Right now, Valentine's Day merchandise is on sale. You might be saying "So what? What do I need that stuff for?"
The hubby and I have an anniversary in March (15 years together, 10 of those married) so anything without Valentine's Day on it can be used for that special day (including, doing the happy dance, chocolate in those cute little heart boxes). But what if you didn't meet your SO in the spring time?
Then think about the other special occasions. Lets take wrapping paper as an example.
The plain red can be stored and then used for Christmas. Or if you've got international flare (or married to an Asian fella like hhhmmm… some bloggers you might know), red is good luck in most Asian countries. I saw one present wrapped in red with a gold bow and gold chopsticks that was simply too pretty to unwrap (tangent alert but those cute little Chinese food takeaway boxes make beautiful gift boxes).
Anything with plain pink is great for baby showers (combine with a blue bow if you're unsure of the sex).
White or any heart themed paper is wonderful for wedding showers and gifts.
Moving on to candy (bet you knew we'd get back to that). This year, in the candy aisle, we had those green M&M's for Valentine's Day (the new color of love or so they say). Some of my girlfriends are hoarding them for St. Patrick's Day. They plan to make green cupcakes (my Mom used to start our St. Patty's Day off with green milk) and use these M&M's to top them. Perfect for sending with the kiddies to school or for bringing to work.
Comments (1)
What great ideas! Hubby and I are neither creative nor romantic, so I would have never thought of these. I'm going to link to this post!
Posted by Katie Gregg | February 24, 2008 1:10 AM
Posted on February 24, 2008 01:10