A Special Gift for Someone

I thought I would share this fun idea for those of you who work/live in a cubicle environment... It's always fun to exchange gifts with your cube-mates - but no one wants or can always spend a lot of money. You can make something like this for about $3 if you already have a hole punch, ribbon and some photo paper. These are also fun for teens for their rooms.

So to make this fun little art hanging gift for someone's cube:

1. Get some hints from their cube about what they like (dogs, horses, travel,etc.)

2.  Find 5-6 (or you can use more like I did here) great photos you already have taken in your inventory. Or how about your art? Scan it in, and use Photo Shop or  Picasa to edit.

3.  Crop your photos so they're about the size of a playing card showing your subject (or the size you want to use - just don't make them too big - not sure they would hang right)

4. Print your photos on photo paper

5. Use a corner rounder to make nice even corners 

6. Punch a hole (I used a grommet tool from my sewing kit) in the top corners of each card 

7. Take enough  3/8 inch of a color-coordinating ribbon to leave 6-8 inches on each end and lace through the cards with most of the ribbon on the backside. Tie a double knot in each end so the cards won't fall off. Use thumbtacks to push into the cubicle wall - or if there are hooks you can tie the ends into loops and hang on the hooks.

Cute! Hope you enjoy making a few of these! Thanks for stopping by!