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Easy Photo Gifts

07th April 2011

Do It Yourself Kits

 

I get a kick out of sharing my photos with others.

So when birthdays or holidays roll around I find myself looking for ways to turn some of my photos into gifts.

And like most of you, I’m also on the lookout for ways to save money.

For both of these projects, the sets were 50% off making each an inexpensive way to make custom photo gifts.

For one project, I found a lovely coaster set.

While this one is meant for the Christmas Holidays, there sets available for other occasions as well.

These attractive coasters are made of glass.
Customizing the coaster set is simple.

Each coaster has a opening for a 2″ x 3″ photograph.
For this project, I collected photographs of four of our grandchildren and printed them to the 2″ x 3″ size.
Then it’s just a matter of trimming each photo and inserting it into the small photo mount on the back of the coaster.

Here are their happy faces ready to greet someone who needs a coaster for their drink.
This set also includes a handy wooden holder that keeps the coasters organized when they’re not being used.

This coaster kit is made by Melannco. This company makes many other photo-related products including frames and photo storage cases. The original price was $14.95 but I purchased it for only $7.50.
Another popular photo gift item is a mousepad.

Here’s one that’s ready for you to customize.

This mousepad has openings for four different size photographs.
The sizes for each of these photos are indicated on the template (upper left corner) that is shipped with the package.

Again, I collected four photographs of family members that when printed could be sized to fit onto the template.
Here I trimmed each of the photos and attached them to the template.

You can attach the photo with an adhesive, but I chose to use a small piece of scotch tape.
When completed, the template slides into an opening on the back of the mousepad and beneath the clear, protective surface.

And that’s all you need to do to customize this gift.

This mousepad kit is also made by Melannco. The original price was $9.95 but I purchased it for only $5.00.

 

Without a doubt, I’m happy with both the quality and cost of these photo gifts.

I purchased both of these kits at a local Kohls department store. I’ve seen similar kits made by other manufacturers for sale at Target, Michaels and Hobby Lobby. I’ve also seen them for sale online at Amazon.

 

To find out more about their products visit Melannco.

 

Please note that Stay Focused has no connection to Melannco.

 

Written by Arnie Lee

 

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