Handmade gifts for Valentine’s Day

 

Hearts. These symbols of love can be produced in many ways depending on your skills, and time allotted.

 If you are a crafter, use any materials at hand. I had natural wine corks, which I sliced thinly to frame a collage of red buttons and beads from my vast collection. In the center there is a framed silver coin with a heart on it. 

If you are a baker, cut prebaked and cooled brownies with a heart-shaped cookie cutter; drip melted white chocolate over it; before the chocolate solidifies, crumble over it some freeze-dried strawberries.

If you are a crocheter, hook up a heart. I used variegated cotton embroidery floss. I hang this 3” ornament on our Christmas tree. 

If you like to give old things new life, make a pillow cover out of any used garment. Here, I up-cycled a cashmere scarf that was starting to show its age, and sleeves from a cashmere sweater that were left from a project, into this soft and pretty pillowcase. The existing lurex stripes reminiscent of a lined sheet of paper were enough of embellishment for me. But buttons, pompons, tassels, embroidery or crochet accents could be beautifully incorporated in this project of love. 💕