"A bug necklace for Valentine's Day?  Are you JOKING??????"

Sure, that may be your (or your sweetheart's) initial reaction to this Pharoah's Scarab Valentine Necklace, but work with me for a minute.  In ancient Egypt the scarab was the symbol-of-all-trades:  new life, best wishes, strength, eternity--from tablets to seals to the scarab heart amulet placed on the dead, this hearty little beetle said it all. 

And why not?  The egyptian dung beetle is a nifty metaphor for renewal and rebirth, as it rolls, um, junk up into a large ball from which baby beetles emerge.  It's the rising of the sun, the tree from the seed, the birds and the bees, all rolled up in one. 

Still not convinced?  Well, just think of it as an ancient version of the bear, which can be a mark of power or a token of affection & good will. 

Although I gotta admit, I'm not sure that I've ever seen a hieroglyphic scarab in boxer briefs.