Romance, Made to Order

By Melissa August, Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Daniel Levy, Ellin Martens, Michele Orecklin, Julie Rawe, Owen Thomas and Josh Tyrangiel

This Valentine's, there's no excuse for prepackaged chocolates or generic greeting cards. You can design almost any love token online, limited only by your wallet:

WINE Pick a sweetheart label at wine.com add a message and voila!

CANDY No more nasty orange-cream surprises. Select your faves at nirvanachocolates.com

RING Choose the cut and the carat; mail it to a "friend" at adiamondisforever.com

LINGERIE Spare your blushes by designing your own camisole or baby-doll set at silknchoices.bc.ca

BATH GELS Into threesomes? Mix crazy colors with as many as three fragrances at primaveramerchants.com

CAKE Write those sweet nothings at home with haagendazs.com's blank cake and icing

MAKE-OUT MUSIC Pick the cheesy cover art, CD title and as many as 16 love songs at ktel.com

TIARA Queen for a day? Customize it at tiara-boom-de-ay.co.uk