and dated on the back. One is 1922 and the other 1925. They are in frames and displayed on our piano.I received the sweetest Valentine's gift from my dear husband a few days early this year. It was a wonderful, simple gift from the heart. A letter written to our local newspaper, sharing a little about our lives, and they chose to publish it.I'm still on Cloud 9. Who can ask for a better gift than to be appreciated by the ones you love?

Feel free to copy these images to use for your Valentines Day crafts, and have a wonderful Valentine's Day.
Blessings,
Marcia
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13
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46 comments:

  1. TracyFebruary 13, 2010 at 12:51 PM

    How sweet of your DH to write about your life together and what an honor to be published by the newspaper! I'm sure there will be many wives who are green with envy over that one. ;)

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  2. MichelleFebruary 13, 2010 at 1:13 PM

    Thanks for sharing these Marcia. I love vintage Valentines. They are simple and lovely. I may have to borrow one of your images tomorrow for my blog.

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  3. LLJFebruary 13, 2010 at 1:14 PM

    that is a wonderful gift!
    Pretty valentines too : )
    Leanne

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  4. Julie HarwardFebruary 13, 2010 at 1:44 PM

    Sweet images every one! I love old cards, i have my parents love letters and treasure them. How sweet for your hubbie to do that...that is just awesome! You have a great Valentines day and come say hi when you can :D

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  5. anythinggoeshereFebruary 13, 2010 at 1:54 PM

    What a wonderful gift from your husband.

    Thanks for sharing your valentines with us.

    And thank you for taking the time to participate in the party. xo Joan

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  6. ChristineFebruary 13, 2010 at 3:02 PM

    Your Valentine's weekend is certainly off to a lovely start! How romantic! I love that the vintage Valentine cards were your grandmother's!
    Blessings,
    Christine

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  7. Cindy (Applestone Cottage)February 13, 2010 at 3:11 PM

    Wow,Marsha!
    That is a really neat gift from Hubby, he must love you so much! I love those vintage cards too, they are so much neater than the ones made today. Happy Valentines Day, Cindy

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  8. SandyFebruary 13, 2010 at 3:44 PM

    Cupid in the mirror is wonderful...
    nice collection.

    http://thewondersofdoing.blogspot.com/

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  9. ShirleyFebruary 13, 2010 at 4:41 PM

    Awww.. that is really sweet! Happy Valentine's Day!!!

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  10. AndreaFebruary 13, 2010 at 4:48 PM

    Blessings, andrea

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  11. PostcardyFebruary 13, 2010 at 4:50 PM

    It's nice you have some of your grandmother's cards. The hostess is really cute.

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  12. SueFebruary 13, 2010 at 4:53 PM

    Hi Marcia, I'm finally getting a break to visit everyone I've missed over the past month or so. Things have been a bit chaotic on this end! I love all of your vintage valentines. How neat to have some that belonged to your grandmother. I will have to go back into your past posts to see what else you've been up to. I hope to have more time to visit again soon. Enjoy Valentine's Day with your schweetie!
    :-) Sue

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  13. NanFebruary 13, 2010 at 10:07 PM

    Happy Valentine's Day and I enjoyed the post on the IRS and having to prove you really did have that many kids. Come visit me in Retired in Alaska.

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  14. UnknownFebruary 13, 2010 at 11:46 PM

    Marcia,
    Thanks for sharing these great cards! I just love the first one! Happy Valentines Day!

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  15. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2010 at 2:01 AM

    what darling little valentine cards :)

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  16. MiraFebruary 14, 2010 at 2:30 AM

    So sweet of your husband!

    Loveley valentine cards!

    I Wish you a happy valentins day.

    Hugs from Mira in Norway.

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  17. Cathrines Kreative HjørneFebruary 14, 2010 at 2:36 AM

    Dear Marcia,
    How wonderful Valentine cards, and what a great husband you have! My husband has his birthday on 14th of February, so we are going out for a treat this afternoon!

    Have a lovley Valentine!

    Hugs,
    Cathrine :-)

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  18. UnknownFebruary 14, 2010 at 4:41 AM

    What a fabulous Valentine's gift from your hubby! Great pictures, too. Thanks for sharing.

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  19. LauraFebruary 14, 2010 at 5:06 AM

    What a wonderful gift from your husband.
    You are right-
    who can ask for a better gift than to be loved and appreciated by family.

    I enjoyed visiting,

    Laura

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  20. Tammy@T's Daily TreasuresFebruary 14, 2010 at 7:39 AM

    What a wonderful gift from your husband! Your vintage valentines are true treasures. They sure don't make them like that anymore. So sweet! On another note, guess who is in Kuwait giving motivational speeches? Nick Vujicic. Our 11th and 12th graders got to go see him today at one of the colleges. Wish I had known -- I would have gone along with them, but apparently it was all planned very last minute. Wishing you a day filled with love and friendship. Blessings, Tammy

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  21. JudiFebruary 14, 2010 at 8:35 AM

    Very nice you have Valentine's that belonged to your Grandma ~ and even nicer is that Hubby of yours ~ I'd be on Cloud 9 too! Beautiful cards! Happy Valentine's Day! Judi

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  22. BettyFebruary 14, 2010 at 9:47 AM

    What a wonderful gift from your hubby! That is something you can cherish forever!!
    ♥Happy Valentine's Day♥

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  23. Short and SweetFebruary 14, 2010 at 11:44 AM

    Your cards are adorable and your husband is very thoughtful.

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  24. SylviaFebruary 14, 2010 at 12:34 PM

    What a beautifu collection you have and thank you so much for letting us use your images.

