Who says mixed tapes (yeah, yeah, yeah, they're called CDs now, I know) are passe? If you are looking for a heartfelt, creative, crafty, and free gift to give that someone special, how about making a mixed CD?
This is the fourth Valentine's Day that my husband and I have spent together, and while I've made him mixed CDs before, I haven't made one like this. I had the CD case and blank CD, so there was no cost there, and all the songs I put on my playlist I already had, so again, no cost. I did some crafty scrapbook-like designs with cutouts from various old magazines I had around with sayings and images that were important to our relationship.
For the playlist, I selected songs that were romantic without being overly sappy, as well as a few that hold special meaning to us:
- Band of Horses, "No One's Gonna Love You"
- Bibio, "Lover's Carvings" (you may recognize this song from an Amazon Kindle commercial)
- Bon Iver, "Skinny Love"
- Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, "Home"
- The Fruit Bats, "When You Love Somebody"
- Graham Coxon, "See a Better Day"
- Keren Ann, "Greatest You Can Find"
- Lady Antebellum, "Need You Now"
- Let's Go Sailing, "All I Want from You is Love"
- Lifehouse, "Everything"
- The Moldy Peaches, "Anyone Else But You"
- Mr. Big, "To Be With You"
- Patrick Park, "Your Smile Is a Drug"
- Pete Yorn, "Girl Like You"
- The Proclaimers, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"
- The Postal Service, "Brand New Colony"
- Train, "Hey, Soul Sister"
- The White Stripes, "Fell in Love with a Girl"
For those looking for inspiration, Amazon.com has songs #1 (Band of Horses), #2 (Bibio), and #5 (The Fruit Bats) available for FREE DOWNLOAD, as well as a pre-made FREE Valentine's playlist available (I must say I would have been more excited with this discovery if I didn't already have them on my computer :) But go, and download away!
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!
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