'Valentine's Day'

Searching for clever gift ideas for your loved ones on Valentine’s Day? With less than 10 days left, show you care with unexpected gifts that go away from the mainstream.

Melt chocolate and hearts with a fondue set

Nothing gets your heart melting like a gift fondue set. Invite a group of close friends and host your own fondue party: with cheese for the main course and then chocolate for dessert. This fondue set is cast in red enamel with a burner and eight colored prongs. You’ll enjoy the camaraderie in sitting around the fondue pot and dipping pretzels and strawberries into warm, melted chocolate.

Velvet curtains for the little princess

Show your little one the royal treatment with a set of pink velvet curtains (now with free shipping until Feb. 15) only a princess deserves. These soft, plush curtains also come in lilac and seafoam blue. The two panels measure 104” x 84” in graceful pleats. Let’s not forget that these curtains are machine-washable – which is always good news for mom.

Organic floral bouquet

Nothing says “I love you” like a bouquet of flowers from Organic Bouquet. The organic floral company buys carbon offsets from every purchase made to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases emitted from the shipping of its flowers. Organic Bouquet also participates in a similar program that aims to reduce diesel emissions from delivery trucks, by allowing trucks to power their rigs with electricity instead of diesel fuel at select truck stops.

-S. Gonzalez

*Photos courtesy of crateandbarrel.com; decorinnovation.com; organicbouquet.com