At some point in your life I am sure you have either given or received a photo as a gift. Whether it was part of an album, placed in a nice frame, or tucked inside of a greeting card, there’s no question that pictures make wonderful gifts. However, there is no reason you should limit your photo gift giving to traditional occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries or Mother’s Day.
The following photo ideas illustrate that any occasion is a great time to give the gift of a prize-winning shot.
HOUSEWARMING
If you are looking for the perfect housewarming gift to give to your friend turn to your camera. You’ll want to use it to snap a photo of your pal’s new abode while he or she is at work or running an errand. Shoot a couple photos of the home’s exterior and place it in a coordinating frame. I saw the cutest frame at Kohls the other day in the shape of a house complete with a miniature white picket fence. Place the framed photo in a gift basket; add a couple of candles and some chocolate and you have an instant personalized housewarming gift.
GRADUATION
The months of May and June are primetime for high school and college graduations. One of my favorite graduation presents came from my neighbor who placed a 5 x 7 picture of his daughter and me in a decorated shadow box. All you have to do is adhere a picture of your favorite grad to the back panel of the shadow box frame with acid-free glue. Then use glue and pushpins to add fun embellishments from their school days such as a tassel from a graduation cap, a copy of their locker key, a ticket from a special sporting event, etc.
FAMILY REUNIONS
My mom would give a gift the person who was in charge of organizing our annual family reunions. This next project would make a wonderful gift for the individual responsible for coordinating your family’s gathering. It’s a family photo tree, which can be used as the centerpiece on a buffet table or placed near the entrance to your reunion.
You start by asking family members to donate pictures of each member of their immediate clan. You might want to keep things consistent by using baby pictures to indicate each birth, and wedding pictures to indicate marriages. Next, find a leaf from your favorite tree and trace it. Then, run copies of the leaves on colored paper. Cut each picture to fit inside each paper leaf and glue it down. Next, use a hole puncher to make a hole near the “stem” of each leaf. From there you can simply string ribbon through the hole and tie it on a real branch that you cut from your favorite tree. You can place the pictures randomly on the branch or arrange the photos so each “branch” of your family gets its own branch, like a traditional family tree.
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