My husband is really into photography and he is great at it. He takes pictures every single day! For many of us, our photos remain on the digital camera or on the computer but are never printed. One day, he decided to print some photos of our trip to the Philippines, ones with his relatives.
Costco is definitely the cheapest place for prints and enlargements that we've found. He ordered them online and then picked them up in the store within an hour. He printed some 8x12 ($1.49 each) and 12x18 ($2.99 each) which are odd sizes, although common dimensions are available. But we found frames to fit them at Aaron Brothers, buy one get another for 1 cent. 8x12 frames were 2 for $10. Basically, if you take the matte out of some of the frames, they will fit these rare sizes. Creative thinking, I love it!
Once the photos were framed with simple black frames, they were amazing! Photos look different when they are in frames. You pay more attention to them. We hung some of the photos on the wall, and it is a special feeling to see not only my husband's artwork surrounding us, but also to see his relatives, who live on the other side of the world.
Photos make special, one of a kind gifts. My husband even created a hardcover, photo book for his friend's wedding in Kona, Hawaii. That was the best wedding gift for her.
You can now do more than put photos on mugs. You can put them on mousepads, make wallet prints, handbags, calendars, throws, ornaments, and even canvas prints.
Priceless Gift Idea
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Nice idea! We aren't that great photographers but I doubled up on a buy one-get one offer and a few dollars off coupon at CVS and used their machine to put together pictures from our vacation. I sent one to my grandmother in California and she loved it.
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Photos make very meaningful gifts.