Ho! Ho! Ho! Save some dough this holiday season by making your own one-of-a-kind photo gifts to give to friends and family.
Why place a treasured photo in a boring frame and gift it to grandma when you could make her a photo mug, mouse pad or t-shirt? The sky is the limit when it comes to creating unique gifts from your favorite photos. Some popular photo gift ideas that can help you turn ordinary images into photo masterpieces, include:
*Photo Books
*Totes
*Calendars
*Boxer shorts
*Tiles
*Soap
*Candles
*Labels
*Stationary
*Pet urns
*Plates
*Steins
*Blankets
*Stadium cushions
*Watches
*Balls
*Bookmarks
The best part is that most camera stores and online photo websites can create the aforementioned photo gifts in less than a week, which means you don’t have to craft a single thing. Your biggest challenge will be finding the right picture to feature on your photo gift.
When in doubt always stick with the highest resolution photos that do not feature a lot of distractions. For example, a close-up of your daughter’s smiling face with a solid background is great, but a wide shot of a room full of people at a party likely will not work as well because there is so much going on in the shot. The best images to use in photo gifts show-off your subject clearly. Blurry pictures don’t translate well on photo gifts.
If you prefer adding a bit more of your own personal touch to a photo gift, then consider making a photo shadow box at home. Detailed shadow boxes are ideal projects to commemorate special events such as family reunions or holiday gatherings.
To make a photo shadow box simply adhere a series of photographs to the back panel of a store-bought shadow box frame with acid-free glue. Then, use more glue or pushpins to add fun mementos from the special occasion, such as pieces of holiday wrapping paper, confetti from New Year’s Eve, dried flowers from a family reunion centerpiece or a piece of hair from your newborn.
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