Show a Little Love: Valentine Gift Ideas

I like to give the hubs something that I made for Valentine's Day. He always complains about how Valentine's Day is so commercialized, so I like to give him something with a little more meaning along with his store bought gift. Here are a couple of ideas: last year I gave him a deck of cards with 52 Reasons Why I Love You. This year I am giving him this personalized Rubik's cube, so hopefully he is not reading this! :)

This "52 Reasons Why I Love You" card deck gift was a big success last year! It was really fun to make, but took me a bit longer to make than I anticipated so leave yourself a good amount of time and get started early! Here are some examples of some of my reasons...

I wrapped it up in a festive bag with some crinkle paper and a ribbon. He LOVED it and asked if we could hang it somewhere for everyone to see. I saw the card deck idea here.

This year's idea came from Love Actually. When I saw this Personalized Photo Rubik's Cube I knew it would be perfect. Let's face it, the hubs is a geek and loves a normal Rubik's cube, so how could he not love one plastered with photos of us even more! I was ecstatic when I found a Rubik's cube at the dollar store and snatched it up for this project.

I wanted to use really candid pics that showed personality. I put one of our engagement pics on the top and a pic from the sand on our Honeymoon in Puerto Rico on the bottom. Then I circled the cube with pics from our bridals (Thanksgiving Point), wedding day (Salt Lake LDS temple), and reception (The Lodge in Perry, UT).

I love how it turned out and hope he loves it too!

Linking up with Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Design, Strut Your Stuff at Somewhat Simple, Creation by Kara for Look What I Made, Talented Tuesday for My Frugal Family, Market Yourself Monday on Sumo's Sweet Stuff and Show Off Your Stuff on Fireflies and Jellybeans.



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