I proposed to my my wife this past Christmas. I took one of those cheesy romance novels (you know the kind I'm talking about, with the man holding the woman, gazing longingly into each others eyes) and replaced the faces with my wifes and my own. Then I used a utility knife to cut a hole in the pages of the book, and that is where the ring went. Next, I used some ribbon and some brass fasteners to clasp the book shut. Finally, the book was wrapped and I had her open it along with the rest of our presents on Christmas eve
When I asked her if she would marry me, she asnwered "Well duh!"