hi, this is a general question to anyone who has had their childs picture taken from jcp or any other professional studio and has received a picture sheet with the very small pictures on it. they are too small to give away to anyone. i was wondering if anyone came up with a creative idea on what to do with them.
thank you everyone for the excellent ideas. with all of the pictures that i have accumulated over the past 16 months i will being using several of the ideas suggested. I have purchased the magnet sheets and I also will be making ornaments and gifts for family and friends. I will also use them as scrapbook borders, etc....there were so many great ideas...i have do do a little of each. thanks again! L.
Hi L.,
I laminate mine and use them as bookmarkers. I either keep them or give them away. You can decorate the sides with their names, etc... or just keep them the way they are. Hope this helps!
D.
We have done 4 different things with those photo sheets. We have made Christmas ornaments, used the photos for locket pics, made magnets, and bookmarks for family! Hope this helps.
-B.
What is the rough measurement of the photos? I just made a little scrapbook box for my parents with photos of the 3 grandchildren in it - each photo was about 2 X 3 inches and the box held 21 photos. I am unable to include a photo with this message but would be happy to e-mail you a photo if you'd like. It's been such a hit that I recently taught 20 women how to make them and have been putting kits together for bunches of others. If you're interested in the idea, I could also e-mail the directions to you - super easy and a big hit with everyone who has seen mine.
B.
My mother scrapbooks... I always give them to her! She always finds interesting little things to do with them!
The other thing I've done with them is when I put my 8X10 in a frame I put a strip of a different pose of those tiny ones along the bottom.
Or if I send the pictures to family and friends with kids I'll send the tiny ones for the kids in the house!
Sorry, that's all I've got for you!
I use these a lot of times in those Christmas ornament picture frames that are often super tiny. I've found that they are usually the perfect size for them.
Hi L.,
On of the things my sons daycare, and even my brother and I did when we were kids, was we would make christmas ornaments with them. I know it is far from christmas time, but you could have the kids help you make easter cards for there grandparents or other family members. My sons school last year made things for mothers and fathers day with the small pictures. I know my parents loved them when we would bring them home from school and i love getting them from my son. He just turned 3.
I like to scrapbook so I used some of my small pictures to make borders on my scrap book pages, it looks pretty neat.
I made a lift the flaps cards for relatives with them. On the cover is a picture with presents and each present hides one of those little pictures.
you could always use them in a collage or on a photo board to hang in your kids rooms. or you can use them in a scrapbook. also you can go and get them blown up and use them for the same things.
Hi L.,
Craft stores sell thin sheets of magnets. You can cut them to size. Make magnets for your family and friends. Use just the photo or add a little bling. Good Luck!
When I get my children's pictures done at a photo place we usually give the grandparents the wallet size photo's. That way if someone asks about the grandchildren they can show pictures and say " aren't they cute?" It always makes them feel good.
L. R
I actually work for Lifetouch which is JcPenneys and Target. We give those sheets out for the merchandise we carry. The smaller ones can be used for our charm bracelets, keychains, our small metal keychains and so on. You can actually call your local studio and ask what merchandise that they might have to use for those pictures. We also have small metal pins that you can wear on your shirts.
You can also use them for scrap booking, you could technically use them as stickers just laminate them and glue them to whatever. Magnets work, there are tons of things!
If you have any more questions please feel free to ask!
When I got those little pics...I made Christmas Ornaments out of them; you could do it with any holiday...someone can just hang it on their cabinet hook..or on their door knobs...just something little that even the kids can join in and make. We just got some for Valentine's Day and we made adorable hearts for people to hang up...my son is 15 months and he made them right along with me. If you go to a craft store...like Michael's or A.C. Moore you can really dress them up by taking a stroll in their scrapbook aisle.
Hi L.,
I use them for things like scrapbooking. If that's not your thing, you can make a framed collage. Maybe use for a locket. Many of these come with an adhesive back, so they can be added to cards that you'd like to send without spending a bundle. Some people I know stick them onthe dash in their car or on their computer at work for an uncluttered workspace. One thing I like to do is add the small one to a corner in a larger picture. I hope that this gives you some ideas. If you don't use the really small pictures, can you ask to receive a sheet with different prints on it? Rather than 16 or 32 really small pics, can you ask for 8 wallets or 2 5x7's. A lot of places will do that (my experience with JCP was the most awful non-medical child experience I had, so I don't know if they do it or not).
i take mine and put them in my locket other family members of mine also do the same but thats what they give them to you for
magnets are ea good idea and bookmarkers are too! Cut out the picture and glue onto your favorite bokmarker or a home made one. The craft stores sell the laminate sheets to laminate them! They make great gifts!!
I used mine to make lockets and keychains. You can give them as gifts to family and friends. Also good for scrapbooks.
Well, I was going to say make refrigerator magnets, but you got that advice already. The other idea I had was using them for Christmas ornaments - either make them yourself or get those picture frame ones. You always need small pictures for ornaments. My son has a language disability, so I used extra pictures like that and made him an "All About Me" book (so he learned to share about himself). I would use the whole pictures or just cut out the face and paste it to a cut out body from a children's workbook and put it in his book.
Hi L.-I use those very small pictures to put into photo bracelets you can buy. I also use them to make Christmas ornaments for grandparents, etc letting the kids help-you can buy kits from oriental trading co., or you can just go buy some supplies from michael's, joanne fabrics, etc. I also let the kids make their own photo collages or use them when they are doing artwork. Blessings and best wishes to you,
S.
