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Gifts for that special person in your life.

Every year we wait until that last minute to run out and buy that special someone a gift for Valentine's Day. It's not all about buying chocolate, flowers, cards and teddy bears. It's about spending that special day with your partner. Showing them that you care about them. Having a romantic dinner for two. Reliving the past when you went out on your first date. Yes, those memories fade away over time if you don't relive them every so often. But we also like to make new memories that we can relive one day in the future again. Here you will find ideas on how to share that day. Also you will find customized products to mark that day by Zazzlers on Zazzle.com. You will find mugs, tshirts, ornaments, cards, iphone cases, magnets, ties, hats, bags and many more.

Want to pop that question, "Will You Marry Me?" Zazzle.com has neat little products to add to the occassion. They can be customized with his or her name too. So check out this lens and you will have ideas, advice and gift ideas for Valentine's Day.

The History of Valentine's Day and Candy

(this is why men are stuck giving candy to women)

The origins of Valentine's Day trace back to the 4th century BC with the ancient Roman celebration of Lupercalia. Held on February 15, Lupercalia honored the gods Lupercus and Faunus, as well as the legendary founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus.

In addition to a bountiful feast, Lupercalia festivities are purported to have included the pairing of young women and men. Men would draw women's names from a box, and each couple would be paired until next year's celebration. This is one theory for the lottery.The Roman emporer Claudius 11 banned marriage because young men wouldn't sign up for the army. He instituted this lottery so a man could have a partner for the year.

Who was St. Valentines? Not too many people knows this person. He is a real person.

It wasn't called "Valentine's Day" until a priest named Valentine came along. Valentine, a romantic at heart, disobeyed Emperor Claudius II's decree that soldiers remain bachelors.Claudius handed down this decree believing that soldiers would be distracted and unable to concentrate on fighting if they were married or engaged.

Valentine defied the emperor and secretly performed marriage ceremonies. As a result of his defiance, Valentine was put to death on February 14. After Valentine's death, he was named a saint. As Christianity spread through Rome, the priests moved Lupercalia from February 15 to February 14 and renamed it St. Valentine's Day to honor Saint Valentine.

Does it all make sense now? You are probably thinking, Wow! This is very interesting as many agree to know how this all started.
And you thought a group of women came up with this holiday to get back at us men.

How did Valentines Cards and the giving of Candy Start?

Believing that birds began to mate on February 14, people in the Middle Ages started the card tradition by sending love letters on that day.
In the 15th century, singing and spoken valentines were slowly replaced by written letters in Europe. The first written valentine is credited to Charles, the Duke of Orleans, who wrote love poems to his wife while he was in prison in 1415. By the beginning of the 16th century, valentines were almost always written.Early valentines were hand made on colored paper. Often they were tinted with water colors and inks. Other types of valentines found during this era were:

- Acrostic - the first line of the verses spelled out the recipient's name
- Cutout - the paper was folded and cut into a lace-like design using small, pointed scissors.
- Pinprick - using a pin or needle, tiny holes were punched in the paper to make it look like lace.
- Theorem or Poonah - a stencil was used to help paint on designs that stood for words. For example, the word foot would be replaced by a picture of a foot.
- Puzzle Purse - the paper was a folded puzzle with verses written in the folds. Each verse must be read in a specific order and the puzzle refolded correctly.
- Fraktur - the letters were written in a decorative style to imitate the illuminated manuscripts used in the Middle Ages.The

1800's saw valentines made by factory workers. Black and white pictures were painted by the workers in the early part of the century. By the end of the 1800s, the cards were made by machines. These cards were elaborately decorated with gold leaf, satin, lace and flowers.

In 1840, the first mass produced valentine's cards where made in America. Esther Howland, who sold $5,000 worth of the cards in her first year, created them.

Today, you will find Valentine's Day cards all over the world. With that said, You can find and customized Valentine's Day cards at Zazzle.com
There are many to chose from so stop in and start shopping for the love of your life. Oh yeah, don't forget that box of candy and some long stem red roses.

