A Pin Come True: I Love You Because

On this Pin Come True I bring to you one of my Valentines Day gifts that I made for Cole this year.  Some of you may have seen on Pinterest the I Love You Because frame.  If you haven't, it is a pretty wonderful idea and I knew it would be perfect to make for Cole.  We can always use more reminders/inspiration to acknowledge the little things we love about one another.  This is what I came up with:

Mine looks a little more hand crafted, probably because it was!  I had to print the words onto an 8.5 by 11 scrapbook page but had to figure out a way to get other paper surrounding it since my frame is an 11 by 14.  It was overall an easy project but a bit time consuming because I had to figure out how I wanted to go about making it work.  I was also in quite the hurry because I had to make it happen during nap time so that my little rascal wouldn't get into everything!  But it turned out pretty well and Cole LOVES it!  We use it all the time and it hangs on the wall directly across from our bedroom so we see it first thing as we leave our room!  This is a cheap project.  I re-purposed this frame that I got at a garage sale and then bought an expo marker to right on the outside of the glass with.  Perfect!  If you use an 8.5 by 11 frame you could just right the words on any regular sized paper and by the marker and you are finished.  It is as easy or as time consuming as you wish to make it!!!

You may also notice in the picture that I have a heart shaped chocolate candy with a tag that says "I Love You More Than Chocolate! (and that is a lot)".  This was also an inspiration from Pinterest. I found 14 Days of Valentines and it helped me give Cole surprises for days!  Unfortunately I didn't take pictures of any of them except the above.  I probably only did 7 out of the 14 but it was still a lot of fun.  I just printed out the tags, cut them out, and attached them onto gifts for him.  I found a lot of fun packaging at the $1 store and that helped everything look extra cute.  If you need a fun idea for next year, this is definitely one you should try!

Let me know if you have any questions, and let me know if you get around to making the "I Love You Because.." frame!