Pintrest Project #2: "I love you because..." message board

Level of Difficulty: Piece of Cake
Cost: $
Time: 15-20 minutes
Point of the Project: to let a loved one know from day to day why you love & appreciate them.

This is a project I found posted on Pintrest that was pinned from thestewartestate.blogspot.com. This is so easy to make and especially good if you are looking for a quick project that doesn't cost much or take a lot of running around to get materials. This would be a great Valentine's Day or Anniversary gift, or even a "Just Because" gift for a loved one. I have been writing a little something to my husband each day that he see's when he comes home from work and although at first he thought it was kind of corny, now he comments on it everyday.

Materials:

• a frame that can stand upright horizontally- I used a 5x7 frame but you could use any size.
• 1 sheet of 8x11 scrapbook paper in a pattern that matches your frame
• Scissors
• Dry Erase Marker to write, "I love you because..." and then your messages to your loved one each day

Optional Materials

• Sticker letters to spell out or a computer & printer to print out the words, "I love you because..."

Directions:

1. Take the back off the frame as if you were going to put a picture in it.
2. Use the background picture that the frame came with to cut your piece of scrapbook paper into the right size to fit in the frame. I do this by laying it over my scrapbook paper and cutting around the edges.
3. Now write with the dry erase marker, print out or use the stickers to put the words, "I love you because..." on the top half of your scrapbook paper. A good way to do this so that you make sure you can see all of the words is to take out the glass from the frame if possible and then put the scrapbook paper and frame backing in without the glass and do your writing, or sticking then. NOTE: If you are using the computer to type your words you will want to type them out on your scrapbook paper before you cut the paper to fit. I would just center your word on the middle of the page in the "horizontal" printing setting and then use the cutting method above.
4. When your words are on the paper in whatever fashion you choose, reassemble the frame with your message showing in it. Now you are ready to write your hunny a little love note on the glass with your dry erase marker!