15 Lovely Handmade Valentine Gift Ideas

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 As a manufacturer, one of my favorite things to do is giving a handmade gift. It is so much fun thinking about the person as you make and deliver something that only you can give. However, it can be difficult to cross the line between handprint art, which you only delete when the gifted comes around, and something handmade that the recipient will actually enjoy. When giving away a handmade Valentine's Day gift, you want the five to feel the love, not feel like they preferred a gift card. So, here at PLG, we have compiled a list of our favorite handcrafted love day projects that are sure to celebrate your Valentine's Day, and you will have a lot of fun making them. Let's do this!

1. DIY Valentine’s Day Wall Hanging 

This Valentine's Day wall hanging is the perfect beginner embroidery project and the perfect handmade Valentine's Day gift. In fact, it was Sam's first embroidery project ever, which proves that you don't need any expertise to do something like this. It was easy (and therapeutic), and if we can, anyone can.

2. DIY Iron-On Valentine Sweatshirt

We already love to put hearts on everything every day of the year. So when Valentine's Day comes - a holiday that accepts this as the standard - we embrace it with all our hearts. This DIY iron-on Valentine sweatshirt is one of our original Valentine DIYs, but we love it just as much year after year.

3. DIY I Love You Mugs

These DIY I Love You mugs are perfect as a gift for Valentine's Day, Galentine or really every day of the year! Just a mug, some cut vinyl, and dishwasher safe Mod Podge and you have the cutest mugs for anyone who could use a little more love in their life!

4. DIY Valentine’s Clutch

The added sheen of foil heat transfer vinyl makes this DIY Valentine's Day clutch extra sassy and just right to give to the girls in your life! In this step-by-step tutorial on how to apply foil heat transfer vinyl to a patent leather clutch, we are going to give you all the tips on how to make it.

5. DIY Hand-Painted Clay Heart Necklaces

These DIY hand-painted DIY heart necklaces are the perfect DIY project! You can be whipping up some of these little heart charms in no time and using them on all kinds of Valentine's Day crafts!

6. DIY Vinyl Heart Candles

These DIY hand-painted DIY heart necklaces are the perfect DIY project! You can be whipping up some of these little heart charms in no time and using them on all kinds of Valentine's Day crafts!

7. DIY Needle Felted Heart Shoes

This project combines three of our greatest loves – shoes, crafts, and hearts! These DIY Needle Felted Heart Shoes are really fun to make, come together in no time, and I mean, look at them! The cutest!

8. DIY Valentine Wreath with Paper Flowers

Everyone loves to hang a festive wreath on the door. What could be nicer than getting one as a handmade gift for Valentine's Day? This cute DIY Valentine's Day wreath with paper flowers can be whipped in an afternoon and is a beautiful piece of art for Valentine's Day.

9. Monogram DIY Valentine Mugs with Vinyl

We love making mugs and we love giving them away because they are so cute and useful. This version is a favorite that is super easy and inexpensive to make the perfect little personal Valentine's Day gift. 

10. DIY Heart-Patterned Pom Pom Beanie

This DIY heart pattern pom pom hat was another project launched to brighten up and survive January. Can you think of a better combination than hearts, bright colors and pompoms to add more joy to the darkest winter days?

11. Valentine’s Day Wall Banner

We love the personal touch hand-lettering gives to this DIY Valentine's Day Wall Banner, and the process of transforming hand-written wording into a cut file for vinyl is SUPER easy. Click to see how we did it!

12. DIY Heart Patterned Jeans

These heart-print jeans were inspired by a pair over at Anthropologie that were originally $198. They were so cute, but we knew we could recreate for MUCH less, and these DIY Heart Patterned Jeans were born. They were super quick to make (completed the whole process during nap time), and so cheap (under $8, including the jeans).

13. DIY Embroidered Photos

These DIY embroidered photos add so much personality to my house AND were the funniest ones I've worked on. Using simple stitches (I'm not a pro when it comes to embroidery) with fun colors brought these images to life!

14. DIY Stitched Notebooks

This project, originally created for back-to-school, would make the sweetest Valentine gift! We always love a good notebook, and the cuteness of these DIY Stitched Notebooks can't be beat.

15. DIY Hexagon Tile Heart Art

Next time you wander around the hardware store and stare at hexagon backsplash tiles, get some and do this project! The result was this adorable and easy DIY Hexagon Tile Heart Art that is so much fun and soooo cute!

Have you given or received a handmade Valentine gift that you loved? Share in the comments!

Happy gifting!

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