For the uninitiated though, Etsy can also be overwhelming. The sheer quantity of good stuff lying in wait can make even the most dedicated shopper break a sweat. But have no fear, because we know Etsy and we’re here to guide you through its many offerings and find the best gift for everyone on your list. Starting with our favourite Etsy brands, we’ve got you covered, from DIYed Taylor Swift fangirl merch to the best-smelling vegan candles.
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Paly Glass
Location: Bristol, UK
Price range: £10 – £47
You’ve already bought them every possible iteration of personalised jewellery and last V Day you even resorted to a personalised mug. What next? How about a piece of personalised initial glass to hang in the window? These are cut, shaped, copper-foiled and soldered by hand in Bristol by brand owner Nikki James. They can be filled with any combination of hand-pressed flowers or foliage, including leaves and ferns, so if you know their favourite, this could be a very special gift indeed.
shoppalyglass Personalised Stained Glass Pressed Flowers Frame, $, available at Etsy
JasminePotteryStudio
Location: Wakefield, UK
Price range: £10 – £50
Rather than buying them an object, why not treat the two of you to a DIY pottery kit? Get a bottle of something in the fridge, order a takeaway, light some candles and you’ll have yourself a pretty sweet V Day date night.
JasminePotteryStudio Clay Pottery Kit for 2, $, available at Etsy
7th House Ceramics
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Price range: £43 – £162
Pricey, yes, but these are some of the funnest, most unique ceramics we’ve seen on the internet, featuring quirky scribbles, ironic sayings, wholesome reminders and Pinterest-ready prints. We think our mornings would start a lot sweeter sipping our coffee out of this tongue-in-cheek mug. Bad bitch juice indeed! Perfect for a Galentine’s gift.
7thHouseCeramics Handmade Ceramic Bad Mug With Handle, $, available at Etsy
The Candle Parlour
Location: New Jersey, USA
Price range: £3 – £68
The Candle Parlour’s sweet candles are delicately moulded into everything from teddy bears to roses or poured into shells, teacups and vintage glass jars.
candleparlour Miniature Love Bear Candle, $, available at Etsy
Mahin Hussain Designs
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
Price range: £2.50 – £42
Inspired by her Pakistani upbringing and her earliest memories of her mother — dressed in bright floral prints, ’70s-style artificial flowers and vivid pink lipstick — Mahin Hussain’s art is sure to brighten up any space. She offers everything from greeting cards to coasters in her signature style.
mahinhussaindesigns Bright Wall Art, $, available at Etsy
Justin’s Shirt Store
Location: Virginia, USA
Price range: £5 – £125
Justin’s Shirt Store’s collection stretches from pop art sketches to digital oil paintings but the highlights for us are the quirky printed T-shirts and jumpers. Featuring a host of woodland creatures (bears, frogs, cats riding bicycles), the deeply ironic captions will definitely elicit a chuckle from the lucky recipient. This sleepy bear especially is perfect for waiting out hibernation season.
JustinsShirtStore Simp Era Short Sleeve T-Shirt, $, available at Etsy
PaperEmporiumCo
Location: Nottingham, UK
Price range: £3.50 – £37.50
A personalised gift you’ll both treasure for years to come.
PaperEmporiumCo Custom Star Map Print, Night We Met, $, available at Etsy
BelginBozsahinArt
Location: London, UK
Price range: £40 – £2,550
Flowers for Valentine’s Day are an obvious choice. Instead, treat them to a unique vase to display them in.
BelginBozsahinArt Handmade Ceramic White Vase, $, available at Etsy
Veganbunny Co
Location: Oxfordshire, UK
Price range: £3.50 – £70
These vegan soy candles, handmade in the UK, would make a great self-care, V Day gift. They’re far more luxurious than many high street offerings and the scents (ranging from classics like lavender and rose blossom to seasonal spring faves like sweet orange and eucalyptus) are intense. Large candles have a burn time of 50 hours; medium candles 25 hours. You can save and reuse the metal jars too — mine now holds my hair grips.
VeganbunnyCo Rose Soy Candle Blended With Geranium, $, available at Etsy
Spilt Milk Press
Location: Nottingham, UK
Price range: £7 – £30
Etsy is a treasure trove of fan-made merch and Spilt Milk Press makes some of the most beautiful: delicate, hand-drawn portraits of all your faves on velvet-touch 450gsm cardstock, featuring holographic foil that catches the light. Many, like this stunning Taylor Swift print, also feature lyrics. No fangirl bedroom is complete without one.
SpiltMilkPress Taylor Swift A4 Midnights Holographic Foiled Art Print, $, available at Etsy
GaliaDesignStudio
Location: İzmir, Turkey
Price range: £45 – £100
Yes, we agree, some heart-covered Valentine’s gifting can be a little cheesy but not Galia Design’s colourful, tufted pillows.
GaliaDesignStudio Heart Love Punch Needle Tufted Pillowcase, $, available at Etsy
Neon Talk
Location: California, USA
Price range: £203 – £259
Buying for a tapestry girlie? This is the Etsy brand for you. Neon Talk creates some of the best tapestries on the internet, which can also be used as rugs or blankets. We’re obsessed with the rich, witchy, boho-esque designs.
neontalk Cheetah Tapestry / Throw Blanket / Woven Wall Hanging, $, available at Etsy
Home Girl
Location: Birmingham, UK
Price range: £10 – £50
Selling a curated selection of vintage, designer, reworked, embroidered and handcrafted pieces, Home Girl is our go-to for truly one-of-a-kind home decor. A special shoutout to the stunning, hand-painted cowboy boot planters. They’re made to order with recycled clay in small batches and are watertight. We have our hearts set on the cow-print one.
HomeGirlElegy Cowboy Boot Planter, $, available at Etsy
myluckyshirt666
Location: Berlin, Germany
Price range: £8.64 – £61.45
Some fan merch can be naff, especially T-shirts, but not those from myluckyshirt666. If you’re a Harry Styles fan, run, don’t walk for the selection of graphic tees, hoodies and sweatshirts featuring lyrics and colourful, retro-inspired prints.
myluckyshirt666 Daylight T Shirt, Harry’s House Merch, $, available at Etsy
Threee Elephants
Location: UK
Price range: £10 – £50
Trading fairly with craftspeople in India, Threee Elephants supports and shares traditional crafts and natural materials. Anything on offer here is more than worthy of a spot on your Valentine’s shopping list but we’ve fallen for the textile art — intricate patchworks of vintage and recycled fabrics embellished with floral embroidery, beads, lacework, sequins, needlework and mirrors. They’re made by the Khambadiya artisans of Rajasthan in northern India.
ThreeeElephants Indian Vintage Wall Hanging 100x150cm, $, available at Etsy
Yazz James Creative
Location: London, UK
Price range: £4 – £35
Over to Yazz for the best description of this brand’s offering: “Happy prints for sad songs.”
yazzjamescreative Phoebe Bridgers ‘Moon Song’ A4 Poster Print, $, available at Etsy
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