Let your significant other know you love them by not just buying a gift but getting creative and spending some time making them a gift. This list of 13 Creative Handmade Gifts For Your Anniversary is universal. All these gifts will be suitable for both him and her.
Enjoy the expression they will give when they see you have handmade them a gorgeous gift. Actions always speak louder than words. What says I Love You more than using your precious time to make them a gift with meaning. Creative handmade gifts are always way better than a store brought bouquet of flowers and some generic choccies.
And remember its always the thought that counts!
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1. Our First Date Map
Where was your first date? Look it up, print then frame. It is really that easy! Yet super cute gift idea.
2. Handwritten Love Letter
Make it simple, simple yet very thoughtful. Go back to basics with pen and paper and create a custom love letter for your significant other. Using fancy paper or even just the stock standard printer paper and an envelope. Express your love in a poem or just some heart felt words on how much they mean to you and how you couldn’t imagine life without them.
3. Chocolate Filled Initial
Empty initials are easy to come by, they can be filled with not just candy, but balloons and other small items. Very effective with not too much going on. For top marks add a big satin bow to tie it all together.
4. Five Senses
Ignight your partners senses with this insanely romantic gift idea. Read our How To blog HERE.
5. Night Sky Map
A significant date, the night you met, maybe the night of your Wedding Day? Put them into this site and make your own framed Night Sky Map. I have done this for my own Wedding night and I cherish it so much. I printed it from my regular printer on some thick cardstock and framed in in a white frame.
6. Candy Tackle Box
Select a tackle box (new, of course) Now shop for their fave candy and put them into the different shape compartments. Incredibly satisfying to make and very aesthetically pleasing to receive. Thats a win, win from me!
7. Date Night Box
Italian date night box. Head to your local grocers and find the following;
- Pasta
- Pasta Sauce
- Wine
- 2x glasses (Repurpose ones from your cupboard)
- Candle
- Cheese
- Bar of Choccy
- Red and white tablecloth
- Bowl
Fold the table cloth into the bowl and add the other items, gift this, then cook it together with your significant other.
8. Candy Shadow Box
This inexpensive DIY Anniversary gift idea is so simple yet very effective. Using a shadow box pop off the back and arrange your partners favourite candy against the glass facing down. Put the backing back on. Using your Cricut, cut a decal out in vinyl with “INCASE OF AN EMERGENCY BREAK GLASS’ and apply that to the front of the glass.
9. Explosion Box
It looks like a gift box, but its not . It is so much more!! Using all the free space of the box for small gifts, chocolates, love notes, photos and pretty much anything that will fit. You can create this explosion gift bow. Once the lid is removed it exposes this gorgeous explosion of gifts and keepsakes that will have your partner swooning.
Or you can make your own DIY Explosion box. We have written a whole tutorial on it.
Read our How To Make A DIY Explosion Box HERE.
10. Chocolate Sterring Wheel
Re-purpose a cardboard box, draw the shape of a steering wheel and cut it out. Using double sided tape adhere your partners fave chocolate/candy to the whole wheel. Adding the final touch, print out your partners fave car make logo and stick it to the centre of the wheel.
11. Date Night Jar
Recycle an old jar at home by gifting a years’ worth of Date Night ideas. Using enough paper to make 52 strips. Using different coloured paper will add to the aesthetic of your jar. Write a date night idea on each individual piece of paper. Roll them up and drop them into the jar, secure the lid and add a bow around the top. And there you have it a budget friendly handmade anniversary gift idea!
12. Scratchie/Lotto Pizza Box
Head to your local Pizza shop and ask them if you could buy/have an unused pizza box. Grab some scratchies, Lotto Tickets or even just cold cash. Arrange them inside the pizza box. You can use some blue tack to make them stay in place.
Using a Sharpie write “*INSERT CORNY PIZZA QUOTE HERE*” on the inside of the lid.
13. Homemade Bath Bombs
This kit makes making bath bombs a breeze. It has everything you need to make your own bath bombs and then you can wrap them up in cellophane, some ribbon and a little love note. Gift a relaxing me time bath, to the one you love!
