The 10 Best Valentine’s Day Gifts on Etsy for $15 or Less
What better way to tell someone you love them than with a handmade gift — that’s made by someone else? Because, while you have time to pick out something thoughtful, you don’t have enough time to pull out the hot glue gun. Actually, scratch that — you don’t probably don’t even have time to pick something out. And that’s why we made this for you! We scoured Etsy to find the sweetest, splurgiest gifts for $15 or less.
1. Leather Skillet Handle Cover, $14 at SekiWorks
Hot stuff coming through! We’re talking about your SO, of course. Oh, and that cast iron skillet that’s just being pulled out of the oven. Get this for your Valentine who happens to love their cast iron skillet as much as they love you. Bonus if your loved one also likes to travel — the covers are made of recycled leather from old airplane seats.
2. Macrame Plant Hanger, from $8 at tealtatiemacrame
Love is like a garden, right? So give a gift that’ll help your loved one set up her actual garden. One of these macrame plant hangers (yes, macrame is back!) would look great hanging in the window above a kitchen sink or in a cozy breakfast nook.
3. Red Velvet Hot Cocoa Mix, $5.50 for two ounces at ALLSPICEEMPORIUM
In addition to chocolate, red velvet is the unofficial flavor for Valentine’s Day (because it’s red!). This hot cocoa mix perfectly combines those two flavors. Add two cute mugs or just tie a ribbon around the jar.
4. Ceramic Spoon Rest, $14 at DPottery
Whether your person is the big or little spoon in the relationship, this spoon rest will be put to good use. This way, he can stop stirring the pasta sauce for a hot second and you guys can steal a quick kiss without dirtying the countertop.
5. Mini Speckled Ceramic Dish, from $10 at cordxclay
Married? Or thinking about popping the question? This little dish can be used as a ring holder during dish duty! Don’t believe in the institution of marriage? The dish can also be used as a little pinch bowl. A pinch on the butt and a pinch of salt!
6. Travel Spice Kit, $14 at SamsonFamilyLeather
Want to spice things up and maybe take a trip this year? This gift can help with both! The easy-to-pack tin comes with coarse ground black pepper, rosemary, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, garlic powder, and sea salt.
7. Herbal Tea Gift Set, $15 at KamakaShop
Tea for two is always better than tea for one! These teas come from Thailand (maybe a country you two are hoping to go to one day?) and you get to pick any five flavors (like lemongrass, mulberry, and more). Each flavor packet comes with three tea sachets inside, so you guys have lots of lazy Sunday mornings to come.
8. Wooden Cheese Spreaders, $10 for three at SkandWood
Help spread the love, er, cheese with these wooden spreaders. They’re handcrafted out of Italian olive wood, so each one is sure to be a little different.
9. Natural Rose Petal Lollipops, from $10 for eight at Sparko Sweets
Instead of flowers and candy, consider giving flowers in candy this year. Made with real, organic rose petals, these lollipops are sweet but not too sweet. Want something more out of this world? Spend a little more money and you can get these galaxy lollipops for your SO who you love to the moon and back.
10. Personalized Wine Bottle Stopper, $14 at CloudsandCurrents
If you want to put a cork on the idea of having that serious “what are we” conversation, get one of these personalized wine bottle stoppers. It shows your SO that you’re serious enough to put your monogram on something but not so serious that you need to pop any sort of question just yet.