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Valentine’s Day gift ideas: Handmade

Handmade Valentine's: Hand-printed T-shirt — Suitably mushy for Valentine’s Day, but still stylish enough to be worn after 14 February. Also available in ladies’ sizes.

Hand-printed T-shirt, £15
By Bombi Forest
Buy online at bonbiforest.com
Photograph: PR

Handmade Valentine's: Handmade bird bowl — Birds. Love birds. Lovers. Valentine’s Day! Yes, it’s a tenuous link, but these little bowls are just so lovely. Buy one in red if this blue one isn’t romantic enough for you.

Handmade bird bowl, £16
By Prince Design
Buy online at Etsy or Folksy
Photograph: PR

Handmade Valentine's: Lazor-cut print — What you do with it, who knows? But surely the 14th is a cracking excuse to invest in one of Mister Rob’s delightful prints.

Lazor-cut print, £47
By Mister Rob
Buy online at etsy.com or in-store at Ryantown, 126 Columbia Road, London E2 7RG
Photograph: PR

Handmade Valentine's: Doorstop — It’s got a heart on, so it must be just perfect for Valentine’s Day.

Doorstop, £12
By Swirly Arts
Buy online at etsy.com
Photograph: PR

Handmade Valentine's: Decoupage vintage plate — Serve ‘em up a special meal on this wonderful little plate.

Decoupage vintage plate, £30
By Lou Rota
Buy online at notonthehighstreet.com
Photograph: PR

Handmade Valentine's: Cross-stitched card — Just a card with robots on, you say? Think again. Apparently this cross-stitched design meant so much to one pair of lovers that they got it tattooed on them.

Cross-stitched card, £2
By Miso Funky
Buy online at misofunky.com
Photograph: PR

Handmade Valentine's: Handmade necklace — Move over H Samuel, these recycled necklaces are much nicer.

Handmade necklace, from £28
By Uncommonly Beautiful
Buy online at uncommonlybeautifulrecycledaccessories.bigcartel.com
Photograph: PR

Handmade Valentine's: Hand-printed iPod cover — Time to hang up that old sock you’ve been using as an iPod cover, me thinks.

Hand-printed iPod cover, £20
By Beautiful Skin
Buy online at folksy.com
Photograph: PR

Handmade Valentine's: Hand-sewn T-shirt — Giving the edible thong a miss this year? Jacqueline White’s T-shirts might be the answer. Emblazoned with pillow talk faux pas from East London’s dating fraternity, these are rude and hilarious, but not for the girl who expects 24 red roses. Available in men’s sizes too.

Hand-sewn T-shirt, £65
By Jacqueline White
Buy online at missjacquelinewhite.com
Photograph: PR

Handmade Valentine's: Handmade notepad — Because everyone needs somewhere to write.

Handmade notepad, £5.50
By Pumpkin Sputnik
Buy online at folksy.com
Photograph: PR

Handmade Valentine's: Hand-sewn leather brooch — Buy one ready-made, or get one personalised a la Amy Winehouse.

Hand-sewn leather brooch, £25
By Love from Hetty and Dave
Buy online at lovefromhettyanddave.bigcartel.com
Photograph: PR

Handmade Valentine's: Cross-stitch kits — The gift that lasts all year. Why? Because it’ll take you that long to finish one of these cross-stitch kits.

Cross-stitch kits, £54.99-£75
By Emily Peacock
Buy online at emilypeacock.com
Photograph: PR

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