24 DIY Gift Ideas for Valentines Day
Image credit: 5-minute Crafts TEENS on Youtube
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. It’s time to think of gifts you can give to your significant other. You can always get store-bought items to give. But maybe this year, you might want to make something on your own. A DIY gift always holds a different meaning and is more special. Imagine your partner receiving something you’ve made with your own hands! That would be so cool. 5-minute Crafts TEENS on Youtube give us 24 gift ideas for Valentine’s Day that are so simple and quick to make. They’re also inexpensive. Here are 2 examples of DIY gift projects you can try at home.
Preserved rose with glitter in a jar
Materials:
- Rose
- Mason jar
- glyrcerol
- Gold glitter
- Gold ribbon
- Glue gun
- pitcher of water
Directions:
Take out your rose and cut the stem. Get a glue gun and put glue on the end of the rose where the stem was cut. Place the rose in the mason jar’s bottom.Pour water into the mason jar and fill it close to the brim. Pour in the glycerol. Then sprinkle in some gold glitter. Put some glue around the mouth of the jar. Then cover the jar. The lid will adhere to the mouth of the jar, sealing it tightly.
Shake the jar. The glitter will swirl around the flower, making it look like a sand globe. It’s so beautiful and quirky, we are sure your loved one would love getting this gift.
A heart-shaped hotdog on a plate
Ingredients:
- hotdog
- Knife
- cutting board
- toothpick
- egg
- a lidded cooking pan
- garnish
Directions:
Cut the hotdog in half lengthwise, but not all the way through. Leave an inch. Then fold it to form a heart. Pin the ends together to hold them with a toothpick.
Heat a pan. Put the heart-shaped hotdog on the heated pan. Break an egg in the middle of the heart to cook it sunny-side up. Cover the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes. Once the eggs are cooked but not overdone, take out the cover. Place the heart-shaped hotdog with the cooked egg on a nice-looking plate. For garnish, use some romaine lettuce, arugula, and other leafy greens.
This will be a perfect breakfast gift to serve on Valentine’s Day morning.
