{"id":2278,"date":"2020-11-24T19:15:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T00:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scancafe.com\/blog\/?p=2278"},"modified":"2020-11-24T19:15:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T00:15:54","slug":"diy-creative-photo-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/diy-creative-photo-gifts","title":{"rendered":"DIY: Creative Photo Gifts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With cold weather upon us and a resurgence of COVID in many parts of the country, you may find yourself with extra time on your hands. Now is a great time to start thinking about creating terrific holiday gifts your friends and family will cherish more than store-bought presents. And creating <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DIY photo gifts<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is easier than you may think! Whether you\u2019re looking to create extraordinary <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christmas photo gifts<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or something special for Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, here are three clever ideas to try at home. For all of these projects, it\u2019s a good idea to print multiple prints\/copies in case you make a mistake.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Polaroid Ceramic Coasters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2281\" src=\"https:\/\/scancafe.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Poloraid-Coaster-Gifts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scancafe.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Poloraid-Coaster-Gifts.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scancafe.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Poloraid-Coaster-Gifts-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scancafe.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Poloraid-Coaster-Gifts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/scancafe.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Poloraid-Coaster-Gifts-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t need actual old Polaroid photos to create these nifty, nostalgic coasters. If you want to create something truly unique, use prints of antique photos that have been digitized and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scancafe.com\/services\/photo-restoration\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">professionally restored<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Materials<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital photos printed on matte or regular paper (a laser printer works better)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 x 4-inch white ceramic tiles<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mod Podge<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sponge paintbrush<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clear acrylic finish spray<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small adhesive felt circles\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Directions\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trim the photo prints to 3.75 x 3.75 inches<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paint a thin layer of Mod Podge onto the tile and then place the photo on top, with more room on the bottom and equal amounts on the sides and top<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eliminate bubbles or wrinkles, then paint another layer of Mod Podge over the top of the photo<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let the first layer of Mod Podge dry, apply one more layer, and allow to dry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the tiles are dry, spray them with a clear acrylic finishing spray, allow to dry, and spray a final coat (do this with adequate ventilation and wear a mask)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply one felt circle to each corner on the bottom<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><b>Personalized Wine or Champagne Glasses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2280\" src=\"https:\/\/scancafe.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Custom-Wine-Photo-Glasses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scancafe.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Custom-Wine-Photo-Glasses.png 376w, https:\/\/scancafe.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Custom-Wine-Photo-Glasses-234x300.png 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding a unique touch to glasses is a wonderful way to ring in the New Year! Gather a set of four glasses and think about the story you want to tell. You\u2019ll need digital prints for this project, so if you haven\u2019t<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scancafe.com\/services\/photo-scanning\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">digitized the photos<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you intend to use, that\u2019s the first step.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Materials<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital photos printed on regular or matte paper (a laser printer works better)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mod Podge<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scissors<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pencil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paintbrush<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Directions<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place the wine glass over the print until you have it centered\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trace around the edges with a pencil<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carefully cut out the circle<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply Mod Podge evenly to the bottom of the glass<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place the photo on the bottom of the glass and rub it until it is firmly in place<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flip the glass over to make sure no air bubbles or wrinkles are showing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply several layers of Mod Podge to the blank paper bottom<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always hand wash these glasses<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><b>Family Photo Candles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2279\" src=\"https:\/\/scancafe.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Photo-Candle-Gifts.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"495\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scancafe.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Photo-Candle-Gifts.png 495w, https:\/\/scancafe.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Photo-Candle-Gifts-300x294.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This cool candle is easy on the pocketbook, fun to make, and quite attractive! This technique works much better if you use a photo with a light-colored background. Laser printed photos or color copies work better than photos from inkjet printers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Materials<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glass jar candles that measure about 4 inches tall<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laser printed photos or color copies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heavy-duty clear packing tape (Duck or Scotch)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Directions<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Print photos to 2 x 3 inches at home if you have a laser printer or at a local copy shop<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pull off a piece of packing tape and tape it down across your photo, ensuring the tape completely covers the photo<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the edge of a credit card to smooth the tape down and eliminate any bubbles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cut out the photo<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Completely submerge the photo in a bowl of water for 10-15 minutes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remove and peel the paper off the back, rubbing off any paper residue with your fingers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dip back in the water to remove any stubborn fibers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it looks clean, place face down on a towel and let it dry until the tape is sticky again<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Position it down carefully on the glass and press down until it adheres<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are so many <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">creative photo gift ideas<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scancafe.com\/how-to\/how-to-transform-digitized-pictures-into-unique-photo-gifts\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">transforming digital prints<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into distinctive mementos.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scancafe.com\/blog\/preserving-family-memories-with-digital-scrapbooks\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital scrapbooks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also make wonderful gifts for Christmas or any other occasion!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With cold weather upon us and a resurgence of COVID in many parts of the country, you may find yourself&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[187],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-tricks"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/scancafe.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Poloraid-Coaster-Gifts.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"ScanCafe","author_link":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/author\/scafewpadm"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scancafe.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}