A very vintage valentine

Hello!

So nice of you to visit!

Posted on Pinterest by Tommer G

I thought I would share some great vintage Valentines with you today.

Posted on Pinterest by Chelsea Saint-Dreher

I have chosen ones that will be easy for you to print, cut out, and give to someone as a surprise! 

Posted on Pinterest by vintageholidays 

Here is one to give to your dog groomer.

Unknown vintage

One for your UPS or FedEx driver-

Posted on Pinterest by Kate Miles

Or your bus driver-

Unknown vintage

If you want, you can mount the vintage Valentine to a single sheet of cardstock, or even construction paper.

For a bit more fancy presentation, get out your glitter glue (the best I have found is Ranger’s Stickles glitter glue).

Unknown vintage, marked 1907

Gather your metallic pens, bits of ribbon and random buttons - they can all really dress up your Valentine with no cost and very little time. 

For your mail-person:

Uploaded to Pinterest by Judy Turlay

This one could be for your mail person, or anyone really.

Pinterest, posted by Happiness-Angee at Postcrossing, flickr 

For a group of people, you can make several Valentines with a similar theme, like these-

Posted on Pinterest by valart2008

Posted on Pinterest by lovdolls 

Pinterest by Sienna42

Unknown vintage

Next I have some vintage Valentines that would be perfect for different service people that help you.

Why not give one and make someone’s day better!

Uploaded to Pinterest by Jana Hallford

Posted on Pinterest by the State Historical Society of North Dakota

Vintage Valentine from the 1940’s

Posted on Pinterest by Zazzle

Posted by Zazzle

Well, that should get you started!

I have some Valentines to go put together now...

‘Til next time,

inkspired

Secret Society of Happy People

Happy

Donna, a young elephant at the Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable, England,
is playing football with her keeper.
photo cred: Steve Parsons, 1/2012

Today's blog is all about HAPPY!!

I found the coolest thing online, while browsing for something else -
That's what 
serendipity
is!

A HAPPY vintage song sheet cover, c. 1917
courtesy of Indiana Music Libraries, address to the right of this blog

I discovered 
www.sohp.com

That stands for 
The (Secret) Society of Happy People!

What a wonderful name!

A HAPPY Jester paper cutting pattern
from out of print Backstreet Designs


Hmmmm... a secret society of Happy People?
Yep!

Pamela Gail started this back in 1997,
to focus on the HAPPY moments,
instead of
the SAD, TRAUMATIC moments.
Great idea!!

(Something that makes people happy - chocolate!)


Today is the start of an entire week of

Hunt for Happiness Week
January 20 - 27, 2013

The focus is on finding moments of happiness every day.

Here's one of mine!

The Flamingo Barbie

You know I had to get in a Barbie somewhere, right?!
AND you know Flamingos are just so cool,
and fun
and make me happy!!

a wonderful paper doll duo by Lonnie M. Bullington
LJ Studios, 2011
found on pinterest

On the SOHP website, there are several activities that you can use to find your daily
happiness.

There is a great Word Search for

Thirty-one Types of Happiness
and

there are 'I-Spy' coupons to print out and give -
(to hand to  people that you see doing 'happy' things) 
and

Happiness Challenges
with ideas for finding happiness moments every day.

She gives ideas for even kids to join in with a 

365 Happiest Moments Journal.

Moroccan 12 year old,
credit: www.nationalgeographic.cm

So why not check out these Secretive
Happy People (!)
and celebrate 
the HUNT FOR HAPPINESS WEEK!!

Who knows? We might even join a global revolution?

Happy Nigerian children!
www.ngonewsafrica.org

Well, I'm off to start my Happiness Journal,

and make a new Pinterest Board of Happy Things,
(you can find me as K. Kloberdans there)

and make an etsy Treasury of
What makes me Happy!!

(You can find me through
www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com
or
www.inkspired.etsy.com)

"Butterflies"
original Collage Art Doll by inkspired
made from all recycled junk mail!
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