Long after the tan fades and the souvenirs have been packed away, you’ll still have a wealth of vacation photos to remember your special getaway. But beyond posting your photos on Facebook or making yet another ho-hum scrapbook, how can you use your photos to relive your vacation day after day?
Here are eight super creative things to do with your vacation photos.
Turn a recipe box into a flip book for your vacation photos
A see-through recipe box can become a creative display for your travel photos. Decorate your dividers by theme, destination or day, then add your vacation photos and set on your coffee table as a conversation piece.
Hang them with clothes pins
A bit of twine and a few clothes pins put a new spin on displaying vacation photos. Hang the twine from wall to wall or within an empty frame, then use clothes pins to hang your favorite pics. If you’re feeling extra crafty, you can even paint or decorate the clothes pins to fit your vacation’s theme.
Put your travels into context with a giant atlas
If your travels have taken you around the world, why not pay homage to your journeys with a visual reminder of all the places you’ve been? Pin or glue your travel photos to a large paper atlas to highlight your travels, such as a photo in front of the Eiffel Tower pinned to France or photos from a safari trip glued to South Africa. Then, hang the atlas on your wall to remind you of your trips.
Create coasters
You can remember your vacation every time you sip with this fun DIY project. Using ceramic tiles, mod podge and printed photos, you can turn your travel photos into coaster sets. You can even make multiple sets for different vacations.
Turn your vacation photos into pillows
You’ll have sweet dreams of your vacation with this project. Simply print your travel photos onto iron-on transfer paper and iron onto a pillowcase. Voila! You now have a pillow covered in your vacation memories. If you’re not feeling quite so crafty, companies like Shutterfly will turn your photos into pillows for you.
Turn your photos into papier mache letters
Your vacation photos can be a new accent piece for your living room or office with this DIY project, which turns your photos into letters that can spell out something related to your vacation, like “Hawaii,” “honeymoon” or “dream trip.” Create stencils for your letters on paper, then cut out your vacation photos to fit the stencil. With a little spray adhesive, your letters now embody your favorite vacation memories.
Use them as gift tags
Polite travellers know it’s good etiquette to bring back souvenirs for loved ones when returning from vacation, and your travel photos make for the perfect gift tag to accompany the gift. Print out small copies of your vacation photos and cut them into rectangles or fun shapes; then, punch a small hole through the photo to run twine through it and tie it to your gift.
Turn your photos into wallpaper
If you really want to remember your vacation every time you walk into a room, consider a service like DesignYourWall.com or Murals Your Way, which can turn your cherished vacation photos into full-sized wallpaper.
How do you display your vacation photos? Let us know in the comments!
(Main image: the girl & boy)
