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Homemade Gift Ideas for Valentine's Day
When you know that nothing store-bought can convey your
feelings, you simply have to get down and create a something
special for the someone special in your life. Heartfelt, handmade
gifts can be made easily and quickly for your Valentine.
Personalized Handkerchiefs: Men always need
handkerchiefs and they make a beautiful gift for Valentine's Day
if personalized with their names. Use machine embroidery or fabric
painting to write names on purchased plain handkerchiefs.
Appliquéd Hand Towels: Dress up store bought plain hand
towels with iron-on appliqués or hand appliquéing a cutout or a
stitching on a patchwork panel.
Flower Arrangement: Choose a creative container like a
pretty cup and saucer, a teapot or a pretty shaped jar. Cut floral
foam to fit the container, soak it in water and place it in the
container. Arrange flowers and tiny leaves picked from the garden
and gift.
Homemade Jam: A loving gift from the kitchen is a pretty
jar of homemade jam. Keeping the special occasion in mind, go for
a Strawberry flavored jam!
Potted Plants: Give your Valentine something that will
stay on for a much longer time than purchased roses. Choose a
plant from your garden that can live in a container and use
potting soil to plant it. Choose a flowering plant or a herb going
by what your Valentine would like better. Tie a red ribbon to the
planter and gift it.
Homemade Gift Baskets: Toss together some of your
Valentine's favorite things and arrange them beautifully in a
basket. Add some silk roses to make the arrangement look pretty,
cover with cellophane and tie with a ribbon.
Hand Painted Crockery: Depending upon whether your
Valentine is a soup or a coffee/tea lover, buy a white soup
bowl/cup or a coffee cup and paint it yourself.
Chocolate Fudge: Homemade chocolate fudge is always the
way to go when short on time and ideas. Cut into pieces and fill
up a glass jar with the squares. Cover the jar with a fabric piece
and tie with a pretty ribbon.
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