DIY gifts for February 14

Everyone has heard that a gift that is made with one's own hand is always more pleasant and valuable than any store presentation. But few people think about why this is exactly so and how to use their skills and abilities to make a gift by February 14 with their own hands. It is important that special skills are not required either. Anyone who knows how to hold scissors in their hands and has great feelings in their hearts will be able to express them on paper, cardboard, fabric or any other material at hand.

Valentine's Day, the patron saint of all lovers and loving hearts, is a holiday, although culturally distant from Russians, but very pleasant, as it allows once again to remind you of your warm feelings. Since the holiday is personal, heartfelt, and the atmosphere on this day is intimate, then the gift should be appropriate. Why not do it yourself?

The advantages of a homemade presentation are many. First, it is unique. Such in the world will exist in a single copy, and its exclusivity in itself is worth a lot. Secondly, a particle of your soul will always live in a homemade gift, and no matter how many years pass, no matter how further relations develop, this present will always remind only of you and no one else.

Receiving a handmade gift, a person involuntarily admires how much attention was actually paid to him, after all, it was necessary to come up with an idea, to bring it to life, to present with love and respect what was done independently.It’s much easier to go to the store and buy something, you don’t need to think too much, especially if the gift is made just like that, for the sake of respect, as an on-duty gesture of politeness. Homemade gifts for such reasons are never made. They are always in themselves a recognition of warm and tender feelings, a symbol of friendship, love, gratitude.

And to top our arguments, it is worth noting that homemade gifts are fashionable again, just like a hundred years ago. This speaks of the special attitude of the giver, his taste, culture.

It is very difficult to imagine the celebration of February 14 without traditional "valentines" - small postcards that are presented to each other not only by lovers, but also by friends and children - to their parents. Valentine's Day isn't just about couples and spouses.

You can go the simple way and buy a postcard in the store: on the eve of the holiday, a great variety of them are offered. But you can put your whole soul into a valentine and make it yourself. Do you need to be a master in order to present unusual postcards? Not necessary. There is a huge variety of postcard templates on the Internet, you can choose any and make your Valentine exclusive in the future. Here are some ideas for unusual cards for this romantic holiday:

• hearts made of white cardboard, painted or decorated with colored paper;

• you can make double hearts, on the centerfold of which they write sincere words of congratulations;

• postcards made of paper in the shape of bears with a fold - a congratulation is also placed inside;

• postcards with a "window" through which glued chocolate hearts in a wrapper can be seen;

• accordion cards, on each page of which you can write declarations of love or place joint photographs in neat paper frames-hearts;

• you can decorate homemade cards with rhinestones, ribbons, paper flowers or butterflies.

The postcard does not have to be classic, the way we imagine it. Any option is allowed, and therefore you can, for example, make a box out of cardboard, glue it over with pink or blue paper, decorate with paper flowers, ribbons. How to fill it is up to you, but it will also act as a valentine.

Valentines made in the style of origami, as well as decorated with miniature flowers using the technique, look very easy, almost weightless. quilling... Postcards can be flat and three-dimensional, with gifts inside and without them, glued, drawn, printed. Small paper looks interesting hearts-pockets (connected at the edges with a stapler or glue) with sweet filling - small dragee candies. On such, inscriptions like "My sweet" or "My sweet" will be appropriate.

You can make a postcard consisting of a mass of individual paper flowersgathered in one fluffy and spectacular heart. And the figures of animals, the same bears with notes-confessions inside, will not leave anyone indifferent.

If you know how to knit, then you can present to your loved one warm and cozy scarf... The main thing is that it fits the general style of dress, then the partner will wear it with gratitude, feeling the warmth of your heart on a physical level.. A very interesting idea - knitted mitten for two hands... In such a place, you can even walk in the cold of February, holding hands, and your fingers will not freeze neither he nor her.

An excellent souvenir will be knitted sweaters for glasses for tea or coffee. It looks very unusual and warms the eyes and soul. They also look unusual and stylish. crocheted thick wool cell phone cases. You can designate them with the initials of your partner.

