Valentine’s Day isn’t just about cards—it’s about sweet treats and thoughtful gestures, too! If you’re looking for a creative way to present your homemade goodies or little gifts this season, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve gathered 12 DIY Valentine’s Day treat holder ideas that will make your presents even more special. From adorable boxes to charming pouches, these crafty ideas are sure to impress your loved ones. Let’s get crafty and make this Valentine’s Day even sweeter
Carly used stamps and dies colored with Copics, adding her own little cardstock “boxes” to hold the treats inside this adorable treat train. She’s sharing a how to video on the Pretty Pink Posh blog.
If you’re passing out sweet treats like chocolate, cookies or candy this Valentine’s Day make them extra special by creating your own handmade treat holders using your paper crafting supplies. You can decorate purchased bags and boxes with cute stamps and pretty pattern papers or create the entire container from scratch using dies, folding or templates. So let’s dive into some yummy treat holder ideas!
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Nina die cut thick pattern paper using heart shaped pouch dies from Lawn Fawn for her holders. She decorated them with ribbons, dies and twine. These are so quick and easy you can make a bunch all at once. Visit the Simon Says Stamp blog to watch her tutorial.
Bea used scoring boards and a button press machine from We R Makers to create these cheerful, little boxes that have handmade custom buttons on the top. I love the 3D flowers and little cherry, so darling! Visit the Bea Valint blog to learn how to create them.
The team at Close to My Heart designed two different ideas, one is a treat pocket make from folded double sided pattern paper with stamped sentiments, the other is shaped like a little mail box with moveable flag. Find directions for both on the CTMH blog.
Angie created the most adorable holders for lollipops! She’ll show you how to cut, score and punch cardstock to create the holder, then decorate it with papers, stamps and ribbon. Watch her tutorial on the Stamping with Amore blog.
Find a FREE template to make these pretty bags to fill for your besties on Galentine’s Day. The fronts are decorated with frilled scalloped papers, vellum hearts and stamped sentiments. Watch Meghann’s tutorial on the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog.
I love those little chocolate squares from Ghirardelli and this cute little holder can hold several of them to pass out to your sweet friends and family. They are so economical to make, you can cut 4 bases from one sheet of 8 1/2″x 11″ cardstock! Find a downloadable project sheet on the Sarah’s Ink Spot blog.
With the brand new “In the Bag” dies from Concord and 9th you can make lots of different shapes and sizes of gift bags and there’s also dies for several tags too! Take a closer look at Concord and 9th.
If you’re giving out larger yummy treats try creating a box. Amanda used cardstock to create the box and decorated it with the sweetest Bear stamps with a watercolor background and shaker element. This amazing box is almost a gift itself! Find her directions on the Pink and Main blog.
While you’re making treat bags why not make a coordinating Valentine’s Day card too? Marine used the most darling money stamps from Sunny Studio to create a shaker card and matching treat bag toppers for the sweetest gift duo. Take a closer look on the Sunny Studio blog.
Here’s a clever twist on a treat holder, these hold honey sticks. Tuck them into a mug or packets of tea for a bee-utiful gift. Brand new stamps and dies from Stampin’ Up were used to make these and you can watch a video tutorial on the Kitchen Table Stamper’s blog.
These treat bag toppers are perfect for boys and guys with fun construction trucks and puny sayings. I spotted these on the Newton’s Nook Instagram page.
With all these different treat holder ideas I hope you’ve found a few that you’d like to create to pass out some sweetness this Valentine’s Day.
-Heather
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