My grandparents are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary soon and I am stuck on ideas. The family is getting together to get them something big, but I want to get them something extra. I am very artsy and would love to make something, or at least have a hand in personalizing it.
One idea I had thought of was a photo book (like you can get from shutterfly) with images and memories of the last 60 yrs. But my grandpa doesn't like to have all these "useless photos and photo albums" lying around so that's out. (how anyone could live without photos I have no idea!:) but hey). Does anyone have any other thoughts? I don't mind spending a bit but want it to be something special and unique. Help! Thanks!
2007-02-01 05:04:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Well, depends how artist are you.... Can you take on the pictures you love and blow it up and paint it?
Take and idea that you know they like and use.... and just add to that. Like if you grandmother always has a nice table cloth out- take the family pictures and do iron tranfer on the to table cloth and matching napkins. Also same idea- if she cold all the time- make her a quilt using the family photo ideas with the transfers. You can do a lot of fun stuff, just pick something that they would use!
2007-02-01 05:22:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have your photos scanned in on the computer? My HP DVD Writer came with a special software that lets me create a photo slideshow and set it to music.
I took the family photos and over a matter of a few weekends scanned them all and saved them to my hard disk.
I then sorted the photos, putting a bunch of them onto a DVD for my great uncle to watch. The photos were sorted by oldest to most recent, and I grabbed music from each era to be played when the photos from that time period were showing. It was kind of a nostalgic walk through the lives of his family and friends.
You could probably do the same thing if you have the equipment, or can get this done at an online photo place or maybe even Walmart offers something like that.
2007-02-01 05:18:15 · answer #2 · answered by SteveN 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
For my Dad's 80th bday my sister contacted a whole bunch of his friends from over the years to help her make a scrapbook. She sent each of them the page to be completed and then left it up to them what to put on it. I assume you've seen the "scrap booking" books, with the writing/stickers etc.. along with the pictures.
People wrote little stories about something involving our Dad and put pictures in that none of us had seen before. Other than my sister nobody saw the whole thing until the party.
The finished project was a HUGE hit.
It takes awhile to find all the people, get everything sent out and back - if your tight on time this probably won't work.
2007-02-01 05:15:44 · answer #3 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
instead of getting them a photo book. you could make them a scrapbook. that way your grandpa won't have useless photos but a work of art that still displays the memories of the past. my sister made me a scrapbook for christmas a few years ago, and it meant so much to me. it was the best gift that i have ever recieved. you can buy scrapbooking supplies for reasonable prices at your local target, walmart, ac more, and micheals. good luck!
2007-02-01 05:18:19 · answer #4 · answered by Jacki 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What about taking a nice excerpt from a romantic poem, or writing a special sentence, printing it up nicely on special paper and putting it into a pretty frame?
2007-02-01 05:31:02 · answer #5 · answered by UptheCreek 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you arsty and talented at either painting or drawing why not draw a picture of them when they got married (if you have photos of that) or paint a picture that comes from your heart that they can hang in home.
2007-02-01 05:19:48 · answer #6 · answered by Jessica S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Visit this site http://www.freewebs.com/originalsong/ and have an original song written for them
2007-02-01 10:29:45 · answer #7 · answered by GW 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take them to their favorite restaurant. (pick up the tab, of course.)
2007-02-01 05:09:48 · answer #8 · answered by Big D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