Hayy Valentine's Day to everyone.

Romantic Ideas for Valentine's Day

Red Roses /Flowers - roses or any other flower will do.
Candy - Who doesn't love candy.
Candle- Lit Dinner - Romantic dinner for two
Get Engaged - Christmas and Valentine's Day are the best days to do so.
Walk on the Beach - If you live near one.
Bubble Bath for 2 - turn on the music, light the candles and relax in the tub.

The Red Rose

The red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love. The color red stands for strong romantic feelings making the red rose the flower of love.

Hand Outs for Kids

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These cards are great for the kids to hand out to their classmates and friends in school.

Valentines Day Cards to hand out for Kids profilecard

Bee Mine Valentine's Day Card profilecard

Heart of Hearts School Valentines (Brn/Red) profilecard

Perfect Pear Hearts Kids Valentines Day Cards profilecard

Bee My Honey Cards to Hand Out for Kids profilecard

Cat and Dog Pals Cards to Hand Out for Kids profilecard

Ornaments

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Who said ornaments are for Christmas trees? How about a table top tree for Valentine's Day?
Hang these beautiful ornaments along with hearts and other things on your Valentine's tree.

Will You Marry Me? Marriage Proposal Engagement ornament

Just Engaged First Christmas Pink Heart Swirl ornament

Wedding Proposal Will You Marry Me? Engagement ornament

Diamond Ring Will You Marry Me Ornament ornament

Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, God Blessed Me ornament

Mousepads

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Want to swap your everyday mousepad for a Valentine's one then here they are.
Lots of people change lots of stuff for the holidays why not a mousepad by your computer.

Happy Valentine's Day Water Splash Hearts Mousepad mousepad

Happy Valentine's Day Hearts D7 Mousepad mousepad

BE MINE Valentines Day Mousepad mousepad

Magnets

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Stick these magnets in the kitchen, lockers, in the office and any place you can think of.

Romantic Valentine's Day Rose and Chocolates magnet

Red Valentine's Day Cupid and Hearts magnet

Mugs

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Wake up to the smell of coffee, tea or hot chocolate with one of these mugs. There's nothing like having a loved one serve your a drink in the morning for breakfast.

Will You Marry Me Mophing Mug Rose Petals mug

Cards

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Hate rushing to the store the night before Valentine's Day and having nothing to choose from? That's right, you get to the store and there's like 3 different style of cards to pick from and nobody really likes them. Well, you can buy them here with a nice selection below.

Valentine's Day Party Invitation - Greeting Card card

Valentines Day Red Rose Lady Tribal Tattoo card

Happy Valentine's Day Open Heart card card

Love Bunnies Be My Valentine Greeting Card card

Stamps

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Need Stamps to go along with your cards. There are here.

PERSONALIZE VALENTINE'S DAY / WEDDING stamp

Red Valentine's Day Cupid and Hearts Postage Stamp stamp

Valentine's Day Hugs and Kisses Postage Stamps stamp

Love Bunnies Be My Valentine Postage Stamps stamp

Invitations, Announcements, & Invites

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Many people like to throw a Valentine's Day party or host a dance. Below you will find invites that can be customized with your own information.

Bear and Balloons Valentine's Day Invitation invitation

Valentine's Day Dinner Dance - Business Style invitation

Valentine's Day Party Invitation invitation

311-Pink Glam Heart Valentines Day invitation

Ladybug :: Valentine's Day Party Invitation invitation

Golden Hearts Valentine's Day party invitation invitation

Red Roses Valentine's Day Party Invitation invitation

Valentine's Day Party Invitations invitation

Invitations, Announcements, & Invites - Continued

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VALENTINES DAY Dinner Party 5 x 7 invitation invitation

Red Damask Valentines Day Invitation invitation

Valentine's Martinis- the Valentinis! invitation

Valentine's Day Cocktail Party Invitations invitation

Ties

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Men, there's nothing like showing off your Valentine's spirit at the office. Many people will admire you for doing so.

