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Customize
Your Valen ne
Spare your swee e the heart-shaped box and try
one of these ni y ways to express your a ec on.
by Ellen Lupton | Photo by Maren Caruso
HO T TIN BOXES
Those curiously strong
metal boxes are too cool
to toss. Festoon a few
with your o wn imagery
by prin ng graphics on
s cker paper, then tuck
roman c notes inside.
SLAP ON A NE W SLOGAN
It’s always fun to spoof familiar brands. Buy some classics
and measure the wrapper or box. Re-create the logo with
your favorite graphics so ware and print on s cker paper.
Turn M&M’s into “Me&U’s”; convert Almond Joy into “All My
Joy”; make Good & Plenty into “Good Love & Plenty of It.”
EDIBLE
SCRAPBOOK
Paste a photo of you
and your s.o. on (or
inside) a candy box.
To further personalize
the package, dip into
your collec on of
ribbon, bu ons, and
ornamental doodads.
BE YOND VALENTINE’S DAY
Designing your o wn wedding, baby
shower, or book launch? Apply
thema c elements to a simple design
that’s easy to print out in mul ples
and wrap around bars of candy.
