I came across this flickr set of postage stamps from David McFarline, and I really enjoyed the designs. Some of my favs are below, but there is much to appreciate about all of them. They have been collected from various places: Bulgaria, Finland, and Brazil, just to name a few.

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As promised, here is the second Valentine’s Day postcard in the series. Just download the PDF using the link below and simply cut and send.
The “Classic Heart” design is a simple heart encircled in a sweet message of surrender.
Classic Heart Postcard from evie s. – PDF Download
Size: 38 kb
The next card, “Love in Lights” [...]

Cuteness
I came across these Valentine’s Day Mice softies made with love by Soto Softies. Totally appropriate for the sweet holiday, I think. Something about Valentine’s Day makes me really appreciate cuteness.
Creativity
I’m also inspired by the creativity in this Chain of Hearts pop up card creation by Tracy Chong. You can purchase works made by her [...]

Inspired by the season of love, I will be releasing a series of lovely postcards that you can download and print out on an 8.5 x 11 piece of heavy weight card stock. Just download the PDF using the link below and simply cut and send. What better way to send your sweetie a quick [...]

The only thing better than a handwritten letter to your valentine this year would be…a rosewood scented handwritten letter. Red Envelope is offering scented stationary that comes beautifully packaged and with a colorful floral design.
Born of a collaboration between two friends—one a perfumer and the other a stationery designer—these blank notecards and coordinating envelopes are [...]

Love the metal and clay jewelry creations from Dutch artist Hester Zagt. The pieces are delicate and soft looking, with details that are intricate without being overdone. The jewelery is inspired by dutch traditional costumes, so it makes sense that it reminded me of a simple, more traditional era. I believe you can contact her [...]

Good photography is easy to come by, but occasionally I’ll come across a set of work that is particularly striking to me. These photographs of South African botanicals from photographer Clinton Friedman are, using his own words, electric and bold. It’s rare to find stunning photos like this that aren’t digitally manipulated, but that is [...]

Apart from being just a novelty, these Instant Blossoms grow into quite a respectable little bouquet of flowers. From designer Ki-Seung Lee, this simple but elegantly complex creation was designed to simulate a real flower vase.
Creating multi-dimensional space out of a flat compact package, simply by opening the package and spraying water onto the hydroponic [...]

Check out FontShop’s free font from their Best of ‘07 list, called Anziano™.
Stefan Hattenbach’s Anziano™ deserves a spot on the Best of ’07 list as one of the few new designs that hearkens back to classic book typography. Thanks to our friends at Fountain, you can try the Small Caps for free, and when you [...]

After the Christmas glitter and baubles were cleared out of every retail store across the country, a new set of decorations took it’s place…for Valentine’s Day! It’s incredible how early we get prepped for each big day on the calendar. I admit that I’ve been struck already with an arrow from cupid, and I’m feeling [...]