Great as a Valentine's Day souvenir Framewhich you will make yourself. If you do not have the skill of working with plywood and glue or a hammer, you can buy a ready-made inexpensive photo frame and decorate it yourself around the perimeter with flowers from foamiran, corrugated paper, leather, felt, you can use the technique scrapbooking... It will be great if, before donating, the donor places a successful photograph of the couple in such a frame.

If you know how to make figurines from plaster, clay or papier-mâché, make a small original piggy bank in the form of a kissing couple on a bench and sign it with the meaning "Loved ones for a car" or "Save up for a romantic trip."

Even if you have never created toys with your own hands, you can use one of the ready-made, commercially available needlework kits and sew a romantic bear, a funny heart with arms and legs. Or, for example, a squirrel, if the name of the person to whom the gift is intended is Belkin or a hare, if he is Zaitsev, etc. No pragmatist will refuse such a cute trinket.

You can use ready-made sets and make your own gift soap from natural materials, you can make thematic fridge magnets, even children can cope with this task.

You can create an original one with your own hands. key ring - knitted, wooden, beaded, leather straps or ribbons. Can be made big photo collage on whatman paperwhere your happiest moments will be collected.

Another option for a homemade souvenir is the so-called bank of reasons. This is a plastic, glass or birch bark jar filled with notes indicating the reasons why you love your partner (girlfriend, boyfriend, mother). For example, "Because you sniff funny at night" or "Because you are kind and strong and always ready to help." Usually, at least a hundred of these reason notes are placed in the jar. Believe me, the one who reads them will read every single one, and this process will be fascinating.

Sweeter gifts will make the holiday sweeter, and there is also no need to be a chef of a prestigious restaurant or a pastry chef. A lot of the category of delicious and beautiful is created with your own hands without special skills.

The most popular option is personalized homemade cake, which can be decorated with hearts made of red and pink mastic, butter cream. The cake may be quite small, for one tea party for two, but it will be a very pleasant surprise after a rather cool evening walk in February. If a cake is for a loved one (beloved), and the couple is already close enough on a physical level, you can make an erotic cake, there are many options for decorating a simple confectionery product on the Internet.

Nice gift can even be made from colorful dragees and an empty can with a screw cap. Paste a clean jar with paper, for example, in the form of the same hearts, decorate with ribbons, attach a dedication with the obligatory wish of a sweet Valentine's Day, and pour multi-colored dragees inside. It looks very impressive.

Homemade chocolate in some countries it is considered a traditional surprise by February 14th.For example, the Japanese, with the help of homemade chocolate hearts, hint to the member of the opposite sex, who is presented with a valentine, that they would not mind starting a relationship. For such a gift, you will need a chocolate bar without nuts and raisins, without filling, as well as a silicone mold for ice with heart-shaped cells.

The chocolate is melted over low heat, the chocolate mass is poured into molds, leveled with a knife and placed in the refrigerator to freeze. Then the hearts are easily removed from the mold and ready for donation and use.

An excellent homemade sweet gift option is homemade cookies. You can just make heart cookies, or you can make fortune cookies by putting a pleasant romantic prediction in each note. Tea drinking will turn into a fun romantic adventure.

Looks very nice on a festive table for two bouquet of fruits. It is very simple to make it, it is only important to have a large supply of long skewers and a solid assortment of different fruits. Both useful and pleasant.

A handmade gift is important to pack beautifully and correctly in order to create a certain intrigue. For these purposes, fit boxes, bags made of thick paper. They can be decorated paper butterflies, flowers, ropes and ribbons, bows of various colors and sizes. Packaging matters because it is the person who sees it first, and the beautiful packaging sets the mood for the anticipation of a real miracle inside it.

It is also important how you present your homemade gift. Try to do this in a romantic setting where no one will disturb you. Intrigue your partner, arrange for him a romantic dinner with candles and a glass of wine, you can prepare a poetic or musical present, and then boldly hand over your creation - it will certainly be accepted with gratitude.

See the next video for a master class on creating a gift for February 14 with your own hands.