1.
Make into lampshades for kids rooms by hot
gluing on the OUTSIDE of a lampshade.
2.
Collage the artwork
and or photos into placemat size, get a laminating kit or take the big
artwork to Office Depot to make into placemats for the table.
3.
Put photos or
artwork or recipe inside a special insulated cup,
there is a company in Sarasota Florida that makes Tumbler insultated cups.
4.
Collage a hard cardboard box off birthday party
photos and artwork for Birthday present box or Christmas photos and Christmas
art for Christmas present.
5.
Take photos
of kids, or family or group of friends while they
are doing art or craft project or cooking something special. Coollage the photos along
with artwork, craft project or recipe for what you make inside a frame or with
the gift of the art or food.
6.
Make a cardboard
Book Marker
7.
Wrap around pencils
then cover with clear tape
8.
Take photos of the
artwork and photo shop into elegant and fun frames, print out and use as gift
to from cards.
9.
Make Photo, artwork
or recipe into fabric with kit from Michael’s Craft store and then sew
onto the cuff of socks
10.
Do above and sew
onto cuff of mittens or gloves
·
can get a clear smart phone case for an smart
phone online or at a kiosk in the mall and put in photos and artwork. That
gives you the option of rotating out photos and artwork.
·
If you are buying your sweetie and TV you can
put a photo of you two or family photo on the remote and cover it the photo
with clear contact paper or clear tape.
·
Know someone who loves bake goods or who is
gluten free? Buy inexpensive reseal able clear floor sugar and or coffee
containers from Big lots or Target (the plastic or glass kind with rubber seal
and metal clip look and work best.) Take or glue photos, artwork and or recipe
on outside, Put baking ingredients on the inside. ( There are gluten free
baking mixes at most grocery stores, Wal-Mart, Home Goods and Wholefoods if you
don’t want to make dry ingredients from scratch.
·
For a funny present buy a paper towel dispenser
(My favorite is the fantastic one that you can one hand to break off a towel at
time from Bed Bath and Beyond) and a six pack of paper towels. Carefully
take the cardboard rolls out of the paper towels. On a sheet of paper the
length and width or the roll paste photos or artwork, Glue around the cardboard
roll place back into paper towels. You now have a six pack full of surprises.
As your gift recipient finishes a roll they find their unique gift hidden on
the cardboard roll.
·
Buy a business card case. On the inside cover
place a family photo, cover with clear contact paper.
- Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.
