Valentine's Day Gift

As Valentine's Day got closer; I wondered, like I'm sure many of you, as to what to get that special man in my life. Valentine's Day is not a huge deal to me but at the same time it can't be ignored. I love to give and receive gifts so any excuse to is always great in my mind! Valentine's Day is easy for guys...chocolate, flowers, a nice dinner but what about us girls? What should we get guys without it being covered in pink, red, and hearts? Well I found a great DIY solution! At home date ideas, one for each month of the year.

I saw this idea online but it was displayed differently than mine is. The idea I originally saw was in a scrapbook format. I changed it to fit my style and my boyfriend's style a bit and used different envelopes as you'll see. This can be displayed in many different ways and it could be used as a gift for many different occasions from Valentine's Day to Christmas to a birthday gift.

Materials:

• large envelope 
• small vellum envelopes
• paper
• glue

 Instructions:

1. Come up with date ideas that you can easily do at home like movie nights or game nights, whatever you and your special someone like to do. 

2. Decide how you want the gift to be presented (envelopes, scrapbook, etc.)

3. Assemble your months and put them together and you're done!

It's pretty simple but here are pictures to show how mine came along.

 I made small cards to write each monthly date on and had printed a distressed lace pattern on the front that can be seen through the vellum envelope and it turned out just as I had hoped!

 All of the small envelopes went into the bottom of the large envelope and above it I posted a little message for my Valentine :)

 

I wanted to make something that was still masculine but still romantic, along with making sure my boyfriend still likes the design of everything and I know he will love this!