10 Ideas from You to Me
Now that gifts and decorations ideas from you to him are ready, there is another aspect to deal with. Some time ago I read an italian article Perché amare una crafter (nonostante tutto), [Why loving a crafter (despite everything)]. I try to translate:
You can even give her diamonds, but she will be sincerely happy just in front of tools, manuals and creative materials. First of all, because she would feel understood, but also because, by receiving them as a gift, no one could scream at her because of “the money spent for materials, you have a fulfilled house!”. One of the gifts I loved the most was a coupon for a class teaching how to print on fabric, but also the sewing machine, the pyrographer and soap molds, which are “my precious”. […]
I took inspiration from there for this second Valentine Day theme post: here is my gifts selection that will make your crafter girlfriend love you even more. Not only tools or materials can please your girlfriend, there a huge universe of design special objects out there!
Soundtrack: Belle and Sebastian – Write about Love
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Flowers || Design Love Fest || First of all, flowers. Even if she always repeats she’s not that kind of girls, she will surely appreciate. Too hard to do it by yourself? Ask a good florist for help! |
Hearts Porcelain Yarn Bowl || MuddyHeart on Etsy || So beautiful and so lovely! She will thank you with a soft and warm wool beanie. |
This is for you || book by Rob Ryan || The website description is worth quoting: “This lovely book is a magical, romantic and touching story of thoughts and dreams, loneliness and longing”. |
Dittico || silkscreens by Alessandro Baronciani || If you want to choose a print, don’t hesitate. You can buy one of Baronciani’s graphic novel, if she still have not all of them, and her heart will be yours. |
Tattly Rainbow Set || The best temporary tattoos ever. Here is the rainbow set, but you can choose among many options. Perfect gift for design lovers. |
Punch Box || Leaf Cutter Design || The most amazing idea comes from the past. Each compartment can be personalised with your own love message. A treasure. |
Quarterly || This is a subscription service that send you by traditional mail items, selected by influential curators of your choice: I suggest Tina Roth Eisenberg from swissmiss. |
Equilateral Nails || Winsome Brave || Bronze decorative triangular nails. Simply, a beauty. |
Sweet Talker || Camila Prada || The objects sold on this website are in the wishlist of any crafter. To play safe, avoiding banality. |
Endswell Collection Rings || Yield Design || For a single possible answer: yes, I will! |