Valentines Day is Coming

Valentines Day is coming upon us. For my husband and myself, this is our 15th wedding anniversary. So it's double the treats! For my valentine's cards, I love making them on my computer, and my cricut machine. I buy my stock at staples or even AC Moore. At staples you can get the card stock with the envelopes together in a large packet. Sharing your love on valentines day with someone special can be shown in so many ways. So I want to share with you some gift ideas:
Get a beautiful frame, and place a picture of the two of you inside. Make a card or write a note telling him/her what this picture means to you. Writing something your self is very romantic, and very memorable.

Get a small photo album and decorate it in a valentine theme, put all your favorite pictures in it of the two of you together, write in colored pen next to the picture, what that moment meant to your.

Make a digital slide show on the computer with your favorite photo's, and add your favorite songs or song to it. Then copy it to a CD. Print a valentine label out for the CD and place it in a CD case.

Remember you don't have to spend a fortune for gifts, a gift from the heart will be the most remembered. And will last longer than flowers or candy.
Make a "Memory Jar" similar to gift in a Jar. Take a jar and decorate the outside with some stick on valentines decor. Cut some pink paper into hearts or punch it out with a paper punch. Write some of your best memories on it and place it in the jar. Cover the top with some pretty lace fabric tied with a ribbon. He/She can pull a heart out and read your little posts.

Bake some heart shaped cookies and put a Popsicle stick in the, wrap in red plastic with a twisty tie around the bottom of the cookie. Get a nice glass vase and make your own cookie bouquet.

Remember how you used to write those love letters when you we're dating. Well maybe you still have them. Why not re-write them on some parchment paper and embellish them with some gold leaf, and put them in a antique looking frame.

How about a nice poem, and then put that into a nice frame, place it on a table with some candles around it. And surprise him or her with this as a nice center piece for a dinner you cooked.

And for the romantic at heart, send the kids to grandma's house. Get the bedroom nice and romantic, place some rose petals on the bed. Nice bottle of wine chilling next to the bed. Some chocolate covered strawberries. Nice music playing. And a trail from the front door to the bedroom, made out of valentine confetti. And just enjoy the evening alone at last.

How about leaving a romantic message on her/his answering machine. Or even voicemail, while they are out to lunch.

What women would not like for the whole world to see how much her man loves her, send a singing telegram.

If you can afford it, how about a nice bed and breakfast for the weekend, one that definitely has a fireplace.

Or even a nice ride to a out of the way little restaurant. Make it a nice scenic drive, then stop and have your dinner. And then have you bedroom waiting for when you walk in, with a valentine decor theme, and dessert waiting.

How about a nice carriage ride, if you live where they have them. Get off and take a nice stroll, stopping at a nice restaurant.

You can even plan a nice valentine indoor picnic with or without a fireplace. Some nice music, finger food to feed each other, and some nice smelling incense and candles.

What ever you choose, keep it romantic, and keep it filled with love from your heart!