10 Gifts for Valentine’s

WORDS Claire Jowell

We know that February means that the pressure is on to find the perfect gift for your darling. Are you feeling totally uninspired? We’ve decided to help you out with a few unique Valentine’s Day gift ideas to show your loved one just how much you care.

1. Mosaic Kits by Bit By Bit Mosaics 

VISI loves DIY! This do-it-yourself mosaic kit comes with a selection of red and mirror tiles, a wooden heart and glue. You can connect with your inner artist and create the heart yourself, or wrap up the entire kit for your Valentine.

2. Chocolate arrangements by Coco Gifts

“Nothing is more romantic than chocolate,” says foodie Ted Allen. These chocolate bouquets are a delicious twist on tradition. Gorgeous and available in many arrangements and flavours, you’ll be hard-pressed to pick the perfect bunch.

3. Grow Love with Me by Yoko Ono

This is Yoko Ono’s special-edition organic Valentine’s.  A “magic bean” with the word LOVE laser-etched on, is packaged in a can. As the seed grows the word shows on the inner cotyledon, and then on the first leaf. Cool or what?

4. Handcrafted love teddy bears and rabbits by Taunina   

Each Taunina soft toy is exquisitely embroidered and appliquéd by women from disadvantaged backgrounds. Each toy is completely unique and there are hundreds of designs for an extra special gift for your sweetheart.

5. The Love Range by My Wall Tattoos

These easy and simple wall decorations can invigorate even the drabbest of rooms. The Love Range is super cute and comes in various sizes to ensure they fit your wall, door or even fridge.

6. Sweet Heart by ascribe

A text or an email’s not the real deal when it comes to love notes. These heart-shaped chalkboards come in loads of colours and can be hung all around the house, ready for spontaneous sweet-nothings and inspirational scribbles.

7. Flame Heart by Hartedief

These wooden hearts are fitted with a hand-cranked music box and play one of 31 different tunes, ranging from Fly Me to the Moon to Old MacDonald. There are also various wing designs and paint effects to choose from.

8. Heart Tree Bookends by TinTown

Keep your bookshelf tidy and prop up those romance novels. These laser-cut metal bookends are stylish, cute and very practical.

9. Hearts Scatter Cushions by Shweshwe

Comfortable loving. These digitally printed 100% cotton twill cushions make great gifts to funk up a bedroom or living room.

10. Last, but certainly not least, the new VISI DIY Deluxe!

We can’t think of a better way to spoil your sweetheart than with a copy of our best yet! There’s something for everyone and you’ll be bowled away by our ingenious DIY ideas. Your Valentine is bound to be chuffed with this gift… who wouldn’t be?

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