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about 4 years ago
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My friend Steve had the nervous habit of cutting out photos of people and standing them up on his desk. It was the strangest thing I’d ever seen but I loved it so much I asked to borrow the idea. I think it’s a great way to show off your photos in a very different way. I like being surrounded by a crowd when I’m at my desk. I also like to think about my family and friends and see their smiling faces. It just makes me feel great.
SUGGESTION: Do the photos on your computer!
Crafts
Extract from
The Big-Ass Book of Crafts by Mark Montano
Published by Simon & Schuster
The Big-Ass Book of Crafts is packed with ideas for sprucing up your living space; concocting fabulous, all-natural body products; designing your own unique stationery; and creating countless other crafts that will convince your friends and loved ones that you're the secret love child of Martha Stewart (only much, much cooler). Forget crocheted doilies and itchy knit sweaters -- TLC's While You Were Out top designer Mark Montano has created stylish and imaginative projects that range from a Warhol-esque Ultrasuede iPod case to photo-adorned boxer shorts to African mask patio chairs to wooden night-light boxes. Divided into sections that include Outdoorsy (ideas to enhance your backyard), Dishing It Out (decorating plates using different techniques), You've Been Framed...
© 2013 Mark Montano / Simon & Schuster · Reproduced with permission.Instructions
You Will Need
- Glue Stick
- Light Cardboard from an express mail envelope
- Scissors
- Craft Cutting Knife
- 3x5 printed out Photograph(s) of your friends and family
- Project Cost
- Cheap
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HERE’S HOW:
Cut out your photos in any way that you like depending on the photo. I like to take out the background and just leaf the face and upper body. -
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Cut out a rectangle that is about 3†by 1 1/2 inches
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Score a line lengthwise down the cardboard about 1/2 inch from the edge and bend it
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Glue the 1/2 inch part to the back of the photo with the glue stick
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Leave about 1/8†between the bottom of the photo and the bottom of the rectangle so that it leans back at a very slight angle
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Make a bundle of these and see how your day improves
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