💌 Be Part of Our 8th Annual Mefi Valentine Card Exchange! 💌

January 6, 2025 7:36 AM

Come join our annual Valentine Card Exchange. Let’s spread a little love, share some smiles, and brighten each other’s day in a fun, friendly way!

For newcomers, this is how it started by our lovely mochapickle and followed by our amazing the primroses were over.

How it works:
You’ll be matched with a group of 5, 10, or upto 20 MeFites to exchange Valentine’s cards. If you want to send only a specific no of cards not 5/10/20, please mention in the notes.

Feel free to send whatever card style you like—handmade, postcards, store-bought—anything goes! It’s all about bringing a smile to someone’s day.

If you have any specific requests or information I should know, please add that info in the notes. If you’d prefer not to share your email (which we need for the signup form), no worries! Just shoot me a memail, and I’ll send you the list.

Signup Deadline: Friday, January 17th, 11pm EST
Addresses Sent: Sunday, January 19th EST.

If you find this thread late and would like to participate, please don’t hesitate to reach out—I’ll do my best to get you connected with a group.

I will try to check this thread regularly but if you want a quick response, memail me and I’ll get back to you ASAP.

REMEMBER……if life gets in the way and you can’t send cards after signing up, or if you’d love to receive some Valentine cheer but can’t send any, let me know! I’d be happy to cover up for you and make sure you still feel the love.

Let’s make this Valentine’s Day extra sweet and spread a little joy together! 🌹💕
Signup Here

posted by SunPower to Other at 7:36 AM (26 comments total)

Signed up - thanks for doing this !
posted by Sparky Buttons at 10:13 AM on January 6 [5 favorites]

Yay, signed up!
posted by Glinn at 10:19 AM on January 6 [2 favorites]

Yay! Thank you, SunPower! I had been thinking about what to send this year!

💌 💌 💌
posted by mochapickle at 11:45 AM on January 6 [2 favorites]

I let my partner purchase some highly suspect disco ball lip balms so I could snag the shiny purple packaging to make Valentines Cards hearts, so yeah I'm here, y'all about to be Val-En-Tined!
posted by winesong at 3:49 PM on January 6 [7 favorites]

Just signed up. Thanks for organizing!
posted by rebekah at 6:35 PM on January 7 [2 favorites]

Signed up. Thanks for organizing!
posted by carnival_night_zone at 10:43 AM on January 8 [2 favorites]

Found some nice cards, so I'm in!
posted by angiep at 12:09 PM on January 8 [2 favorites]

Signed up for (up to) 20. Hope everyone likes stickers and getting love bombed! 😍
posted by maya at 4:23 PM on January 9 [4 favorites]

I'm in!! Thank you for organizing!
posted by kimberussell at 4:49 PM on January 11 [2 favorites]

I'm doing this!
posted by KingEdRa at 11:41 AM on January 16 [2 favorites]

It's linocut time, baby.
posted by cortex (retired) at 9:39 AM on January 17 [2 favorites]

Thanks to everyone who signed up so far. Will be closing the form tomorrow morning. Anyone still thinking of joining , please signup tonight. I will be sending all the emails by Sunday.
posted by SunPower at 4:50 PM on January 17 [2 favorites]

Please check your email you used for signup. All addresses are sent. If you didn’t receive my email, please memail me.
posted by SunPower at 4:20 AM on January 19 [1 favorite]

Got mine! Thank you, SunPower! ❤️
posted by mochapickle at 5:08 AM on January 19 [2 favorites]

Got mine! I had just been thinking the other day about how I should be starting to look for ways to reach out to other people and be more social. This is a nice little practice exercise for that!
posted by notoriety public at 12:22 PM on January 20 [3 favorites]

Notoriety public , you can join meta card club run by sparkybuttons. I joined 3 years back and I think that was one of the best decisions I made :)) I’m sure you will love it.
posted by SunPower at 3:10 PM on January 20 [2 favorites]

Mod note: Opening this back to share the cards!
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 5:22 PM on February 7 [2 favorites]

Thanks carnival_night_zone, the card made my day!
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 5:24 PM on February 7 [1 favorite]

Got one from someone I sent one too, which made me feel very cozy!
posted by queensissy at 12:33 PM on February 14 [1 favorite]

41 Swans, KingEdRu and Maya, thank you so much! Your cards and inserts were a delight :)
posted by jenfullmoon at 1:48 PM on February 14 [2 favorites]

I got more neat stuff! Love the idea of sending stickers, wish I had thought of that!

Thanks
posted by Brandon Blatcher (staff) at 5:04 PM on February 14 [1 favorite]

So many varieties and so many wonderful messages. Thank you, mefites!

p.s. I noticed that mail I sent 2/6 was not arriving... (dropped at a hotel desk and I incorrectly used red/pink for the
swap addresses & likely needed hand sorting!). If you expected but did not receive one from me, I can share a photo!
posted by maya at 9:28 PM on February 17 [1 favorite]

Thanks Brandon Blatcher for reopening this thread.

Thank you all for making my day with your heartwarming messages and the stickers :))
posted by SunPower at 12:12 PM on February 18 [1 favorite]

Thank you to Jes for the 3-D card(!) and to Irish01 for the heartwarming message! :)

MeFi friends! (hearts)
posted by jenfullmoon at 9:50 AM on February 19 [1 favorite]

Delighted with my haul, thanks friends! Special artsy shoutouts in particular to needlegrrl, edencosmic, SunPower, and Jes for going full-on handcrafty; love to see/feel stuff people have made.
posted by cortex (retired) at 11:40 AM on February 19 [3 favorites]

sparky buttons, thank you for the vibes! Your mefi handle gives me joy.

And childofTethys, your personal note really hit me in the heart. We are safe here but so many friends are in dire straits after the fires so I appreciate the positive energy and call for joy, love, persistence, peace. You stay strong too, and keep warm.
posted by queensissy at 6:28 PM on February 19 [3 favorites]