40 Handcrafted Long Distance Gifts you can find on Etsy w/ Giveaway!
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Handmade products add a truly special quality to the art of gift giving. Handcrafted goods support local artists, are more Eco-friendly and ensure that some real TLC went into the final product.
Putting in the extra effort to pick out a unique gift & buying handmade is a great way show the recipient you put some EXTRA thought into their gift.
You may not have the time or the skills to make something by hand, but the selection of beautiful trinkets that you can find on Etsy are exactly that: thoughtful, one of a kind, creative and special.
So in the spirit of handmade gifting, we’ve compiled a list of 40 of the best long distance gifts you can find on Etsy – for her, for him & for anyone else who’d love them!
Because we’re so excited about the idea of handmade gifting, especially for long distance friends, family and partners, we’re also offering a $50 Etsy gift card giveaway for you to go and get your shop on for that special someone who is so far away!
Our $50 Etsy Giveaway has come to an end and the winner has been chosen! Many thanks to everyone who participated in our giveaway & entered! We’ll have many more contests like this in future, so if you didn’t win this time STICK AROUND for the next series of giveaways we’ll have coming up pretty soon!
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We’ve worked with the Etsy shops below to bring you some Exclusive discounts on LDR items that you won’t find anywhere else. The offers are available for a limited time, but you can still use the discount codes below to purchase something awesome for your long distance friend, family member or partner for the holiday season before they expire!
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Visit Merchant Etsy Shop | Visit Merchant Facebook Page Get 15 % off the products Below by using the code LDR15OFF at Checkout!
“Together forever, Never apart. Maybe in distance, But never in heart.” This key-chain & necklace set is a beautiful way to share the reminder that love can be strong despite distance. Perfect for long distance couples or even best friends!
This hand stamped aluminum charm can be stamped with initials of your choosing. The main charm reads “Always under the same sky” & includes a beautiful Swarovski pearl dangle. A perfect gift to remind someone that you share the same sky.
Do you and your s/o live states apart? If so, this necklace is perfect for you! Each state is hand cut and hand stamped in the location of your choice. A bold way to show your long distance love!
Where does your heart lie? Let everyone know & show off the coordinates to your heart with this hand-stamped, beautifully rustic, copper latitude & longitude key-chain. Coordinates are customized to the location of your choice – A truly unique gift! |
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Visit Merchant Etsy Shop | Visit Merchant Facebook Page Get 25 % off the products Below by using the code LDRMAG at Checkout!
This beautiful pendant features a high quality photo of your choice encased in glass. Photos are encased between the glass when the pendant is made. Now your special someone will be able to hold you over their heart!
This text message/photo combo pendant is an awesome way to send a special gift to someone who can’t be near you. Whether it’s a text message you’ve saved forever or a special note -this is perfect for LDRs of all types.
Show your love for someone far away with this personalized, one of a kind coordinate pendant. This pendant can be customized with the Longitude Latitude or GPS Coordinates of your choice. “Where I am” vs. “Where I want to be”
This Handcrafted Soldered Chalkboard Pendent would make a great keepsake for any long distance couple. Pendant reads “You + Me = Love” and hangs beautifully around your neck with your choice of necklace chain. A gift for both you and your distanced partner! |
Get 10 % off the products Below by using the code LDR15OFF at Checkout!
This set of 6 Gold Embossed “Open When” Envelopes are a beautiful way to tell someone how much you love them. Each envelope is handmade from scratch and is hand-embossed in gold. Each envelope includes matching embossed liner & black card.
This is a beautifully colorful set of Custom Designed “Open When” Letters. These letters are the perfect way to send someone you know a little bit of love! Includes your choice of 10 envelope themes that you can send to anyone! This listing is for a professionally designed set of “Open When” Letters. Made by a graphic designer of 10 years, these letters are the perfect way to send someone you know a lot of love easily, without all the work!
This “25 Wonderful Reasons Why I Love You” notebook is a beautiful book to give to someone you truly love. Send a little joy to someone who is far away & tell them how you really feel with this handmade notebook! |
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Visit Merchant Etsy Shop | Visit Merchant Facebook Page Get 5 % off the products Below by using the code 5LDRMAG at Checkout!
This beautiful United States key chain is made to order with YOUR custom heart or star placement and short message. This listing includes two hearts or stars over the areas you choose, dots to connect each and a SHORT message to the recipient.
This state key chain set is perfect for you and a friend. Great as a moving gift, every time you look at this unique key-chain you will think of that special person who holds the other one. Personalized with your custom message & state choice. Do you and your s/o live countries apart? Maybe your best friend lives oceans away from you too? If so, these key-chains are perfect for you! Each location is hand cut and hand stamped with the message your choice. Show your long distance love!
