​Valentines Day on a Budget

Valentine's Day may have become associated with grand gestures and expensive gifts, but you don't need to break the bank to share a loving moment! Why not make some lovely handmade gifts this year and celebrate Valentine's Day on a budget? By saving money, you can also share the love with everyone special in your life, whether it's a partner, friend, family member or even a special neighbour. Here are some ideas to get you started, simply using glass jars and bottles for Valentine's Day. Let's get creative!

Why choose glass bottles for Valentine's Day?

Eco-friendly, beautiful, reusable, versatile and cost-effective; what's not to love about glass bottles and glass jars? These multi-tasking wonders are perfect for all kinds of gifts, whether you're filling them with small sweets or cute favours to celebrate an occasion.

We sell lots of small glass jars in the run-up to Valentine's Day and they're very popular with couples planning their weddings, event organisers and small businesses, as well as for private customers who love to craft and create at home.

So, whatever your Valentine's Day plans, here are some great ways to celebrate the special day on a budget with some beautiful, thoughtful and handmade gifts.

Fill Small Glass Jars with Favours

This is a popular one with teachers who want to recognise special students and with retailers who hand out special favours for Valentine's Day. Simply fill small glass jars with Love Hearts or colourful pink and red heart-shaped jelly sweets, and add a cute red bow. They make very sweet favours and will make any lucky recipient smile.

Valentine's Day Candles

Melt wax discs, add a little red food colouring and fragrance the wax with perfume oils or essential oils that take your fancy, such as vanilla, rose, lavender and geranium. Pour the wax into a small glass jar, add a taper and then sprinkle a little biodegradable glitter onto the top for a sparkly finish. These make lovely Valentine's Day candles for all the ladies in your life, including hard-working mums, Grans and sisters.

Valentine's Day's Sweet Jars

Larger-style glass jars look amazing, filled with a selection of beautiful love-themed sweets. Get a large pick 'n mix filled with favourites such as strawberry hearts, cola cubes, cherry fizzers and other iconic sweets, and then add a striped confectionery-style label, a hand-written note and a beautiful ribbon. You can also use white spray paint or a metallic to decorate the glass with a heart shape using a template. This tutorial will provide plenty of inspiration: https://masonjarcraftslove.com/marbled-painted-valentines-day-mason-jar/.

Small Glass Jars filled with Doily Flowers

This is a fantastic Valentine's Day gift for children to make for their mums. It uses basic crafts such as burlap and paper doilies, which are painted and shaped to make beautiful little flowers. Pipe cleaners make the base and the craft is simple enough for even small hands to make with a little help. Check out this tutorial: https://designimprovised.com/2019/01/love-week-valentines-day-mason-jar.html.

A Macrame hanger

This macrame hanger tutorial is fun and easy and great if you have a loved one who enjoys quirky vintage interiors. You can make it using a glass Mason jar, or any other standard-size glass jar, and the finished result is fabulous. https://www.aliceandlois.com/diy-easy-macrame-plant-hanger/.

Glass jar muffin kit

Why not layer up chocolate muffin ingredients and add a printable recipe with instructions for turning the ingredients into a delicious baked treat? These 'recipe in a jar' crafts are very popular, and they're so much fun for the lucky recipient. You can also layer up ingredients for chocolate brownies, M&M cookies or any other kind of cake or bake. The trick is to only include the dry ingredients and add a top layer or little accompanying bag with sweets or colourful decorative extras that will finish the bake. Personalise the decorated glass jars with handwritten labels, bows and embellishments for a lovely little handmade gift for Valentine's Day.

Stock up on glass bottles and jars at Wares of Knutsford

Whether you're looking to fill small glass jars with favours or pour homemade raspberry gin into tall glass bottles for Valentine's Day gifts, you'll love the wide selection of glassware that we offer at Wares. From small glass jars to large glass bottles, we have glassware for every occasion, and all at the most competitive prices.

You'll love our fast delivery with affordable rates and our bulk buy pricing that allows you to save even more when you buy pallets from our large warehouse. This option is great for weddings, events and for businesses.

And remember, too, that the Wares of Knutsford team is here whenever you need us! From product enquiries to advice, we're always delighted to help, and we pride ourselves on offering the finest possible customer service. Contact us during normal office hours for a fast and personal response. Why not sign up for our newsletter too for the latest news, products, inspiration and competitions so you're always up to date with the latest at Wares?