Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and what a better way to celebrate with your special someone than with a hand made gift.
There’s no need to go out and spend buttloads of money on each other when really, the best gifts don’t come with a price tag.
Here’s our top 5 DIY Gifts for Valentine’s Day, enjoy!
1. Love Coupons
A classic. Easy to complete and super meaningful, sexy, or fun, this gift is perfect for anyone.
Fill an envelope with “coupons” for your partner to redeem for anything you wish! Chores, back rubs, sleep ins, dinners, sexual favours, the sky is the limit!
Feel free to download our free printable valentines-coupons, all you need to do is package them together.
(How easy is that?)
We’ve left one coupon blank for you to customize with something special!
2.Basket of Favourite Things
This one is as easy as it sounds and can be as expensive or economical as you want it to be.
Make, bake, curate and create, all of your special someone’s favourite things. Combine them all in a basket, decorate as you please, and done!
Here’s a few ideas to get you going:
Sweet treats (cookies, candy, chocolate–homemade or bought)
Favourite drinks (wine, beer, tea, coffee)
Lemon Scrub (see below)
A Love Letter
Favourite Items (Socks, USB,bubble bath, books, candle, etc)
You could also theme the basket towards a date night or a night in complete with snacks, activities, love notes, etc. The sky is the limit!
3.Carved Candle
This one is a cute addition to the gifts we’ve listed here, but can really stand on it’s own. As home decor or used for a candlelit dinner, this gift is easy, quick and looks beautiful.
Materials:
Candle
Small Tool for Carving (we used cuticle trimmers!)
Gold Paint Pen or Gel Pen
Instructions:
1. Sketch design of your choice on to candle with a pencil. (We chose a heart and our initials, feel free to get creative!)
2. Carve out design outline using the tool. You may need to wipe away wax build up as you go.
3. Trace carved out design with paint pen or gel pen to the desired opacity. Let dry, and you’re done!
Easy peasy, looks amazing
4. Date Night Jar
This the perfect gift if your always asking your partner, “What should we do tonight?”
This one is similar to number 6, but this has a system that can use a multitude of ranging date nights,be used anytime and canbe added to all year long.
We colour coded the sticks by cost and notice needed. The red ones are on the more expensive side orneed notice to complete. The beige ones are mid range in terms of notice and cost. The white and natural ones are short notice and mostly free!
This system allows us to choose an option that contains an idea which best suits our fancy at that moment.
Materials:
Jar
Large Popsicle Sticks (20-30)
Acrylic Paint (3 Colours of choice)
Sharpie
Date Ideas
Instructions:
Paint an even-ish number of sticks 3 different colour and let dry.
Brainstorm date ideas and arrange them based on cost and notice needed.
Once paint has dried, write each date idea on a stick and pop it into the jar.
Done!
5. Sharpie Mug and Scrub
This is a perfect gift for the cozy superwoman (or man) in your life.
A custom sharpie mug and lemon coconut scrub thats as delicious for your skin as it sounds.
Here’s what you need and how to make it:
DIY SHARPIE MUG:
Materials for Mug:
Sharpie
Coffee Mug (Webought theseat the dollar store!)
Directions for Mug:
Wipe down mugs with a damp cloth.
Decide what you want to draw on the mugs, practice first!
Draw away! Go over your drawing twice to help the make the design last longer.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 mins, have the mugs in the oven during the preheat and as the oven cools afterwards.
DIY COCONUT LEMON SCRUB
Ingredients for Scrub:
1 Lemon (Juice and Zest)
3 TBSP Coconut Oil
1 1/2 Cup Sugar
Directions for Scrub:
Pour sugar in a mixing bowl and zest lemon over it.
Juice the lemon and add it to the sugar along with the coconut oil.
Mix to combine and store in an air tight container.(Jars work as beautiful gifts or decor!)
6.Year of Dates
This gift in the picture is one of my favs we exchanged last year. A date for every month, for an entire year. New things to try, dates that go with the seasons, free dates, some pricey ones, but bottom line–all quality time together.
This gift was a favourite for both of us, I think we will have to repeat this one again this year!
7.Love Letters – Per Month or “Open When”
This gift pictured we bought at Chapters but could easily be DIY’d.
A letter to open every month or for specific occasion, will keep the love flowing all year long.
Here’s some prompts to get you started.
Open when:
You miss me
You’ve had a hard day
You’re feeling happy
I’m mad at you
You’ve succeeded at something
You’ve failed at something
When you’re mad at me
It’s your birthday
It’s our anniversary
It’s Christmas
We’ve had a loss
You need an “I love you”
Per Month:
What I love about you is…
My favourite things about you are…
I wish for us a future full of…
Something important you’ve taught me is…
Here’s a story I’ve never told you…
A memory that will always be with me is…
This is an invitation to…
You are incredible because…
8. Scavenger Hunt
What’s a better gift than a day of fun together?
Sending your loved one on a wild hunt for a treat, an activity, a present(or for all of the above!) becomes another gift itself.
Fun clues to write up are essential, rhyming is optional.
Get creative! Send them around the house, the neighbourhood, or the city, involve others or keep it just the two of you. This gift is always a win.
Here’s some free printables to get you started:
Template 1 Template 2 Template 3 Template 4
There you have it.
A quick and easy list of gifts you can DIY for your special someone on Valentine’s Day!
We’ve taken some inspiration from our Holiday DIY Gift Guide too, so feel free to zip over there and check out some more DIY’s!
Happy Day of Love!
