14 unusual valentines for February 14

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Have you already figured out how you will surprise your loved one on February 14? Then you are here! Lifehacker has prepared for you a selection of 14 unusual valentines for Valentine's Day.

Everyone loves to receive unusual valentines, but not everyone knows who started this tradition.

According to one version, the first valentine was sent by a certain Duke of Orleans, who was in prison and scribbled love letters to his wife out of boredom. According to the other, valentines were "invented" by a young girl, who in 1477 wrote a letter to her lover asking her to prove her feelings and promising to procure her mother's dowry.

Be that as it may, valentines were written already in the 15th century. Their popularity peaked in the 18th century. These were real works of art: beautiful paper, colored painting, lace undercut. In the 19th century, the serial production of valentines began, and every year they became more and more impersonal.

Today a valentine is just a card with hearts and the template phrase "Happy Valentine's Day!" But Lifehacker has compiled his own selection of valentines - for those who do not accept mediocrity and want to surprise their soulmate on February 14.

Fruit valentine

This fresh and tasty idea is to take fruits that your significant other likes (for example, watermelon, melon, pineapple) and cut hearts out of them using pastry molds.

In this case, you can string fruit hearts on a skewer or insert, for example, a piece of melon into a watermelon. You will get an original, and most importantly useful, recognition. Dieters will appreciate it.

Pixel art geek valentine

Pixel art is a type of digital painting where images are formed at the pixel level. A Valentine's card made in this style is very symbolic if you met on the Internet. A kind of quintessence of the fact that love can be found on the Web, but cannot be digitized.

Such a valentine can be placed next to a computer - a smile every time you look at it and remember your loved one.

Cutting diagrams here, here and here. Small tips: use good quality paper, a sharp stationery knife, and be patient.

Valentine card - "52 reasons why I love you"

Why 52? By the number of cards in the deck from which the valentine is made. Technically, making such a valentine is easy - a deck of cards, glue, scissors, a couple of photos, printed or cut from old magazines, and you're done.

But! Coming up with the "reasons" themselves is not an easy task. You will have to sweat, highlight the unique features of your significant other, remember your innermost moments together.

Fire valentine

An option for ardent natures who want to demonstrate how their heart burns in the fire of love. All you need is a metal surface, hairspray, and a lighter. Well, a beautiful melody in the background will not hurt.

Attention! Be careful! Do not try to repeat indoors, follow fire safety rules.

Sweet valentine

There is nothing easier than buying a ready-made box of chocolates (all the more, they are so beautiful now!), And presenting it to your loved one. But he is unlikely to rate a valentine bought in a store as highly as one that you make with your own hands.

Here you will find a diagram and a detailed tutorial on how to create an unusual sweet valentine in the shape of a heart pierced by Cupid's arrow.

Valentine pizza

The path to a man's heart has long been trodden - feed it, and it is yours. Therefore, girls who share this opinion, as well as men who want to culinary impress their beloved, will certainly be interested in Valentine's pizza.

This is a heart-shaped pizza. You can buy a ready-made pizza base and cut a heart out of it; and then, as usual, ketchup, sausage, cheese or any other filling. The main thing is to please the taste preferences of the second half.

Volumetric valentine "Heart full of love"

With the help of thick paper, threads and chocolate dragees, you can make an unusual volumetric valentine with a deep meaning. Empty, without love, the heart is flat. A heart filled with love takes shape and depth.

In this case, they symbolize love, and at the same time give a bulge, candy. You can find a detailed master class on making this valentine by clicking on this link.

Valentine in the bank

Continuing the M&M theme, another Valentine's Day idea is a valentine in a bank.

It's simple: we decorate a jar with a twist and pour candies into it (it is advisable to choose red, pink and white dragees to match the flavor of the holiday). You can decorate the jar to your taste, or you can peep the idea here.

Don't have a can at hand? Don't worry - use empty plastic bottles.

Valentine flipbook

A flipbook (from the English flip - "to turn over" + book - "book") is a small (the size of a business card) illustrated book, flipping through the pages of which creates the illusion of movement. Pictures come to life, like in a cartoon.

A flipbook for St. Valentine's Day is a valuable and memorable gift. In it, you can capture your love story or just confess your feelings. You can make a flipbook yourself, or order it from a special company or from a handmade master (see the article about Etsy).

Tea valentine

Valentine's card for tea lovers. Take a tea bag, carefully cut it open and empty the tea leaves. Then cut a heart out of the filter paper and sew it tightly with threads, not forgetting to put the tea leaves back in at the end. By the way, instead of tea "dust", which is often sold in tea bags, you can buy expensive delicious tea and fill the bags with it.

Additional romantic touches - "ponytails" - heart for sachets and sugar with hearts. Details here.

Valentine card - "Unearthly love"

Lovers often ask each other the "ridiculous" question: "How much do you love me?"

This space valentine will help you showcase the extent and depth of your feelings. Like, my love for you, dear (oh), is as boundless as the universe.

It is not difficult to make such a valentine. You will need a heart made of black paper (symbolizes space) and a round candy wrapped in surreal paper (the planet of your Love).

Valentine card with handprints

You can, of course, laugh - an option for a forensic expert (by the way, why not?), But, in fact, this is a very cute, if not intimate, valentine.

This is an allusion to the union of a man and a woman who go hand in hand through life. And between the lines it reads: “I will always be there. I will lend you a helping hand in difficult times."

But even if your significant other does not dig so far in search of metaphorical meanings, she will probably appreciate your efforts. After all, to create this creation, you will have to be pretty smeared with paint.

Valentine - hot chocolate set

This valentine will help you keep warm on a cold February evening. It contains cocoa, marshmallow and other sweets of your choice.

Moreover, this is not just a sign of attention and care. A valentine like an invitation to a date. After all, who wants to drink hot chocolate alone?;)

Another variation of this set.

Valentine's surprise

Valentine's Day is a good time to propose. At least on this day you can be romantic and not be ashamed of it.

Make a beautiful box, using the diagram and instructions from here, and present your beloved on February 14 a ring. Such a valentine will definitely be remembered for a long time!

Well, if you are not yet ripe for marriage, put just a small gift inside.