14 DIY Valentine's Day/ Anniversary Gifts That Are Actually Really Thoughtful

Show your love with these DIY, clutter free and super thoughtful gifts that come straight from the heart.

1. The breakfast in bed kit.

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Get up early and treat your sweetheart with a breakfast in bed! Find out exactly what they love and and make it pretty with free printables from Design is Yay.

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Your breakfast could include some super pretty lace crêpes! Simply fill a squeeze bottle with thin pancake dough and get creative!

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Not as labour intense as lace crêpes but still very effective: Make 2 different colors of pancakes, use a cookie cutter and switch things around!

2. Make a heart photo backdrop and have a cute photo shooting with your sweetheart!

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This memory will definitely last longer than your standard candle light dinner! The only things you'll need for this project are clear fishing line, a heart punch, card stock in fun colors, tape (regular and painter), and scissors. Find out how to put everything together at Hank & Hunt.

3. For the girl/ guy who loves to bake: Homemade jumbo heart sprinkles!

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This gift is awesome for several reasons: It saves your sweetheart money since they don't have to buy expensive jumbo sprinkles, it's sweet (literally) and thoughtful if you engage in their hobbies and it doesn't clutter their place since they're going to use it up. Plus: You'll probably get some cupcakes out of it!

Learn how to make the jumbo sprinkles here.

4. Build them a house!

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Prove to your significant other that you're husband/ wife material by building them a gingerbread house! I mean... you're providing them with food AND shelter AND home decor at the same time ;)! This gift is also awesome because it's edible, so it won't turn into clutter once Valentine's season is over.

5. Handmade Valentine's Cards.

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Everyone loves to hear that they're loved! But when you write it down, your sweetheart can read it over and over when ever they feel like it :)! This "you light up my life" card using birthday candles is extremely sweet!

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So is this "we're a perfect match" card!

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Or this card with a tic-tac-toe theme and baker's twine lines ... What more could you want?

6. Heart shaped love letters.

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Speaking of telling someone you love them: Make these cute little heart shaped love letters/ notes and hide them all over the house for your boyfriend/ girlfriend to find!

7. Mason jar love notes.

Another way of writing love notes: put them in a mason jar! All you need is a jar, paper, and pen. Inside on each piece of paper is a memory, a joke you have together, or what you love about your significant other. You could write anything!

Bonus points if you decorate the mason jar! Just get creative.

8. For the lea lover: Personalized tea bags!

Simply take your darling's favourite tea, remove the label and add a heart instead. Write little messages on the heart if you want to make this gift really personal (if the tea bags were wrapped in paper, you can re-seal them with a dab of glue to a sweet surprise!)

9. Peppermint infusion bags!

Fill a handmade heart-shaped tea bag with crushed peppermint candies. Those heart shaped peppermint infusion bags are great for hot chocolate or any other hot drink that could use a little mint... Plus: It's a great way to use up all those candy canes from Christmas!

10. Give your sweetheart a kiss in the pocket for when you're not around to actually kiss them!

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It's a flip book of you blowing them a kiss! How adorable is that? Color Me Katie has a great tutorial for this idea.

11. Scratch-off lottery tickets

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Make up your own lottery tickets and let your dearie win a special treat! Learn out how to make them here.

12. A date in a box!

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Give memories instead of things! Prepare a whole bunch of dates and put them into a box! Then, have a date night at least once a month! This cute idea came from The Babes Ruth, who also give you some ideas for date nights. My favourite ideas for a date in a box include: A picnic, a game night, create-a-date (include mini canvases and art supplies), a dinner out (include a restaurant gift card).

13. An ice cream kit!

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Grab all the things you need to make the perfect Sundae, pack them prettily and then have some ice cream fun together!

14. X Years/ Months of Memories

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Holly at Nothing But Bonfires had this super cute idea of giving 60 years of memories (60 letters written by friends and family that describe a favourite moment with the recipient) to her father for his 60th birthday.

This idea would work great for Valentine's Day, don't you think? Either get friends and family to tell your sweetheart why they are awesome, or write down a favourite memory of every year/ month you have been together.