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Everyone she/he knows sends the same vintage cards? I think displaying your Valentines is adorable when you're a little kid. But clotheslines full of cute aren't my style.

It is a shame all Valentine's cards don't have the aesthetic appeal of the vintage-era greetings. Clothesline of cute are certainly my style, so I guess I balance out Palmetto's negative sentiment.

Don't get me wrong--the vintage ones are delightful, but I'd frame them, rather than stick them up on clothespins. But the contemporary ones aren't going to be nearly as nice--what if you get the porn-y ones?

Haha, I need to know some of your friends if they're sending porn-y ones. Framing is a great idea though, agreed.

I display them in a paper plate pocket. I get 2 paper plates, and I cut one of them in half. Then I get to use tempera paints, maybe some glitter, and glue on short pieces of acrylic yarn to both plates. I wait for them to dry. Then my teacher helps me staple the half plate to the whole plate. Then my teacher helps me with the hole-puncher - punches a hole at the top of the whole plate and strings a longer piece of acrylic yarn about eighteen or twelveteen inches long, so I can hang it from my desk and collect valemtine from all the kids in my class.

Happy Valentimes!

I love the vintage ones. Several years ago I was at my grandparents' house around Valentine's Day. There were two Valentines on display, both of which looked to be circa 1960s. My grandma said that they had saved these for years and each year gave them to each other (all over again) on Valentine's Day. I thought it was sort of funny and excessively thrifty. My grandma said why should we buy new ones every year when these are so nice? She was right.