Craft Your Valentine's Day Around Compassion

I admit it. Though I would never do it now, I am nostalgic for the days when my friends and I would pass around those cute, little store-bought Valentine's Day cards complete with conversation hearts.

But now, with wasteful virgin-forest sourced paper card days behind me and a personal boycott on all things corn syrup-derived, I have to appreciate any un-commercial spin on Valentine's Day—a holiday I actually happen to like.

That's why I'm loving [url='http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/etsy_draft.php?dcitc=prev_post']Etsy

Their aim is to collect 18,000 hand-crafted greeting cards—one for each person that Citymeals services. And as you can imagine, they need as many entries as possible to help hit their goal.

If you'd like contribute a heart-felt greeting, be sure to craft yours with eco-consciousness by making new cards with old cards and using eco-friendly materials like paper scraps, post-consumer recycled paper, non-toxic glue and markers and other reusable odds and ends that you already have lying around the house.

The goal should be about not having to purchase anything to create a meaningful memory for someone.

Giving a loved one a green greeting card on Valentine's Day is thoughtful. Sending one to a complete stranger on the other hand, is just plain compassionate. ::Etsy