How to make a garland of photos with your own hands?

Photos are not just images, but particles of life moments. Boring and thick photo albums are long gone, now you can really enjoy viewing photos. One of these options - a garland of photos. Such a bright and unusual thing as a birthday present for a baby in the first year of his life will surely be remembered by all guests and, of course, parents. As one of these garlands you can make your own hands, and also some recommendations should be considered in this article.

You can use a thick thread as threads - this is the most common and budget option. Best decorative rope thread of medium thickness. It is inexpensive, and relatively affordable, durable and non-capricious to use.The thread can be easily repainted in any color, and clothes pins will also be held onto it easily. Another option is tape. Each modern sewing shop offers a large selection of similar ribbons of different thickness, colors and even material.

The most spectacular option for attaching photos is the garland. Luminous lanterns add a sense of weightlessness to the images and make the room more comfortable. It is very important to choose a suitable garland. It should be with small yellow light bulbs and preferably with white or transparent connecting wires. The garland should be of good quality, should not overheat much with prolonged use, the connecting wires should not stick out.

As a rule, such garlands are hung on the wall, and therefore must be attached to it with something. Most often in this case, use double-sided tape, but there are other options, such as ordinary wall hooks. Best suited small and transparent copies.

Best looking photos of the same shape. To do this, you can print them in one format. If it is time consuming or can distort the quality of the image, then it is quite possible to "cheat" and paste the photos on the same paper frame. For the celebration of the birthday of the baby, the same frames with round and tender and soft colors are best suited. The original design will be able to distinguish the garland, made from photos mixed with cut out paper stencils.

If you have free time, skillful hands, rich imagination and a desire to truly impress you, then It is worth considering alternative photo collages as a gift for a kid for 1 year.

• Photo ladder - This is a new invention of designers, which, however, turned out to be very good and original. The most unusual thing is that you can make it yourself from several wooden sticks by connecting them together. Next, you only need to fix the photos, pre-inserted into the frame. Three or four photos would be enough to make this element the most memorable part of the decor. If untreated pieces of wood are suitable for wedding photos, then for a children's gift they need to be polished and made more accurate and fragile, thereby drawing a parallel with the helplessness of the newborn.

• Slate frame. Yes, that's right, these are the same ones that they write at school. And to be serious, you can purchase several such small boards, stick photos and sign each one of them on your own with crayons. Several boards can be connected with a tape both horizontally and vertically. A good option is the one when in each photo the baby will be depicted in various poses, from sleeping to dancing.

• One of the most original birthday gift options is photo wheel. Despite their specific name, they are not made from machine wheels, but only from thick cardboard. Stripes are cut from it, which are later attached in the form of circles, on which a printed photo is glued to one side. It turns out something like a flat mini-drums, which can then be joined in a row at your discretion. This option is best suited for portraits portraits.

Whatever the design, remember that the main thing you should be guided by when creating a gift photo garland is to your scent.

You will learn more about how to make a garland of photos on your own from the following video.