Hearts & Tribal Pattern - White Neck-Tie tie

Cupid Valentine Gifts and Cupid Apparel tie

Two Red Hearts D1 Design - Men's Tie tie

Cupid Within a Heart (Add Your Text) tie

T-shirts

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Wear these shirts and tell people, "Yes, I celebrate Valentine's Day."

Baby's First Valentine's Day Hearts Outfit shirt

Labrador Retriever Valentine's Day Gifts shirt

Buttons

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Buttons are great for saying, "Happy Valentine's Day to everyone even though I don't know you".

Gift Tags

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Give a gift to a loved one by adding these gift tags to it.

Gift Cards

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Do you have a business? Use these cards as Gift Cards for your customers. Gift giver must prepaid the amount at the time of purchase and approved by the owner/worker.

Salon Gift Card Spa Valentine's Day Red Hearts profilecard

Salon Gift Card Spa Valentine's Day Heart Boot Pin profilecard

Salon Gift Card Spa Flower Floral Red Hearts Cream profilecard

Salon Gift Card Spa Flower Floral Red Hearts Silve profilecard

Salon Gift Card Spa Flower Floral Red Hearts profilecard

Salon Gift Card Spa Valentine's Day Heart Boot Pur profilecard

VALENTINE Fashion Gift Card Shoe Zebra Red profilecard

Bakery Gift Card Chocolate Hearts Blue profilecard

Bakery Gift Card Chocolate Hearts Pink profilecard

Bakery Gift Card Chocolate Hearts Purple profilecard

Valentine's Day Humor

Well everyone needs to laugh at sometime in their lives, why not at Valentines. We love jokes and humor that goes along with this special day. Warning: Some people might get mad, but it's humor, laugh people!

St. Valentine's Day.org: Read this most hilarious and exhaustive collection of Valentine's Day Humor for a hearty laugh. You may also shares these Valentine's Day Jokes with your beloved and watch him or her roll with laughter!
Funny Valentine's Day Jokes: Will and Guy's Collection of Valentine's Day Jokes and Funny Stories
Valentine's Joke for Kids: Every season needs a good joke. Here are Valentine's jokes for kids collected from around the web, all G-Rated. Jokes are more than just fun for kids.

More Humor

My One And Only
Roger, who was 19 years old, was buying an expensive bracelet, to surprise his girlfriend on Valentine's Day, at a very smart jeweller's shop in Hatton Garden, London.

The jeweller inquired, 'Would you like your girlfriend's name engraved on it?'

Roger thought for a moment, grinned, then answered, 'No, instead engrave "To my one and only love".'
The jeweller smiled and said, 'Yes, sir; how very romantic of you.'

Roger retorted with a glint in his eye, 'Not exactly romantic, but very practical. This way, if we break up, I can use it again.'

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A Thoughtful Valentine's Day Gift
Jim asked his friend, Tony, whether he had bought his wife anything for Valentine's Day.

'Yes,' came the answer from Tony who was a bit of a chauvinist, 'I've bought her a belt and a bag.'

'That was very kind of you,' Jim added, 'I hope she appreciated the thought.'

Tony smiled as he replied, 'So do I, and hopefully the vacuum cleaner will work better now
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Having a Valentine's Day Party?

Here is some ideas and help with getting that party going.

Send those invitations out a few weeks before the party
Start looking for or creating Valentine's Day decorations
Such as red balloons, red sation sheets, red garland, add cut outs of hearts on the walls.
Buy enough plastic plates, cups, forks, spoons, etc. if you don't want to wash the dishes afterwards.
Music. Gather romantic mood music.
Food and drinks for the guests.

Valentine's Day Desserts

Looking for a Valentine's Day dessert to share with family, friends or co-workers. Below I put together a list of sites that share ideas and recipes for you to make. Who said Valentine's Day is just about flowers,presents, candy and dinner. It's about LOVE. Love for desserts. I know what you are thinking, it's about love between two people. But hey, we need desserts too.