Any good ideas for 4x6 special pics?

Question

Hi guys. My Mom has been gone for a few years now. I would love to take some or alot of the just regular prints of Her and our family and display them somehow where my visitors can see them.
I am not into scrapbooking.. So that isnt an option.
Any great ideas out there?

Thanks so much in advance...
Stacie

Answer 1

Hello Stacie.

Well the ideas by jm11680 and foofoo are certainly good ones. Just be sure to buy frames with glass that has a UV block in it - stops pictures from fading. Also make certain anything you mount a picture to is specified as being suitable for mounting pictures. If it says "archival quality" then that's what you should buy. Check with lightimpressions.com for a detailed explanation and product list.

Unfortunately, I have to give Nena a "thumbs down". Mounting pictures to a non-archival surface is a sure way to ruin them. Using glue or tape is also a major no-no when mounting pictures.

Answer 2

These are all great ideas but there is also a solution called IBook. A Macintosh program for mac or pc you open the site and are allowed to choose from multiple layouts til you find one you like. You then drag and drop your photos into the templates. It allows you to easily add special effects and such. Depending on the number of photos you wanna use, you can get a nice hand-bound, hard-covered book for around $50.00's.
Hope this helps,
Chris

Answer 3

For mother's day, about 15 years ago, I took a bunch of pictures of my mother and I and some of just me as a baby etc. and cut them out. I cut out around the both of us to get rid of the excess. I arranged them on a piece of construction paper and taped or glued (can't remember) them down. Instead of construction paper you can use a nice wrapping paper or something. You should figure out what size frame you want to use first then see how many pics you have then go from there. I used an 8x10 size and got a really nice 8x10 size frame to frame the whole thing. It turned out nice and she loved it.

Good Luck

Answer 4

Stacie, my wife is crafty, she uses an old window,(muti-pane), cleans it up really nice, doesn't paint it, puts the pictures on it and it looks antiquie, sharp, and get reave rexeiws from visitors!!! good luck

Answer 5

you can place them all in a photo album or place them in a picture frame like a picture collage that's always fun and beautiful to look at.

Answer 6

I would get one of those frames with multiple picture cut outs and fill it up with pictures. They end up looking pretty good and you can re-use them too.