If you have to make one more photo calendar for your in-laws, you might scream. Here, seven ways to get a lot more creative with photo gifting this year.
7 Ways to Turn Your Photos Into One-of-a-Kind Gifts
Think beyond the photo calendar
Print Your Pics On Glass
Fracture is a new service that makes it easy to print your beloved full-color pictures directly on glass. Photos arrive ready to hang and even come with a screw for easy installation.
Fracture (from $15)
Make Your Own Memory Game
For $20, Pinhole Press lets you choose 12 photos and turn them into a 24-tile matching game for kids. Populate the cards with relatives' faces, then give the game to your in-laws to bust out when the grandkids visit.
Pinhole Press ($20)
Turn Instagrams Into Magnets
Sticky 9 allows you to pull photos straight from your social feeds or computer and turn them into adorable matte magnets. Perforated seams make it easy to quickly separate the pics and pop 'em up on the fridge.
Sticky 9 ($16 for 9 magnets)
Customize Your Wine Bottles
Does your MIL love to entertain? Bring the ultimate hostess gift to dinner this year: personalized bottles of vino.
Pinhole Press ($10 for 9 labels)
Pull Together A Gorgeous Photo Book
Choose images straight from your camera roll and arrange the pages and layouts in minutes--for a result that’s way more sophisticated than the version you get from CVS.
Artifact Uprising (from $18)
Make An Artful Photo Collage
There’s no limit to the amount of snapshots you can include in these frame-worthy designs from Minted. Compile images from the previous year, then choose from a variety of templates, like a moon…or a heart…or an ampersand.
Minted (from $29)
And Last But Not Least, Wall Decals
Because… sure.
Paper Culture (from $15)