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Return to Sender With Recycled Cards

Research from Hallmark shows that Valentine's Day is the second most popular holiday for greeting cards, with as many as 180 million cards sent each year, and that's not counting children's valentines. Encourage kids to make their own cards with papers and materials from locally owned Wet Paint.

Adults who want to skip the heart shaped boxes and pink foil can send a love note on handmade cards created through a letterpress workshop at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts on the 13th.

These cards from Urban Bird Designs (sold at Mississippi Market) are made with images from books found at estate sales. Created using wind energy and printed on 100% recycled paper, they employ cute puns such as "deer to me" (pictured, right) and are blank inside--perfect for a gift certificate. Give your deers a four-class yoga card to Mind Body Solutions, body products by Garden of Eden, or a dance lesson at Arthur Murray.