Oh, Valentine's Day. How wonderful is it to have a day set aside for cherishing your partner and letting them know just how much they mean to you? It's great! Sometimes, though, it's difficult to find a gift that will convey to them just how much you love them. It's like Christmas, but you don't get a list to inspire you, and that can be difficult! Especially if the relationship is very new and you're not sure what your partner would keep vs throw away, or if the relationship is tried and true and you've exhausted your bank of gift ideas.
Homemade gifts are always a good way to tell that special someone that they mean a lot to you by giving them a unique, one-of-a-kind Valentine's present that you put a lot of hard work and time into. These kinds of gifts also tend to stand the test of time; they can be cherished for longer since it's has homemade quality and more meaning attached to it.
But if you're still having a tough time figuring out what kind of project to undertake for Valentine's Day, here's some inspiration, from yours truly!
Heart Garland
Give yourself a boost as well, and take the opportunity to revitalize all those extra fabric scraps that are just too big to throw away, but too small for your other projects. By puzzling them all together, the final product gives you a creative decoration to be enjoyed on this day for love as well as any other time of the year!
Check out the Fabric Heart Garland project at Crafty for Home!
Matching Place Setting
As another way to make the place snazzy, place settings are one thing that you might not see in everyone's home. And yet, they're a great way to bring a space together with a mature, functional twist. Everyone wants to seem like they have their lives together, and place settings are one way to do that!
For patterns and inspiration, take a look at the Heartfelt Place Setting from American Patchwork and Quilting.
Love Letter Organizer
In the true spirit of Valentine's Day, make your significant other a beautiful storage space for all the written proclamations they get, but also for their everyday mail. Functional and romantic is what we like to call a win-win Valentine's Day project around here. Fill it up with handwritten letters, poems, printed-out photos, and candy, and you'll be set!
Get the Love Letters Organizer pattern at American Patchwork and Quilting.
Coffee Cozy
Hot drinks on a cold day is the perfect way to start a morning in this chilly time of the year, but the hot burn that seeps out of the cup isn't all that welcome after it warms your fingers up. By making a custom coffee cozy, your partner will think of you every time they get their morning beverage, whether that's hot chocolate, a cup of joe, spiced tea, or hot cider.
Find a quilted Reversible Coffee Cup Cozy from Crafty for Home or a sewist's version at Hearth and Vine called the Fabric Coffee Cozy.
Heart Fabric Rag-Wreath
Every season is wreath season! Another décor piece that can hang in the living room to the front door, wreaths are a great way to spice up a space, and especially with rag wreaths, you can use extra fabric you have laying around, match the existing theme of their home, or even use light-colored fabric and write love notes on each rag piece!
Here's a tutorial from Polkadot Chair for their Heart Fabric Rag Wreath!
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