Paper goods, writing products, covers, etc.
Photo books are the quintessential photocrafting project. There’s a long tradition of photo albums and scrapbooks. Rebecca Onion has some beautiful pages from an 1862 album in her article, “An Unusually Beautiful 19th-Century Illustrated Photo Album.” The Library of Congress has photograph albums dating back to the 1850’s.
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Greeting cards are ready-made for photocrafting; there are so many ways to include one or several photos in a card. Now is an especially good time for holiday greeting cards — Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s, to name a few. Here are a some ideas to get you started.
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Calendars might be the most-often-made photocrafting project. The new year is not far away, and calendars are a great gift. Everyone can use calendars: there’s a need for a new one each year and they’re ready-made for photos! Of course, many pretty, clever, and interesting calendars are available to buy, so why make one? Because it’s all about making it a personal gift.
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Sometimes I want to give a little gift. (My mom called them “token gifts.”) Nothing too elaborate; nothing requiring a proper thank you note; nothing that suggests anyone reciprocate. One of my favorites is a personalized sticky notepad.
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I love to make things for friends, especially if we’ve shared some experience (the wackier the better.) However, I do best when I can put things together instead of depending entirely on my own imagination and creativity. Photocrafting (yep, that’s just crafting with photos) is for me! I just need a photo or two, and I’m ready to go.
One of the easiest projects is a Touchnote postcard. I like to use them as thank you notes, using pictures that I take of the gifts I receive. They’re also a great way to send a greeting when you’re away from home. Here are a couple of thank you notes I’ve created with Touchnote:
Photocrafting Fun 