In the end of the tries to survive the cruel, freezing spells of winter, lovebirds found a way to lighten it up by confessing their feelings to their beloved ones, and called it Valentine’s Day. The first traces of the romantic holiday come from an ancient Roman festival, which was held in February. The celebration included a game: the names of young women were placed in a lottery, and the young men would randomly draw the name of their temporary love companion. Later on, the pairings were formalized with love letters and small gifts, which are the ancient form of the modern Valentine’s card.
Over time, the tradition has evolved, but still no Valentine’s Day is the same without sweet romantic gestures, flowers and the wish to confess the passionate poems, hidden in the heart. Everyone’s love language is individual, yet the self-made creative presents hold a pinch of sacred love potion in them.
Sometimes, the words are not enough to show all the tenderness that the lover keeps inside. Valentine’s Day adds an opportunity to present a pack of warmth and a piece of a handmade gift for the loved one can become a perfect choice.
The creation of a gift with one’s hands gives the creator a chance to be free and original. The gift may recall inside jokes, phrases or places reminding shared moments, lyrics from a shared favourite song. The concept of handmade gives an opportunity to create a gift that is one of a kind.
The joy belongs not only to the creator, but also to the receiver. A handmade gift makes the one who gets it feel deeply valued and loved, as the giver has spent their precious time and energy working and creating by hand, by putting their feelings in the gift.
Here, you can find a list of easy and budget-friendly handmade gifts to help you find present ideas for your loved ones.
Matching pieces of jewellery, or one personalized piece can become a sweet way to highlight the special bond between you and your loved one. You can use clay to mold the rings and paint on them anything that reminds you of your soulmate. You may attach little hearts to the ring, or write an adorable word or phrase that will recall an inside joke or a favourite shared moment.
A necklace can become another way to make your favourite person happy and loved. It can serve as a lucky charm, or a symbol of your connection. The choice is broad, and you are free and welcome to be creative in the design.
One certainly loves receiving their favorite flowers. The bouquet is an act of care and love, and its fresh look and smell light up the soul. Unfortunately, flowers do not last forever, and have to be thrown away a couple of days later. However, there is a secret spell of making an immortal bouquet for your soulmate. You can craft the flowers out of paper, clay, plastic bottles, guitar picks, buttons, wires and everything else that your heart speaks to. Making personalized, everlasting flowers that won’t shrivel, will decorate the environment longer and will remind you of the romantic date spent together.
Have you ever wanted to travel back in time, to relive a certain memory with your loved one? By gifting a camera shaped photoframe with your picture in it, your shared memory will be relived more than once, and will serve as a catcher of new cute moments.
Remember the park where you first went for a walk? A favorite song that reminds you of them? The cartoon that you did not know about before meeting them? Or maybe the cat stickers you always send to each other even when busy? All of these can be preserved in a little metallic candy tin. The figures can be made out of clay or by simply using paper and scissors. Besides, you can also create another version with the candy tin, filling it with little things such as perfume miniature, jewelry, hair clips, lip balm, or anything else that may be useful for your favourite person.
We hear your thoughts, that making mini versions of yourselves is trivial. However, wouldn’t it be nice to put your personalities and souls into your embodiments? You can sew the dolls, craft them from clay and other materials. The dolls can be more than identical humans to yourselves, but also characters you associate your duo with, cute animals and other creatures. The personality should match, and the dolls will identify your couple!
One can always find a matchbox under their hand, so why not use it to turn it into an awesome pack with a little bouquet and a love letter? A creative substitute for the gifts that are considered to be usual for holidays, a little box full of warmth to make your soulmate feel adored.
If you want to remind your partner of their beauty everyday, gifting a customized mirror would be the best choice. By gazing at their reflection, they won’t dare to forget about you, since the vivid borders of the mirror cannot be ignored. Make the “imperfect” shape and contour of the mirror with paper, clay, or foil, or simply paint on it and give more emotion to a decoration, which will be practical and bright at the same time.
Valentine’s Day offers people another chance to give their loved ones some adorable presents. A little piece of a handmade gift can lighten up your soulmate’s day, and there is no need to be a professional sculptor or a painter with a lifetime experience to be able to create a memorable gift. The tangible representation of your love makes the gift unique, and the “flaws” with the trust they contain make it valuable.
