Give your loved one a gift you've made yourself, incorporating souvenirs from a special occasion the two of you have shared. For instance, laminate a keepsake box with snapshots taken during your courtship. Or frame a special drawing or painting you created while on a particularly romantic trip.
Give your mate a ring or watch engraved on the inside with your own and your love's initials, or a romantic phrase.
Buy your love a sexy, sensual piece of clothing. Make sure it's something that feels really good to wear, such as a silk shirt, a floaty sarong, or ultra-soft socks.
Start a scrapbook chronicling your coupledom. Devote certain pages to your home, to holiday trips, to important moments in your lives together. Make collages with snapshots, ticket stubs, cut-outs from maps or brochures, pressed flowers, match book covers, etc. give it as a gift on your anniversary.
Commission two personalized champagne flutes to use on special occasions or for everyday. Consider having crystal, silver, or pewter flutes engraved with your entwined initials or your wedding date. Alternatively, have a local artist or craftsperson create one-of-a-kind ceramic chalices or hand-blown glass goblets.
Buy gifts ahead-of time, and warehouse them in a "Gift Closet."
Buy her a locket and put your pictures in it
Tiffany roses, they are a little more expensive, but are exquisite, with a fragrance like no other. The perfect think to bring home after a long day. (thanks to Ira)
Invest in cards! Have cards around for every
occasion. You never know when the mood will strike. Don’t let it go unfulfilled
because you don’t have the supplies.
Another way to use notes is the treasure hunt. Leave a trail of notes... guide him or her from the kitchen to bed room to closet all over, leave candy kisses or other love-charms along the way. Let the last clue lead to the shower, or a special place to cuddle... (thanks to Ira)
What I'm planning to do for my girl this Christmas is write her a song and sing it.. Anyway I was gonna get video taped images of me and her and make a music video by dubbing in the sound with the images. She can watch it and listen to me sing her a love song at the same time. The best part of it is she can either show it off to all her friends or just keep it for her own use..(thanks to romen)
Get one of those greeting cards or picture frames with a recordable chip in it. That way you can leave a personalized message.
Create a Time Capsule- Put wonderful things that remind you of your love for each other in it. On your next anniversary, dig it up and look at it.
Do YOU have a favorite photo of her, the two of you, or her and your children? The most beautiful of picture frames can be purchased at all cost levels and of all different materials. Put in your favorite photo for her nightstand or desk. It will touch her to know it's your favorite!
Start a charm bracelet for her.! Get one for her for a special occasion and continue to add a charm for other special occasions.
Have a provocative photograph taken. Find a REPUTABLE photographer in town to do it. You don’t want those negatives ending up where they shouldn’t. Frame one and give it to him for the office if you dare. If not, have wallet sized pictures made.
Have a special photograph blown-up to poster size. Most copy shops do this. Hang it in the bedroom or family room.
Buy a set of satin sheets and put them on the bed without saying a word. What a soft surprise.
Make a care package with love notes, cookies, phone cards(for long distance relationships), musical tapes, a new movie, or other little gifts. Pack it and put it in the mail. Don’t forget a new picture of yourself.
Send a lipstick imprint of your lips, laminated, that they could keep with them.
Arrange with an airline steward or stewardess to have a gift or flower delivered to her after the flight is airborne.
Send virtual flowers (there are good links on my links page)
Does your honey drink a lot of coffee? Buy a kit to design your own coffee mug. Most of them come with a mug and crayons. You create your own design and microwave the cup to make it permanent. Give her an extra lift in the morning.
You can get colored Elmer’s glue at the store. Draw a picture on a window or mirror with the glue and it will dry colored. When you want to remove the design it peels right off of glass.. Give him a field of flowers in the middle of winter.
Make a permanent bouquet out of colored construction paper. Put it in a basket or a flower box or a vase. Never needs watering.
Got lots of time? Cut dozens of paper hearts of different colors., attach string and hang them from the ceiling with tape or a stapler.
Get a bunch of WILD flowers and deliver them. It's a lot different than just ROSES!
Stop by the flower shop now-and-then and get a single flower.
Make something childish using Elmer's glue and construction paper. Wrap it up and give it as a gift.
Send him flowers at work.
Fill up the car with balloons or flowers.
Hide a great gift inside something else. This happened to me once. For Valentine's day, I got a box of chocolate covered cherries with a gold necklace hidden where the second layer of candy should have been .