Love token

I have a notebook full of valentines and other things one person saved back when you had to write and make your own. They are so beautiful and so sincere. This one is dated 1846. This one is dated February 14, 1847. The beautiful pink rose is an original watercolor. This one isn't dated and is signed My Valentine. The area around the butterfly has been cut out in a continuous loop as you will see in the next photo. I am holding the butterfly up in the air so you can see the surprise in the…

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Victorian Love Tokens, also known as origami puzzle purses, hold a special place in the world of romantic gestures. These intricately folded paper purses unfold to reveal a secret message, and were originally exchanged by lovers during the 19th century as a symbol of affection and devotion. They also make charming invi

Hand cut, hand woven tokens of love are one of my favorite things to make. I could sit for hours sifting through my box of papers, choosing just the right piece of aged parchment paper to pair with a watercolor stained scrap. Actually, I have sat for hours doing just that very thing! One of my most recent ones is shown above in an antique red velvet frame. For the cuff, I used a piece of vintage gold foil paper salvaged from a 1930s envelope. You may see the 2012 Love Token Collection here…

I have two things to share with you today ~ First of all, I have updated my website with puzzle purse valentines and love token paperweights. This is the first time I've made the paperweights, though I've had them in my workroom ready to use for months. Just click the link HERE to go to the Valentines page to see what's available. I've already had some sales this morning. I enjoy making the puzzle purses and other paper tokens of love each year, although this year's offerings caught me by…

Today, as the art of handwritten notes gradually fades, one common way to court someone is to slide into his or her DMs.

An intricate and exquisite illustrated love token, probably American and possibly by a late-18th-century New England artist. The token is executed on a singl

Jewelia Howard - artist✨ on Instagram: "for valentines day i drew up these cute lil victorian love tokens (link to buy the file in my gumroad store in my bio) and they took a bit of getting my head around so i made a video to show yall how to fold them!!! so stoked with how they turned out💖 . . . #printables #valentines #valentineday #lovetoken #valentinelovetoken #nzart #nzartist #nzartists #gumroad"

This illustrated 18th century love letter was originally folded into a small interlocking square called a “puzzle purse”. (You’ll be relieved to know that we used a facsimile version to make the ...

My Great-Great-Great Grandmother left dozens of these love tokens made from cut and woven paper. She used every scrap for practice - wrappin...