Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Take a Break: Do something with all those pictures

Today’s “take a break” came about because I’m dealing with lots of peoples’ photographs from tropical storm Irene. As the coordinator of our local historical society, I wanted an interesting way to use them for our summer exhibit and also be able to easily archive them for future generations.

Like many people, you probably have a stash of photographs in a box or drawer somewhere, as well as having a growing digital collection. Below are some ideas of fun things you can do with photographs:

• Display them in old or interesting bottles: Just roll the photograph up and insert. Use bamboo skewers and/or long tweezers to position.

• Frame them using old frames from the Dollar Store, thrift store, yard sales etc.

• Run a string and hang pictures with clothes pins. You can continually change the display, as well as. add other items pertaining to the pictures to create some interesting wall art. At a recent graduation party, clothes line was strung back and forth between two trees. There were three tiers of pictures hung between other memorabilia for the graduate.

Wall Picture Collage: This is a terrific idea, as I can do a series of these on 81/2 X 11 foam core, which will easily slip into archival sleeves as the end of the exhibit.

• Create a “family tree.” Lots of ways to do this. You can download one of the many
family tree icons readily available on-line and just paste (literally or digitally) photographs of your family. Martha Stewart offers a variety of ways to do that.

• Put a photograph in a locket.

• Glue or decoupage photographs to create magnets, holiday ornaments, gift boxes, vases, jars, serving trays.

• Create calendars and/or books

Some other sites to check out

Creative wall displays | get those photos off your hard drive

10 Fun Things to Do with Photos

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