5 Creative Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for Your Wife or Girlfriend

Women love creativity. Anyone can go to the store and just buy a gift. But a creative gift shows your willingness to go the extra mile to make her feel loved. Creative Valentine's Day gifts are usually a little bit challenging, but the additional effort makes them more personal and ultimately extra special.

Try one of these ideas and she will be absolutely amazed and impressed with your creative abilities.

Valentine's Gift Basket
This is a fairly easy creative idea that anyone can do. Purchase a really pretty basket, some filler for the basket in her favorite color and a beautiful ribbon to wrap the handle and tie a bow. These items can be purchased at a craft store. Fill it with some of her favorite things such as her favorite perfume, bath soaps, scented candles, gourmet cookies, something soft and silky wrapped in beautiful tissue and tied with a ribbon and perhaps a little teddy bear. You could also include a music cd she’s been wanting and perhaps a piece of jewelry also wrapped. By including some of her favorite things, it shows how closely you pay attention to her wants and needs.

Chocolate Candy
Hershey's Kisses automatically say, "I Love You" but can be made to say so much more... Try a new twist to this traditional gift by carefully unwrapping each kiss, taking out the paper tag, and replacing the tag with your own handmade messages that start off by saying, "I love you because…". Think of as many different reasons as you can come up with. Then carefully wrap the kisses back in foil with their new tags clearly displayed through the top of each kiss.

Night on the Town
Instead of the traditional over-priced dinner in an expensive restaurant, take your sweetheart somewhere she will never forget. Pack a picnic basket filled with her favorite treats, a bottle of wine, and candles. Take along a couple of blankets, a battery-operated CD player, and several romantic CDs. Drive to the park or somewhere with a secluded atmosphere and treat her to a picnic for two. Before the night is over, surprise her with a small token of your love - something you have made for her on your own (a special Valentine’s Day card, a bookmark, a coupon book, etc.)

A Romantic Night at Home 
If you are looking for a way to save money on Valentine's Day then create a romantic atmosphere at home rather than going out. Run your Valentine a hot bubble bath complete with candlelight, soft love songs playing in the background, and fragrant bath oils. While she is enjoying her relaxing bath, finish the setup with a bouquet of roses. But instead of giving the roses to your sweetheart, gently pull the rose petals off of eleven of the stems and sprinkle them from the bathroom door to the bedroom, creating a path for her to follow. Sprinkle several petals on the bed, and place the last one long stem rose on her pillow. Enhance the magical night by purchasing some exotic massage oil and treating her to a massage she will never forget!

Bouquet of Roses
You may be thinking that roses are a clichéd Valentine's Day. One that is boring, thoughtless, and simply not good enough for the love of your life. Well, here is a way to make giving roses very special: buy a dozen roses and place a pearl inside each rose bud. As the rose buds open, the pearls will be revealed as an extra surprise. Once your sweetheart finds all your pearls, take them to a jeweler and have them strung into a necklace. This is something your true love will be able to hold onto long after the roses are gone.