Each of these sterling silver state or country pendants is stamped by hand with the smallest of jewelers saw blades. Each order is hand stamped with your choice of hearts stars or lines of text. Which place holds your heart? |
Visit MyveraDesign’s Etsy ShopGet 10 % off the products Below by using the code LDRMAG10 at Checkout!
You can have this lovely bracelet hand stamped with the latitude & longitude of you and your partners locations!
This sterling silver tag bracelet is hand stamped and completed with a sterling silver filled chain -Perfect for LDR Girlfriends!
This sterling silver necklace tag can also be hand stamped with the name or short message of your choice!
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Visit PictureitPersonal’s Etsy ShopGet 20 % off Any Shop Prints by using the code LDR20 at Checkout!
This high quality digital print will feature you and your partner’s names engraved in a tree – a really romantic gesture!
‘Carve’ you & your partner’s names into a heart on this tree set in a scenic setting by a river bank.
This super romantic print features you and your partner’s names written into the sand along a beach-side shore.
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Visit TheLightandtheDark’s Etsy ShopGet 10 % off the products Below by using the code LDRMAG10 at Checkout!
This lovely key-chain set features you and your partner’s states with text “I left my heart in…”
This locket & charm set is crafted specifically for LDRs and features the phrase “worth every mile” with assorted charms. This keychain set is perfect for international LDRs who want to keep a visual reminder of their love for each other!
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Visit BrookeElissaDesigns’ Etsy ShopGet 10 % off the products Below by using the code LOVE10 at Checkout!
Give your loved one this sweet, gold envelope locket with a personalized message from you tucked inside. Also available in silver.
This beautiful vintage inspired antique silver locket is sure to be a treasured keepsake. Gold and antique brass also available. Perfect for her, cascading dangles of natural turquoise beads, antique brass and gold. Other earring designs also available.
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Visit GroupHugQuilts’ Etsy ShopGet 10 % off the products Below by using the code LDRWINTERLOVE at Checkout!
You Pick the Message on this charming Keepsake for LDRs. Send a greeting from anywhere in the world on a pillow!
An adorable way to say hello from the Big Apple. This pillow is designed based on a real vintage postcard with stamp & all!
Inspired by the creator’s love of vintage postcards, this throw pillow sends a stylish greeting from the city of Brooklyn.
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This lovely state key-chain plush is a great gift for yourself or someone who misses you.
Get 10 % off by using the code ’10OFF’ at Checkout!
This pillow is for those of us who are missing someone far, far away.
Get 20 % off by using the code ’BEPUNNYSAVEMONEY’ at Checkout!
This pair of colorful pillows can be personalized with the states, locations and colors of your choice.
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Contest will begin Wednesday October 15th and run through Sunday, October 26th at midnight EST. The winner will be chosen and notified on Monday, October 27th. Winner will have 24 hours to respond before another winner is chosen. We will announce on Facebook when the winner is chosen, so make sure you’re following us there!
Our $50 Etsy Giveaway has come to an end and the winner has been chosen! Many thanks to everyone who participated in our giveaway & entered! We’ll have many more contests like this in future, so if you didn’t win this time STICK AROUND for the next series of giveaways we’ll have coming up pretty soon!
For early notice of all our contests, special promotions and campaigns along with a bunch of other awesome goodies delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter!
I would absolutely love to buy the Sterling Silver Heart Red Leather Bracelet from MyveraDesign. Thank you for this awesome opportunity!
I really love the gold embossed letters and envelopes. Paul and I send cards often, these would be so special and beautiful!
I would love the Long Distance Pillow from PillowsAndPuns!
I’d really like to buy the Sterling Silver Star Necklace – Delicate Star Charm if I win. Thank you for giving us the chance 🙂
I love the embossed copper latitude/longitude bracelets and keychains from Always There designs! Such a cute concept and the copper is beautiful.
The LDR Floating Locket & Charm Set is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen, and it’s totally my choice.
I would love to buy the ‘Ldr – We will find a way with Airplane and Passport Charms’ necklace if I win! 🙂
I would love to buy Country Keychain from TagsForTails if I win 🙂
I would love to get the Canada to USA matching Keychain set if I win. 🙂 So cute.
I would love a pair of the coordinate keychains to trade with my SO
I’d go for the TagsforTails Country keychain set, as it includes European countries. 🙂
I adore the long distance pillow from Pillows and Puns!
The “Couples Long Distance Relationship Necklace Set – Under the same Sun / Moon” by The Light and the Dark is like it’s made for us 🙂 I’d buy that if I won this.
