Several years ago, about eight to be exact, I was thumbing through one of my magazines, and found an awesome idea for displaying past Christmas photos. We all have them, most of us have tossed them into a photo box, an album, and for those really organized folks...they have been scrapbooked. I am not one of those gifted with the scrapbooking talent, but I believe I have found the next best thing.
In the magazine, the designer had taken all of her family's past Christmas photos and strung them along her fireplace using a raffia type rope, and clothespins. I ran with the idea, and pulled out all of the our old photos. The next year, I decided to spice it up a little and actually mat the photos onto cardstock. I purchased a small grommet tool, some thick, black string and easily added the little touches that offer a more custom look to the photos. Last but not least, I bought a nice, gold gel pen and wrote the year onto the cardstock. My latest idea, and one I wished I would have done way back, is that each Christmas night the four of us meet in front of the tree, holding our favorite gift, and we snap our photo for that year. We usually look a mess; it's the end of the day, but it's so real. This is why I treasure it so much. Oh, one more thing..I always write on the back of the card any special moments, and gifts that are received.So every year when I pull out those cards for display, it's like traveling back in time for moment. This is my most treasured of Christmas traditions. My children love the idea, and plan to carry it on in their own families one day. And because I've had so many friends that loved the idea, I wanted to share it with others.
There are so many great ideas that can be derived from this one. For those of you who scrapbook, the ideas are endless. Don't have a fireplace?? No problem! String the photos around a doorway, a windowsill, wherever you can find a place. Hope it's as treasured to you as it continues to be for me. By the way, feel free to drop me an email if you have any questions. Also, if you do decide to try it, I would love to see your display. Drop me an email and photo at info@candlphotography.com Merry Christmas!
