Friday Five: Gift Ideas To Celebrate Valloween
Valentine’s Day isn’t for everyone. And that’s okay. Many people don’t like to celebrate, and if you’re looking for something a little different this year there’s always one of my new favorite holidays — Valloween.
If you haven’t heard of it and are wondering what Valloween is, it’s basically a mash-up of Valentine’s Day and Halloween. After scouring the internet, I couldn’t find where it originated from, but over the last few years the term has been popping up in online crafting communities and little goth shops around the interwebs.
Instead of light and fluffy, it is just a darker take on things. Think The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride and Goth Glam. In this week’s Friday Five we’ve rounded up some of our favorite Valloween gifts to celebrate while you’re walking through that misty, moonlit graveyard.
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1. Disney x RockLove The Nightmare Before Chirstmas Simply Meant To Be Ring — $115.00
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What better time to celebrate the love between Jack and Sally than Halloween?!! RockLove Jewelry has a gorgeous collection of jewelry inspired by the spooky couple. Like this “Simply Meant to Be” ring, featuring that iconic moment when Jack and Sally embrace in the moonlight upon the graveyard’s spiral hill.
2. BlackMilk Clothing Skelecats Cropped Cardigan — $77
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Australian label, BlackMilk Clothing is a “go-to” for edgy, goth-glam pieces like this Skelecats Cropped Cardigan from the Sanrio collection. Creepy and adorable with a touch of pink to boot. We love it!
3. Fatally Yours Limited-Edition Chocolate Box - Vegan Treats — $114.95
Image: Shop Vegan Treats
The “Fatally Yours” is Shop Vegan Treat’s 2023 limited-edition collection of chocolates. This collection features 16 pieces of handcrafted premium Swiss, rice milk, and white chocolate with decadent handmade fillings, precision detail and gold leaf adornments in a one of a kind box heart. Each chocolate comes nestled in a black insert tray uniquely created to protect the chocolates during shipping.
Image: Etsy
Keep your bloody baubles and acrid accessories all in one place with a jewelry box that looks more like a jewelry coffin from Etsy shop, CiemnaMaterial. The box is finished in a dark color that adds to its macabre vibe and is super roomy, so it’ll fit all manner of jewelry and small accessories and you select the number of compartments and finish you want to create a customized piece.
5. La Femme En Noir x Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride Emily Bag — $96.00
Image: La Femme En Noir
“You may kiss the bride…” Inspired by Tim Burton’s CORPSE BRIDE™, this Emily bag from gothic glamour clothing label, La Femme en Noir is full of ethereal charm. This vegan bag features a contoured die-cut face intricately embroidered with swirls of pearlized jasper blue hair and butterfly printed lining.