With Valentine's Day around the corner, it's time to start considering a thoughtful, handmade gift for your sweetie. ((I can help!)) Two years ago, I made this book for my (then) boyfriend, who is now my husband!...not that the book caused that transition, mind you, but I'm sure it didn't hurt either. ;)
It was a simple book, really. 8.5" square, covered in blue velour fabric.
I used letter brads and a mesh heart brad to spell out the following message on the cover:
Throughout the book, I used the theme of "Love..." from 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8. For each "Love...(is patient, is kind, never fails, etc.)", I placed a photo of myself on the left-hand side of the page.
On the right-hand side of the page, I wrote a sentence or two about my feelings for Andrew and how his love for me (or my love for him) fit that "Love is" message.
Some were just plain silly.
Some were more contemplative.
Some involved inside jokes.
Some were heart-warming (that's me with Andrew's two daughters).
My love for Andrew grew even as I put this book together. I am willing to bet that a gift like this would strike a chord with your sweetie as well. You still have time to put together a Love Album before Valentine's Day. And I can help! Visit the Contact tab in the top right corner of your screen for more information!