Unique Valentines Gifts

Unique Valentines Gift Ideas

It’s not long now until Valentines day.  And it’s definitely the marmite date of all the events celebrated throughout the year!  It’s the one day in the calendar that’s guaranteed polarise opinion!  Understandably, some single people hate the occasion, whether that be because it reminds them of their single status, or because they hate the idea that romance is just focused on one day in the whole year!  Couples seem to either fall into two categories, ones who don’t mark the occasion, and the others who go all out and do the whole gift giving and romantic meal!

I personally love it, but I guess that’s because I have a lovely husband who likes to spoil me!  I always get the ‘traditional’ valentines presents of chocolate and flowers.  But he also always gets me a special present too that is more meaningful.

And I know that there are plenty of men (and women) out there just like my husband, as our papercuts are always popular valentines gifts.  They are the perfect present if you want something a little more personalised or special.  And this year, I’ve had the privilege of creating a very special paper cut indeed, it’s for a wedding proposal, how amazing is that?!  I’m hoping that she says yes (only 4 more weeks to go until I find out!)

Romantic message / lyric papercut

A romantic papercut design personalised to incorporate a special message, or song lyric. This heartfelt design lends itself as an ideal valentines gift to tell that special someone how much you really love them.

Love Portrait, Valentines gift

This detailed paper art is an ideal romantic present for that special someone in your life. The portrait illustration is a direct likeness of a personal photo, making it the complete personalised Valentines present. The example shown above is a selfie of a loving couple on their holiday.

The Kiss, Valentines papercut

What can be more romantic than this papercut named ‘the kiss’. This perfect unique Valentines gift idea can be personalise with any message to make it even more unique, for that special someone in you life.

Love tree papercut

One of our originals and still a favourite is the ‘Love Tree’ papercut. This is a unique take on a classic love bird theme, lending itself well to a romantic gift for that special someone. You can personalise it with any names or words, and we can even etch a first date in the trunck of the tree.

The above framed papercuts are available in our Paper Petal shop, or we welcome custom design requests if you would like to contact us on our craft website.

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Paper Wedding Anniversary

Perfect Paper Anniversary Gift

Last month I celebrated my first ever wedding anniversary (exciting huh!), and I had spent quite a lot of thought into the perfect present to celebrate the occasion. As many of you will know each wedding anniversary has a theme, such as paper for the 1st anniversary, wood for the 5th anniversary and silver for the 25th anniversary.

What I didn't know until I did a bit of research, was that until around the 1930's, only 8 anniversaries had a material associated with them. They were the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 50th, and 75th anniversaries. But nowadays we have a material for all anniversaries!

I don't know if it's because I am recently married, but the first anniversary felt like a really big milestone and I wanted to give a gift that reflected not only the milestone, but also the tradition of it being paper too. And I know I'm not the only one. The majority of the custom papercuts that I am asked to create are to celebrate 1st wedding anniversaries. And I just love to hear other couples special lyrics or quotes, especially as I know I'm going to turn them in to a beautiful anniversary keepsake for them!

Love Tree Anniversary Papercut

Love birds perched on a tree in the shape of a heart, with the happy couples names placed in the center. Some custom requests included the date of the anniversary also in the central area of the Love birds papercut design.

Personalised Wedding Papercutting

This particular wedding paper cutting was creted from three photographs merged into a single design, all hand cut and framed in a hand made oak box frame.

The kiss, Anniversary papercut

This elegant design lends itself well to a first paper anniversary gift. A silhouette of the loving couple kissing under a tree with a personalised special phrase written next to the figures. Couples can choose any special phrase they have for each other, or a few special words from their first dance song.

Pair of Doves Anniversary Papercut

A pair of tranquil doves flying inside a leafy wreath. The papercut doves in the example shown are cut out of cream pearlescent silk textured card, with a silver pearlescent background (colours can be altered). Typography flows inside the wreath detailing the Anniversary couples names and date of anniversary.

Hare and Bear Anniversary Papercut

A detailed design with a cute Hare & Bear kissing inside a floral heart. The loving couples names are scripted inside the heart with the date of the anniversary etched into the lower heart.

The Wedding scene Papercut

A romantic papercut design, appropriately named ‘the wedding scene’ is a personalised illustration of any wedding venues, including a special message, the bride and groom's name, or even song lyrics of the first dance.

The above framed papercuts are available in our Paper Petal shop, or we welcome custom design requests if you would like to contact us on our craft website.

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Peter Pan Papercut Collection

Never grow up

Peter Pan is the much loved story of a boy who never grows up.  Adored and admired by many (especially me!).  I used to spend my childhood dreaming of Peter Pan adventures, flying to the mystical world of Neverland.  As I’m a big fan of the story, I decided to design and cut a collection of Peter Pan scenes to remind me of those childhood memories.

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Come with me where dreams are born

This lovely starry night scene whisks you away to the memories of Neverland. The phrase within the scene is "So come with me where dreams are born and time is never planned. Just think of happy things and the heart with grow on wings forever in our neverland" Phrase can be personalised.

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Flight to Neverland

This magical Peter Pan papercutting scene includes Peter tempting Wendy to fly with him to a mystical, magical world that exists within a star, named Neverland.

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Never Grow Up

Here we have a layered shadowbox papercut scene with the foreground encorporating Captain Hook battling with Peter Pan in Neverland. Captian hooks pirate ship sails on the sea with palm trees and the phrase 'never grow up' in the foreground. This Peter Pan piece is a template for budding crafters to cut themselves and mount it in a box frame using foam board to create the depth between the two layers. You can even add stars to the background and enclose a led light in the frame if your feeling super adventurous :)

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Peter Pan's Escape

For my second Peter Pan paper cut, I focused on the Darling children and Peter, flying away from the crooked Captain Hook.  In the paper cut, Hook is confronted by a creepy crocodile, and battles with him on a collection of rocks, whilst Peter Pan makes his escape.  The background of the design, shows Captain Hook’s ship in the water, as well as magical swirls of stars flowing from the flying characters.

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The Fierce Battle

The third Peter Pan design I created, is set on the island of Neverland, where a fierce battle commences. This Peter Pan papercut scene is filled with action as Captain Hook fends off Peter and a Crocodile, whilst Wendy and Tinkerbell watch with fright.  The background of this scene shows a cliff face of the island with jagged rock below, and a cloudy night, with a moon in the sky. In this deign, I focused on the detail of the characters, by using miniature cuts to emphasis the key features of each character.

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“Dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough. You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.” 

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Grab a unique piece of art to reminisce those childhood memories, or create a custom papercut, designed, personalised and unique just for you. 

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