Oh my gosh, I love the “Gold Embossed ‘Open When’ Envelopes.” I love writing letters to my SO and he recently opened my “to open when times get a little tough” one and loved it. It’d be even nicer in a pretty envelope!
I would love then “Country Keychain Set of Two- Choose Your Countries- Handmade” by tags for tails if I win!
If I won, I would buy the “State Keychain with Short Message” keychains from Etsy. I feel like it is a gift with meaning while maintaining a high degree of customization for a low price.
Always Under the Same Sky Hand Stamped Necklace
I think the name in sand print: https://www.etsy.com/listing/62284897/names-in-the-sand-personalized-8×10-inch is absolutely adorable!
I’d love to get the “sweetheart necklace with birthstones” from thelightandthedark1 if I were to win.
If I won, I’d buy the Matching State Key Chains. They’re so cute!
I really love that Coordinates Keychain from AlwaysThereDesigns! I think that’s such a great way to represent the distance seperating two people, and it would be great to be able to just look at those coordinates and know they represent where my love is. That’s definitely what I’d buy if I won!
I would pick the two custom LDR state pillows!
I’d like the Set of Two Country Key-chains by Tags for Tails!
I’d love to put it towards a set of the “Open When…” Letters.
I’m really interested in getting the “Personalized Hand Stamped Coordinates Location Keychain” by Always there Designs!
I would buy the New York City postcard cushion. I live in England and she lives in New York. We met at college in England and became best friends and I didn’t realise how much I loved her until she was nearly gone. I asked her out the day before she left and she went back home to New York. So my new room in college is now New York themed and this would be perfect for my bed
I would love to get my girlfriend the Delicate Pearl Necklace with Pearl Pendant and Gold Chain from Brooke Elissa Designs. She would absolutely love it!
I’d love the Country Key-chain Set of Two by Tags for Tails. I live in the UK, and my fiancé lives in the US. It would definitely make him smile. (:
The silver locket looks lovely!
I’d go for the gold locket envelope with the message inside, so next time I visit I can leave it round hers semi-hidden and wait for her to find it on her own 🙂
Infinity Charm omg https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/192584735/sterling-silver-hammered-infinity-charm?ref=shop_home_active_7
I would get the bracelet from Myvera designs with the longitude and latitude stamped on it
I would love the golden envelope necklace to put a secret message inside from BrookeElissa. That way when I miss my So i can have the message to look at 🙂
I absolutely love the Together Forever Keychain and Necklace Set, they hold so much meaning for me and I’d love to get them for my SO and I.
Thank you for this opportunity LDR Magazine!
I would love to have the Long Distance Pillow from GroupHugQuilts! So cute.
I love the throw pillow – incidentally, that is exactly what my long distance is right now!
I would go for the latitude&longitude copper keychains from AlwaysThereDesigns, I may even get them even if I don’t win 😀 They’re super adorable.
I love the longitude and latitude bracelets. But so torn between the open me when stationary!! Such beautiful things!
I’m totally going for the Delicate Pearl Necklace from Brooke Elissa
Country Key-chain Set of Two by Tags for Tails! 😀
https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/175570523/personalized-hand-stamped-custom?ref=shop_home_active_20 or https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/193714277/long-distance-relationship-dog-tag-and?ref=shop_home_active_6
I would love to get the LDR-floating locket & charm set ! thank you
I would buy the LDR FLoating Locket & Charm Set, from The Light and Dark. So lovely.
Hi, I’d like the US Keychain with Multiple Hearts from Tag For Tails. Thanks!
The Open When letter sets are absolutely cute!
I would buy a Open When Letter Kit from OpenWhenLetterShop.
I’d get the state keychain
Oh my goodness! The Country Keychain Set of Two- Choose Your Countries- Handmade is perfect for me and my LDR boyfriend between USA and S. Korea :)<3
I’d like to buy the state pillows :3
I love the location coordinate keychains
I’d like to get the personalized bar necklace from MyveraDesign!
The Hand Stamped, Leather Wrapped Coordinates bracelet would be perfect!
I would love the Texas State Charm Necklace-Pick your State or Country-Sterling Silver or Gold Filled-Map jewelry. It’s super cute!
I’d probably get the “I’ll Be There – I’ll Be Waiting – Couples Set”, for The Light and The Dark. I’ve been looking at it for a while 🙂
I’d really like the personalized coordinates pendant. My SO is in the military and we’ve been together since before he left. We’re nevermets and will probably be until the next few months. This would be special to me because we’ll be apart for a lot of our relationship, and I’d like to have his location with me as a constant reminder.
I love the Boho Chic Chandelier Earrings – Turquoise, Antique Brass and Gold!!!