    Happy Valentines Day,
    Sylvia

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  25. UnknownFebruary 14, 2010 at 1:44 PM

    Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful Valentine collection. The first is so special for me because my husband has been a flight attendant for over 30 years! Your blog is just lovely. I especially enjoyed the dollhouse post. All good things to you this Valentine's Day! Elizabeth

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  26. outdoor.momFebruary 14, 2010 at 3:16 PM

    Amen!! Great verse and awesome valentines :-) Happy Valentines Day Marcia!

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  27. Susan BFebruary 14, 2010 at 3:48 PM

    Very pretty Valentines! What a sweet gift from your husband too. Have a lovely Valentine's Day!

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  28. unexpected NecessitiesFebruary 14, 2010 at 6:18 PM

    Thanks for sharing these great valentines! I love them all!

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  29. Tammy@T's Daily TreasuresFebruary 14, 2010 at 11:40 PM

    Now that I am thoroughly confused, I am guessing your birthday is in August??? :) Happy half birthday to you! Most of the recipes of days gone by call for so much shortening -- which I never use. I actually didn't use any recipe from the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook -- found my sugar cookie icing recipe in a little Winnie the Pooh cookbook I have. First time I made an icing that hardened nicely and therefore could be transportable. Hope you are having a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by. Blessings, Tammy

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  30. People Who Know Me Would Say:February 15, 2010 at 4:54 AM

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful post, Marcia. Thanks for sharing the vintage Valentines too. I love me some vintage.

    I wish that you had not made the font on the bible verse smaller. I wish you would go into edit and make it either normal size or larger than the rest. For people like you and me. And whomever may not have been exposed to the word before. (There is always someone new to it._ xo

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  31. Cheryl ~ ZanyMaydFebruary 15, 2010 at 10:41 AM

    What a wonderful Story ~ I bet the article will be Treasured forever...

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  32. BeverlyFebruary 15, 2010 at 12:08 PM

    Oh, what a sweet Valentines gift. Won't you share what he wrote with us...since it is already published. Cute Valentines. I have some somewhere from my 5th or 6th grade exchange. What a treasure to have 2 of your grandmothers from the 1920's.
    Love your new banner with your kids.

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  33. MelanieFebruary 15, 2010 at 1:27 PM

    What a thoughtful husband you have!
    Your valentines are beautifully displayed, and the frames are perfect for them. :)
    Thank you for your comment, and following my blog.
    Have a great day.

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  34. UnknownFebruary 15, 2010 at 2:29 PM

    Those are gorgeous pictures. How fun about the little letter your hubby wrote. That is so thoughtful. I think it is wonderful that you have those valentine cards that was your grandmothers.

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  35. CherylFebruary 15, 2010 at 3:45 PM

    Marcia,

    I KNEW I'd visited you before! I remember seeing the photo of all your BEAUTIFUL children!!! I see your oldest son and often imagine Daniel at 20...a MAN! = )

    I've got to sit with a cup of tea and spend some time here! = ) Love your collections of lovely things!

    Cheryl

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  36. aliceFebruary 15, 2010 at 6:38 PM

    What a swell Honey! I love the story and the cards. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.
    smiles, alice

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  37. Cindy at her Country HomeFebruary 16, 2010 at 12:14 AM

    Hello Marcia, thanks for you lovely comment on my blog for my Valentine present. What a lovely cards you present in this post, I fell now in love! And when I scroll down on your blog I saw the beautiful hearts, I can only say WOW! Thank you for sharing and wish you a very nice day! Winter and heart greetings from Cindy - Snowy Holland

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  38. CindyFebruary 16, 2010 at 4:30 AM

    Very sweet! I enjoyed the old fashioned valentines too.

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  39. ReanaclaireFebruary 16, 2010 at 5:56 AM

    hi..greetings to u..such lovely valentine's gifts u received from your loved ones...

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  40. HeidiFebruary 16, 2010 at 8:22 AM

    Hope you had a very loving Valentine's Day Marcia! I just mentioned to another blogger how I love these vintage cards. I wish they made beautiful cards like this nowadays. How exciting that an article about your family is going to be published in the paper.

    Hugs from Holland ~
    Heidi

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  41. SandyFebruary 16, 2010 at 9:15 AM

    How precious for your sweet one to share his appreciation and love of you with the world! I would say you truly are blessed!

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  42. MaureenieFebruary 16, 2010 at 9:39 AM

    Hello Marcia!
    Thank-you for visiting my blog! I had to come see yours, My you have a lovely blog, beautiful children and A wonderful husband! That was so sweet of him to write about yur life for the newspaper!

    I love the vintage Valentine cards, I have some too from my husbands mother, I am going to have to hunt for them now! I like how you framed them, I may have to copy that idea!

    I would like to make another quilt soon, but my little girls take up a lot of my time...well that is my excuse anyway, I really should just go for it and get another quilt going. The quilt ,you saw on my blog, is a queen size. I don't think I will make another one that big again, I think I'll stay with the full size. Easier to handle.
    I Hope you will check out my blog again. I am new at this "Blogging".
    Have a blessed week!
    Rhonda

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  43. PaulaFebruary 16, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    Oh goody! I love seeing all your vintage Valentine's Cards, Marcia- I was hoping you had more!
    What a sweet thing for your Hubby to do... it sounds like he's a keeper!

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  44. Manuela@A Cultivated NestFebruary 16, 2010 at 3:03 PM

    That was a sweet and creative present from your DH! How wonderful that the newspaper published it!!

    I love the images on old cards. They're so charming and innocent!

    Manuela

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  45. LucyFebruary 16, 2010 at 3:16 PM

    Beautiful vintage pieces and so precious because they were from your grandmother!

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  46. beachvintage.comFebruary 16, 2010 at 6:07 PM

    I love vintage valentines cards. Hope you had a great day.

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Thanks so much for stopping by :)
Blessings,
Marcia

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