Bluebirdie
Northwest Louisiana
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject: Need Craft Ideas for Photos |
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I have a friend who has cancer and wanted to make a little gift for her. She enjoys the bird pics that I take. Lately I've been taking close-ups of daylilies and other flowers and I want to use one of them in my gift. I have made drink coasters and plaques before by decoupaging on tiles, but always used a print that I bought, wrapping paper, etc. I've never tried decoupaging a photo before. Will it work? If you have ideas using photos to make any kind of gift, please share them with me.
Thanks so much!
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Droopy
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I'm sorry, Bluebirdie, I've never tried, but I've read in my books that photos are OK to use for decoupage. How about a serving tray with the photos in the bottom? You might have to cut them so they don't overlap, but it might work well.
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gardenmama
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You can decopage just about anything as long at it is thin enough...So you should be able to to do photos without any problem.
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Wrennie
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I printed up some photos of my friends dog after he passed and had my other friend decoupage them to a flower pot. Then she added some 3-d decorations she makes from clay. You could do a pot & add a plant or a vase and add flowers. I like the tray idea too.
Or you could adhere them to a stiff material, plastic maybe, and make a mobile.
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eileen
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I'd make a collage of your photographs and glue them to thick card. You could then cover them in clear acetate, buy or make a frame and you'd have a lovely picture to hang on the wall. 
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You could find a lap desk with the bean bag pillow bottom and a plain wood top and decoupage the photos on the top. I don't do much letter writing, but I use the one my daughter made me to lay the book on when I am reading.
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gardengater
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I believe there is a substance that you can dip real flowers in to make them permanant. I have seen them in jewelry catalogues. You should be able to find them in craft stores or try silicone to make a dried bouquet.
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tschnath
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They all sound like wonderful ideas to me. I like home made magnets. Scrapbooks are always fun. Good luck! I'm sure she'll love and appreciate anything you make for her.
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Bluebirdie
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Thank you all for the great ideas. They give me a lot to think about and experiment with. If it turns out nice, I'll post a picture.
Thanks again!
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jakrum421
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How 'bout doing a fabric transfer and making her a pillow or wallhanging? I did this with baby pics of my MIL's 9 children and it was easy and turned out beautifully.
BTW, my hubby is the bottom right little guy. Wasn't he a cutie? LOL.
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tschnath
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What a beautiful quilt hanging. I have a sister and neice who quilt but have never attempted it myself. Maybe one day I'll try. Very inspiring! The quilt underneith looks wonderful too!
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Bluebirdie
Northwest Louisiana
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More great ideas! I love the quilt jakrum! I'm afraid I'm not a quilter, although my mother makes beautiful quilts.
I've added a Bible verse to a daylily photo that I took. I'm going to try decoupaging it to a tile or to the top of a painted wood box. It seems like a photo will be a little thick for decoupaging. I'm going to look for some high quality paper today that will make a nicer print than just ordinary printer paper.
Thanks again for all the ideas.
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