Be my EcoValentine (upcycled valentine gifts)

Show your love for our planet with upcycled mementos on Valentine’s Day.

Forgo the shopping aisles littered with single-use red and pink paraphernalia this time of year and save our planet one Valentine at a time with hand-crafted items. Mass-produced disposable keepsakes will eventually find their way to a land fill near you, but items lovingly crafted by human hands stand the test of time by clinging to your heart with delicious memories.

Here are a Cupid’s quiver full of Valentine’s-themed projects perfect for children and adults alike to take on which all embrace an upcycling approach to creativity.

Repurpose last years chocolate box into ValenTIME.


Wood u b my Valentine? Organic gift tags.


Glue flower seeds with a mix of flour and water onto heavy paper for the Valentine version of seed tape.

Create a vase with an upcycled cookie cutter and test tube for your fav valentine.

Valen-tea: a whole new meaning to teetotaling.

seeds + ♥= Sweet Treats

tins + tines = Upcycled Love

bottle + ♥ = Swank Bank


newsprint + scissors = Newsworthy Roses


scrabble + magnet = Tile Smile

poultry netting + stones = Hot Wired

me + u = Pillow Talk  

lolly’s +  = Handlebar Heaven

 

 

  

 
Mmmmmmy Kinda Valentine: marshmellow heaven.

 

One Comment to “Be my EcoValentine (upcycled valentine gifts)”

1. Isabel @alphamom says:

   January 17, 2013 at 10:40 am

   1) thank you for featuring the plastic bag recycled hearts.
   2) the “pencil it in” is originally from Alphamom.com. You should be linking there, not to a linker for real credit and for the actual printable: http://alphamom.com/family-fun/holidays/valentines-day-cards-from-cupid/

   Thanks, Isabel