Last Updated on March 20, 2023 by Ellen Christian
Looking for DIY Valentine gifts for her? Learn how to make this easy Chevron Candy Tin favor for that special person on your list.
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DIY Valentine Gifts
To me, handmade gifts mean more than store bought gifts. DIY Valentine gifts can be made for your husband, children or whoever that special person is in your life.
There is still plenty of time to make something special. You don’t need to resort to the same old box of candy or bouquet of flowers this year.
Marty loves candy but he tries to be careful about how much he eats since he is diabetic. We generally choose individually wrapped candies so he can portion out an appropriate sized serving each time rather than be tempted by a huge open box of chocolate.
Of course, I don’t want to just give him a bag of Valentine’s Day candy. That’s not fun or romantic to me. Instead, I started thinking about DIY Valentine gifts that I could create to hold the Valentine candy.
Oriental Trading had a white tin box that I decided to upcycle with ribbon, paper and flowers. I turned it into a cute Valentine candy container.
Supplies:
- DIY Purse Tin (like this one)
- Hot Pink 12×12 Monochrome Paper
- Red/Pink Ribbon Assortment
- Monochromatic Pink Flowers
- Self Adhesive Valentine Pearls and Jewels
- Valentine Candy
- Spray adhesive or other type of adhesive to attach paper to tin
Directions:
- Measure the paper to fit the tin and cut out. You may need to use two pieces of paper. Just be careful where you match them up.
- Cut out the area around the lock and/or hinges.
- Add another strip of paper and/or coordinating ribbon around the top if you like.
- Decorate with paper flowers, rhinestones, pearls or whatever embellishments you have.
- Decorate the top if you want or leave it plain.
- Fill with candy or other Valentine treats.
You could easily decorate this tin for any season or holiday. I think I may do a “glam/fashion” one for my bedroom to hold nail polish and beauty supplies at some point.
That is soooo adorable! Chevron is so in now and I can see why. What a great gift for Valentines day!
Thanks, Amanda. I love Chevron!
This one is so cute! I would rather keep it for my daughter than giving it out. wakaka
I can totally understand that!
This turned out beautiful, Ellen! It’s perfect for filling with sweet Valentine treats. I like that it can later be reused for something else.
Thanks, Angela! I agree.I plan on borrowing it back after Valentine’s Day!
That’s super cute!! Thanks for sharing!
Glad to share and thank you!
This would be perfect for a Valentine’s day mailbox! I think I might make one for our class
That is a great idea!
That is a super cute candy tin. We’re currently using a Doctor Who Tardis one in our bedroom but I might do this DIY for our living room 🙂
Oh I love Doctor Who. That sounds amazing!
So cute! I love anything with a Chevron pattern!
So do I and especially when it’s pink!
I have a nine year old that would love this. She would treasure it, she would say!
Oh that’s cute! It would be a great memory to hold onto.
I know my little girls would love this! I have so many little cases around too that could serve as the main base to be decorated. Thank you for sharing this idea!
Glad to! You could use a bunch of different surfaces. Even an old lunchbox would work.
i’ve recently been bitten by the crafty bug again and have been making things left and right. This tin is adorable and something my daughter can take in and collect her valentine’s in.
Thanks, Melinda. I really enjoy crafting. it’s a great stress release.
What a great little tin and a very cute way to upcycle.
Thanks, Dawn! I love upcycling when I can!
I love the flower embellishment on the top. That is just the perfect finishing touch.
Thanks, Liz! I liked the way that turned out too!
Super cute! You could decorate these in any color combo for a ton of different ideas. It would make great storage for craft or office supplies, too
Thanks so much, Greta.That’s a great idea!
What a great idea! My daughter would love to make these.
I bet she would have fun too!
This is so cute! I would love to have it on my desk for random supplies.
Oh that’s a great idea! I may have to borrow it back after Valentine’s Day!
Thank you, Ellen. This is a great DIY craft that even I think I can do and the tin is really cute, that’s the best part of it 🙂
You’re welcome! You could definitely do this!
I love this! It is absolutely adorable. We have to make candy holders for school every year and this is a great idea.
I bet it would work great for that!
This is super cute! Even to hold all those “Valentines”.
Thanks, Tara, it would work well for that too!
Love it! It’s very creative and would make the cutest gift. I might attempt to make one for Valentine’s Day for my daughter and throw in some nail polish and lip gloss. 🙂
Oh that is a great idea! I’d love to get it filled with lip gloss!
If you want, you can make one for me too. I love pink. And chocolate.
LOL pink and chocolate go together!
That’s so cute!!! A lot easier than I would have anticipated and what a difference it makes!
It definitely was easy, Jennifer!
So cute! Thanks for sharing this great DIY Valentine’s Day idea. This looks like fun.
Glad to share! Thanks for stopping by!
My mom made me a recipe box when I got married that was similar to this. It has the scrapbook feel to it, and my name on it. I love it – and I think this is a great idea for Valentines!
Thanks, Jaime! What a great gift to get!
So cute!!
Thanks, Shelley!
What a super cute idea, my daughter would love this. So simple!
It was fun to make too!
I love how that turned out, Ellen! The polka dots with chevron are so cute together!
Thanks, Janel. I was hoping they would look good together!
So cute! I bet that anybody would love to get that full of candy for valentines 🙂
Thanks, Jennifer! That is my hope!
Oh my! I love this, my daughter loves doing various arts and craft things – well so do my boys. I think this would be something she would enjoy making, after all she needs a tin to hide her chocolate in for her monthly chocolate fix 😉
Very true, Brandy! Great hiding place!
Your decorated tin turned out adorable!
Thanks so much, Theresa!
I really LOVE this idea! It looks professionally done, it’s THAT good lol. My daughter would love making this to hold her candy and valentines in.
Thanks so much, Jessica! You definitely made my day!
That is so cute. I love the Chevron print paper! Maybe once the candy is all gone your hubby will let you have the container. 🙂
Oh I’m sure he will, Nicole!
I love the colors! So cute! It would make a great gift container too!
Thanks, Dawn. That’s a great suggestion!
I love anything pink and I love chevron. This is such a fun craft.
It’s a great combination!
How cute – this would even be great to use to wrap a gift!! Love it!! Pinned & Tweeted!
Great idea, Jamie! thanks!
That is a great looking Valentine’s day tin. I never would have thought you could put paper on them and it would stick! (And now I want chocolate!)
Thanks, Krystyn. Spray adhesive would keep it stuck on really well. I used a combination of glue and glue dots which worked pretty well too.
That is so super cute! I love it!
Thanks, Mel! I like the way it turned out!
that is really cute, Ellen!! i love it!!
Thanks, Brett! It was easy too!
I LOVE this! What a cute idea and then you can use it all year long for storage. It’s seriously adorable and very creative.
Thank you, Robin! That’s what I hope to do too!
I love homemade gifts. Especially ones that can be used again for other things. What a cute project.
Thanks, Felissa. I feel the same way!
I really kind sorta ACTUALLY totally LOVE THIS! Que Bella! Bellisimo! Beautiful!
Thank you so much, Rose!