Spread A Little Love: Valentine Gifts For Everyone
Gone are the days of a dozen red roses and a secret admirer card squished through your letterbox with a stonking big question mark.
Here at My Weekly we’ve put together your ultimate gift guide for Valentine’s Day. Ideas for those you love and also a few for yourself!
Home Is Where The Heart Is
There’s nothing more romantic than cosying up on the sofa. So, get comfy this Valentine’s Day and show your home some love, with a gift everyone can enjoy. These pillows are bright, colourful and with a removable pad fashioned from recycled bottles – sustainable. Make February 14th your cosiest yet!
Valentine’s Day 2022 Cushions – Assorted Designs
£45
Bombay Duck – www.bombayduck.com
Spell It Out
If you are looking for something that your loved one can use every day then why not choose a white, crisp Villeroy & Boch porcelain cup with their initial on it. Or even spell out a message with a few of cups, to make the present even more meaningful.
Letter Cups
£17.90
Villeroy & Boch – www.villeroy-boch.co.uk
Memory Makers
Sometimes it’s not about stuff but about experiences, making those memories together with your loved ones. How about splashing out on something memorable like afternoon tea for two in a secret garden, snuggled up in these beautifully lit domes?
Champagne Afternoon Tea for Two in The Domes at London Secret Garden Kensington
£60
Buyagift – www.buyagift.com
For Gin Lovers
Or if a G&T is your tipple of choice, then you’ll love this Bombay Sapphire Distillery Discovery Experience with a visit to the Botanical Dry Room, a sensory experience to help you discover your flavour preferences.
Bombay Sapphire Distillery Discovery Experience with Gin Cocktail for Two
£35
Buyagift – www.buyagift.com
Grow Your Love
Our gardens were our haven in lockdown but now Spring is nearly upon us and life is picking up pace, it’s a good time to think about making your garden grow. What better way than to shower it with love? Try this cute selection of flower seeds from Something Pretty, which are handpicked to symbolise love, adoration and friendship. While a bunch of flowers are gone within a few weeks, this love token lasts and can even be personalised.
Something Pretty Lovely Valentines Gardening Gift Set
£9.85-£10.85
Something Pretty Plants – www.somethingprettyplants.com
Handmade Hearts
Garden birds will love these heart shaped bird feeders from London Garden Trading. These handmade copper hearts can be used as a bird bath, bird feeder or even simply as a gorgeous sculpture!
Copper Heart Bird Bath Sculpture
£42.95
London Garden Trading – www.notonthehighstreet.com
Young Love
Family is where the heart is and if you’ve got youngsters in your family whether, they’re your own, nieces and nephews or even the grandkids then you will be naturally smitten. Who hasn’t had their heart melted by an ‘I HEART MUMMY’ note from their children when they were little? While we don’t advocate that Valentine’s Day becomes like Christmas, who could resist these gorgeous gifts for the younger members of your family? We particularly loved this utterly irresistible knitted cardigan with gorgeous bold hearts.
Hearts Knitted Cardigan in Red
£32
Smitten Knits – www.notonthehighstreet.com
Baked With Love
Or how about baking these love bugs with the grandkids? This easy to use kit includes pre-measured ingredients and a recipe card, so everyone can quickly get on to the most important part – tasting them!
Love Bug Biscuit Baking Kit
£17.50
Honeywell Biscuit Co – www.notonthehighstreet.com
Puppy Love
Pets often give us owners complete loyalty, love and company. So it’s no surprise that many of us want to pamper them. Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to spoil your fluffy friends, with so many beautiful and practical pet products to choose from. Here at My Weekly we particularly love this cosy dog coat!
Loveheart Knitted Dog Jumper
£29.99
Hotdog Petwear – www.notonthehighstreet.com
Food Is The Way To Your Heart
There’s nothing like some scrumptious treats to warm your heart and we know just the gifts for the foodies in your life. It’s chocs away with these yummy Valentine pressies that not only look fabulous but taste delicious too! Chocoholics will particularly love this personalised chocolate box!
Personalised Cadbury Dairy Milk Fruit & Nut Favourites Box – Heart Design
£24.99
DC Thomson Shop – www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk
Sweet Treats
Melt hearts with some delicious milk and white chocolates, filled with sumptuous Rhubarb Ganache. With lots of different choccie combinations available, you’re sure to find your perfect match.
Valentine’s Day Milk & White Chocolate Ganache Hearts Luxury Gift Box
£35
Farhi – www.farhi.co.uk
No Spend
If you want to step away from the commercialism of Valentine’s Day, then remember it doesn’t have to be about spending in a monetary sense, it could be just about giving time. How about popping some handwritten post it notes in a jar or on lollipop sticks with IOU’s? A sleep in, breakfast in bed or even your ironing done for a week? Be creative and show your love in a more personal and inexpensive way.
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Check out our very special Valentine issue of My Weekly. Jam packed with love from ‘Think Pink Fashion – Valentine’s Looks’ to romantic puddings to serve to the one you love. Check out the Expresso Martini Panna Cotta! Perfect to share or savour on your own!
We’ve got celebs and readers sharing their most romantic memories, as well as 6 romantic fiction stories for you to snuggle down with.
Don’t miss this cupid inspired issue bursting with love on sale February 8 and sign up for feel good reads every week with our super subscriptions!
Claire Gill
I'm a journalist, editor and podcaster who loves to tell your stories. I've been lucky enough to work across all parts of My Weekly from the fabulous fiction to health and cookery. As well as live events and My Weekly's very own podcast My Weekly's Magical Flying Bookshop which I created and hosted. I've loved interviewing your favourite authors including Anton Du Beke and queen of cosy crime Ann Cleeves too!