I would love to get https://www.etsy.com/listing/201194773/north-america-key-chain-with-connected?ref=shop_home_active_19
I’d LOVE to buy the Matching state keychains from thelightandthedark1
so cute that they form a heart, and it would be a special reminder of my SO every time i looked at my keys!
Id love the “Personalized Hand Stamped Custom Date or Words Ring, Simple Sterling Silver Stack Band Ring – Brushed Satin Finish” from MyveraDesign
The state necklaces
I would get the Double State Necklace with Hearts!! (California and Maryland).
I would love to get him the Country Keychain Set of Two- Choose Your Countries- Handmade by TagsForTails or the Personalized Tree Print – The Riverbank – You Choose Names and Date Carved in Tree – Unique Wedding Gift, Anniversary Gift by PictureItPersonal. They are all so nice!!! It’s hard to choose! Thank you for this opportunity!! 😀
I would love the personalized stamped bracelet!
I would like the “Personalized Hand Stamped Custom Latitude and Longitude Coordinates Bracelet – Sterling Silver Skinny ID Bar – Long Distance Relationship” from MyveraDesign. Thank you!
I would love the Double state necklace with hearts!
I’d buy the “Gold Locket, Envelope with Secret Message Inside”
I would definitely get the state key chains with a heart in the location of your choice 🙂 too cute!
I’m completely in love with the Country Key-chain Set of Two, from Tags for Tails! I’ve had this on my etsy wishlist for a while. They’re adorable. Tough decision though, I like all of the items on this list. Definitely might do my Christmas shopping with this in mind.
I love the custom post card throw pillow the best! Lots of wonderful options though.
I’d get the Hand Stamped Sterling Silver Personalized Monogram Necklace by MyveraDesign! Super cute and would love to have my SO and I’s initial on it 🙂 Thanks for giving everyone this opportunity to win something cool!
The Brooke Elissa lockets are beautiful and timeless reminders of love. One would make a wonderful Christmas or anniversary gift for my loved one.
I would go with Personalized Hand Stamped Custom Latitude and Longitude Coordinates Bracelet – Sterling Silver Skinny ID Bar – Brown Leather Wrap Bracelet 🙂
I’d love the Hand Stamped Sterling Silver Personalized Monogram Necklace – Custom Initial Heart Necklace – Modern Jewellery – Silver Delicate Necklace by Myvera Design 🙂
The LDR Floating Locket & Charm Set is so cute!!
I’d nab this: https://www.etsy.com/listing/151032400/silver-locket-with-antique-floral-motif to put pictures of my sweetie in. 🙂
I absolutely adore the Handmade Double State Necklace with Hearts, and would buy that in a heartbeat for my SO if I wasn’t…so…poor…:(
I would buy the handmade double state necklace<3
I would LOVE the double state necklace! Perfect for me and David <3
https://www.etsy.com/listing/199437383/handmade-double-state-necklace-with
The gold locket envelope by brookeelissa would be perfect! It would be so cute to have a love message for him whenever he needs it 🙂
I would really like the Personalized Hand Stamped Coordinates Location Keychain in Copper from Always There Designs.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/177321957/personalized-hand-stamped-coordinates
I would love to get a pair of the coordinates keychains from AlwaysThereDesigns <3
I love the Double State Heart Necklace, so versatile and fun and I love that it can be customized!
I would like to buy the ‘Exotic Chandelier Earrings with Coral and Freshwater Pearls – Boho Chic Earrings’ because I have bought my LD girlfriend a ring, locket, bracelet and I’ve been looking to get her some earrings for some time now to complete the collection 🙂
Edit: Just noticed the day the competition ends is the day I got to set off to her on another visit 🙂
I would get the Matching State Keychains by TheLightandtheDark – so cute!! (Minnesota and North Dakota)
Together for ever keychain and necklace set
I’d LOVE to buy the Set of TWO Custom Long Distance Relationship State Pillows
I’d love the Set of TWO Custom Long Distance Relationship State Pillows if one of them can be a Canadian province (British Columbia)
If not, I’d pick the Long Distance Pillow 🙂
OH please I want the Hand stamped, Leather Wrapped Coordinates Bracelet.
I’d love the LDR floating locket and keychain! Thank you ♥
I like the coordinate key chains 🙂
I really like the coordinate pendants.
If I won I would love to buy the two countries key chain. I haven’t seen my boyfriend in 2 years because the ticket prices are so high, like above 1000 $. He lives in India, and I live in the United States, and little gifts like these are just a few ways that I like to make him feel loved with. 🙂
One of those key chains from lightanddarks etsy ^^
“Open When” envelopes are a great idea! 🙂