Get The TechniqueNow that we've just bid farewell to August, I can't help but feel that the days of summer are slipping away. Luckily, there are some great ideas for preserving your summer memories up in the crafts section of marthastewart.com. Here's just a peek at some of the great projects featured in the Summer Memory Keeping gallery. Find 32 more great ideas here.
Clip-art ideas for transforming a simple plastic album into a memory book you'll be proud to display. Download the artwork here.
I love this idea for using your photos (printed on vellum) as a glowing summer centerpiece. Get the full how to here.
I've always loved the sophisticated look of this accordion frame. The photos are printed out on matte inkjet paper and glued to art boards. It's so simple, but looks like a real work of art. See the how-to for attaching the hinges and mounting the photos here.
How are you preserving your summer memories this year?
From: Picture Display Ideas— without a frame! « Le Dolce Vita (the good life) | 9/9/09 at 3:13 pm
[...] Also, the accordian idea I LOVE—I am putting it on my craft list now. Thank you Martha and the crafs dept. for [...]
From: melanie | 9/10/09 at 3:49 pm
What a cute idea!
From: jennifers | 9/23/09 at 6:20 pm
we made the vellum picture lamps for our wedding reception, using blown-up photos from photo booth shots we had taken over the years. got the frames at ikea and did the whole thing on the cheap, but they looked great and went well with the photo booth we had at the party. thx for the inspiration!