If you’re like me, and I think you are, the traditional Valentine’s Day gift of pesticide laden roses from South America just isn’t your thing.
And those heart shaped boxes of chocolate? More pesticides, and lots of questionable ingredients. Chocolate is wonderful, but make sure it’s organic and fair-trade, k?
But that isn’t to say that a day to honor your loved one should be thrown out the door. With a little creativity, and help from a some great bloggers out there, you can say, “I love you” naturally and simply.
I just love this post from Mother of a Hubbard. It has lots of great ideas for valentine gifts that use seeds, like the amazing box of seeds in the photo above.
Personally, I appreciate small gifts that help me to de-stress. Like beeswax candles, and relaxing bath products.
Who wouldn’t love some homemade bath salts with essential oils? Not only are they a stress reliever, they are a simple, no-stress gift to make. You probably have the ingredients in your cupboard right now.
These soothing lotion bars are another way to pamper your loved one.
This Valentine’s Day Salad from Oh, the Things We’ll Make is just about one of the most awesome food ideas for Valentine’s Day I’ve seen. The flowers are made from bacon, and the the hearts are strawberries. Simply beautiful!
This Strawberry Banana Gummy Candy from Common Sense Homesteading is a simple way to add the health benefits of gelatin to your diet. Gotta’ end your meal with a sweet with your sweet, right?
And in a pinch, there’s always the silly Love Poem Generator. Here’s the poem it created for Mike; he’s gonna’ love it, I just know it!
My yearning heart rises to your guitar voice and leaps like a fish at the whisper of your name, Mike.
The evening ascends in on a great cardinal wing.
I am calmed by your flannel shirt that I carry into the twilight of television beams and hold next to my arm.
I am filled with hope that I may dry your tears of elderberry wine.
As my face falls from my jeans, it reminds me of your quilt.
In the hushed, I listen for the last lullaby of the spring.
My heated chest leaps to my boots. I wait in the crystal moonlight for your secret truck so that we may walking as one, chest to chest, in search of the glorious green and spiritual forest of love.
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Marla says
What a beautiful poem and I love all your ideas! I have to agree with you about the Valentines gifts – no pesticides in my house and I love the idea of the nuts and seeds instead of candy. The bacon roses are amazing too. The Strawberry Banana Gummy Candy sounds like a wonderful alternative to satisfy your sweethearts sweet tooth. Visiting for Wildcrafting Wednesdays. Twitted & pinned.