Ideas for All those Photos!

Now that you’ve taken all those photos, what are you going to do with them?  (I posted this on one of my other blogs).

There’s always the obvious, photo albums, scrapbooking, storing them on a CD or your computer. But what about some not-so-obvious ideas?

Here’s a few ideas for you to consider:

PHOTO NOTE CARDS. You can buy blank, undecorated note cards at most hobby stores. Print your photos, trim to fit the cards and attach with archival mounting squares (2 sided tape).

CROSS STITCH. I cross stitched a poem about brothers on a large piece of fabric and had it framed with a photo one year as a Christmas gift for my brother.

MUGS. You can buy plastic coffee mugs, the ones where you can insert photos and such, from most hobby stores. They are relatively inexpensive. They also make great craft projects for kids.

CALENDARS. Use your photos to make calendars for the next year. Also makes a great Christmas gift.

T-SHIRTS. You can get transfer paper for t-shirts at most hobby stores, office supply stores and Wally world. Print the photo of your choice on the paper and iron it on to the t-shirt.

COLLAGE. Make a collage and frame it for that college student who will be attending school out of town.

ALTERED ART. Altered art is very popular. Use your photos to create an item for a gift or your own pleasure. The web is full of “how-to’s” on the subject.

STAMPS. Yes, you can use your photos to create postage stamps. Stamps.com is the place to go for that item.

PHOTO MIRROR AND PHOTO BOX. BHG.com has several crafty ideas for using photos. The photo mirror is done by using a hand mirror and attaching a photo and decorations to the back.

The box is made from a undecorated paper mache box, which is then decorated and an accoridian style pull out photo card is inserted.

Just some ideas for your photos. Try some or all. Enjoy.

 

 

My Other Crafts

Besides taking photos of everything, I also do a few other crafts. 

I knit, mostly socks.  I crochet, mostly afghans.  I dabble in polymer clay, mostly characters.  I sew, mostly uniforms. On occassion I make photo notecards, really easy to do.   I have been know to bead a few things but I’m not nearly as good as my friend, DonMae.  She’s awesome!  I make soap on occassion, but not coldpress like Michelle.  Hers are to die for.  I’ve never tried altered art, like Sue.  Her creative talent is extraordinary! And I could never make reborn dolls like Nana.  Hers are so life like; it’s amazing!  Sewing is something I do when I have to. Not like Belinda.  She sews for pleasure and her expertise shows in the finished product. 

So I’ll stick with my knitting, crocheting and photography.  They are my stress relievers.

Here’s a photo of some socks I knitted, a frame that I attached a polymer clay angel to,  and photo notecards.