A Piece Of My Heart - Valentine's Gifts For The Dark Hearted

Here are some Love - Day picks that break the heart shaped mold. I personally love Valentine's Day - the colors are heavy with reds, there is a lot of chocolate and lots of hearts!!! I am not a sickly sweet person so I wanted to create a gift guide for those in the same pirate ship as me. Enjoy!

Not every girl wants a teddy bear. If teddy bears just do not work for you or your partner in crime get them a plush bug instead. I have one, I love it!

Pass on flowers - chances are one (if not both) of you have allergies. Get this book on deadly plant material instead. Cool facts, illustrations and a neat cover round out a solid book that will make the gas station bouquet that you planned on picking up look crappy (not that it would be hard).

A box of chocolates for around $100 sounds pretty awesome. It is not pretty awesome if you have PMS and eat the whole box in one go. Plusssss $100 can buy a lot of tacos (or a few plush tacos), or cheap beer a plenty, a case of cookie butter, or bags of salty potato chips. I say go with tacos and a few yummy vegan chocolates on the side. Some of my fave chocolates lately are: Righteously Raw Caramel Mouthfuls, Auntie Dolores CBD Vegan Brownie Bites (if you have your Medical Marijuana card) and the old standby Justin's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups.

Adult toys - don't pretend you are not curious! I worked in an adult shop, I know everyone has curiosities. The Lovehoney Death By Orgasm Scorpion Bullet will take your curiosity to another level! It even comes housed in a coffin shaped box!

Perfume is another go to Valentine's gift. I have a few favorite scents and switch them up weekly. Among them is Tattooed Geek's Sweet Tooth. I mentioned my love for this company before and this is another stand out product. It is sweet like cotton candy dreams  but does not smell like sickly sweet candy barf. It leaves you smelling like a candy shop all day. When I feel in a  floral mood I reach for Herban Cowboy Perfume in Love. Matt bought this for me for my last birthday. I even have the lotion. It is floral but not stuffy and also very light and clean. Both picks are budget price - so you can still go out to dinner (or buy ingredients for your fave meal) after buying one or both!

Hearts And Love - On A Budget

It is almost Valentine's day, if you are like most people, your credit card bills from the holiday season are still stacked on the table. Money is tight but your love is in full force! What to do? Get crafty!

The first Valentine's Matt and I spent together I made him a blanket out of fleece and hand sewed on a tiny red fleece heart. I made him this with no sewing skills and it cost under $15. At the time he was living at home and one of his mom's cats got into his room and used his blankets as a litter box (naughty cat!). To think of him cold without blankets made me feel sad and want to make him something cozy! Gifts like these are thoughtful and do not cost a lot!

Here are some crafty links and resources to help get you in the mood for hearts!


Martha Stewart has tons of ideas! Most of them are even appropriate for the newbie crafter. I drink a lot of tea and think love tea is a cute idea. You can pair it up with a 'decorate your own mug' kit that comes from the craft store (costs around $2, comes with mug & markers) or buy a pretty thrifted vintage cup!


I think the idea of a edible Valentine that is not sugar related is so clever. These stickers from Twig & Thistle are so cute - they are also free to print out!


Look at these super cute lil hearts from Mochimochi Land! The pattern is free and looks like something I can even knit! *Note: it calls for felting, you can use a acrylic scratchy yarn for the same effect - or so I have been told in the past!


Now these vegan peanut butter bonbons sound interesting since the recipe calls for nutritional yeast! Make some and place them in a cute decorated box and you are good to go!


Have fun and happy Valentine's day!