I love you because...

I wanted to come up with a DIY wedding gift for my friend that she'd appreciate and was unique.  I've been an obsessive "pinner" on Pinterest; so I headed over to my "DIY-gifts" board  and "DIY" board to see if any idea's fit the couple's style.  Right away, I knew the simplicity of this was exactly what I was looking for:


Originally from this blog (<clicky link)

Adorable, right?!  I decided to make it own my own.  The sign itself I made in Microsoft Power Point by setting up the slide to be 10"x14" (I learned this from using Vistaprint: to increase the resolution when creating an image file in Power Point, set up the page to be a larger multiple of the size you want.  This way, when the picture is condensed to something like 5"x7" the resolution is better), updating background and adding a text box and line. 

.jpeg image created in Power Point



 I saved the the file a .jpeg and then sent it to Walgreens.com to be printed as a 5"x7" photo (as you can see below, the coloring is different.  I had to go to Walgreens twice to get a color I liked).

5"x7" photo

It took me a while to find a white frame that I loved.  I checked out Michaels, JoAnn, Home Goods, TJs and Marshalls.  I considered buying a frame I loved in a different color and then spray painting it white.  But I decided it would be too much of a pain to save for a list minute to-do (spray paint isn't sold in Chicago city-limits so I would have had to drive to the 'burbs, which I hate doing, or buy it when I went to my hometown for the wedding itself). I was about to give up hope when I decided to check out Target and low and behold, my 5"x7" frame:

All I had to do was pop the picture in the frame and easy-peasy, part of my gift was complete:

(I apologize for the poor-photography)



If you're interested in the Powerpoint file for yourself; provide me your email and I'll sent it to you.  I have yet to learn how to upload files :O)

**Update**
Because someone asked me,  I should mentioned that I wrote in "we're married!" (I love you because we're married) when I gave the gift to the couple.  I also attached two dry erase markers so they'd "get" it.  I probably should have included a little note such as "This is to remind you that it's all the little things that count" or something to give a better guide as to what this is, but oh well.  I'll have to do that next time