need creative ideas for postcards
Danielle Conger
During our travels, museum trips, etc. the kids always pick out postcards to buy--it's a cheap souvenir to remember their favorite part of the trip. Needless to say, we've accumulated quite a lot of postcards. We've tried taping them on the wall, but they never stay put, in part because of the humidity here that makes them bend and buckle. I'd like to have them on display instead of in a scrapbook somewhere, and I thought someone out there might have a creative idea.
Basically, I'd like to wallpaper the hallway with them, but I don't want to put glue directly on the walls. I'm wondering if large pieces of foamboard might do the trick. Any other suggestions?
--Danielle
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Basically, I'd like to wallpaper the hallway with them, but I don't want to put glue directly on the walls. I'm wondering if large pieces of foamboard might do the trick. Any other suggestions?
--Danielle
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how about putting them inside poster frames. lay them out and glue to the
back of the poster frame. it looks nice and keeps them in good shape. hope that
helps. pat
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back of the poster frame. it looks nice and keeps them in good shape. hope that
helps. pat
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I have a friend who hangs postcards from ribbons. Three or four to a ribbon,
and they're hanging like drapes on one side of her living room. The ribbon
is fastened with I THINK hot glue (tiny dabs?) or rubber cement, along the
mid-line of the text side. They're hung so they're usually facing out, but if
they turn that's okay. If you use rubber cement, you should be able to get it
off later without destroying the card.
Sandra
and they're hanging like drapes on one side of her living room. The ribbon
is fastened with I THINK hot glue (tiny dabs?) or rubber cement, along the
mid-line of the text side. They're hung so they're usually facing out, but if
they turn that's okay. If you use rubber cement, you should be able to get it
off later without destroying the card.
Sandra
Kelly Lenhart
I put brown craft paper up on one out of the way wall in my first "all mine"
apartment. I put posters, bumperstickers, written slogans, etc, on it. I
also could hook buttons on it.
Worked really well. And was easy to take down and store.
Foam core could work just as well, I would think. And if you did a couple
panels of it, you could also swap them out when the get full.
Kelly
apartment. I put posters, bumperstickers, written slogans, etc, on it. I
also could hook buttons on it.
Worked really well. And was easy to take down and store.
Foam core could work just as well, I would think. And if you did a couple
panels of it, you could also swap them out when the get full.
Kelly
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Subject: [UnschoolingDiscussion] need creative ideas for postcards
During our travels, museum trips, etc. the kids always pick out postcards to
buy--it's a cheap souvenir to remember their favorite part of the trip.
Needless to say, we've accumulated quite a lot of postcards. We've tried
taping them on the wall, but they never stay put, in part because of the
humidity here that makes them bend and buckle. I'd like to have them on
display instead of in a scrapbook somewhere, and I thought someone out there
might have a creative idea.
Basically, I'd like to wallpaper the hallway with them, but I don't want to
put glue directly on the walls. I'm wondering if large pieces of foamboard
might do the trick. Any other suggestions?
--Danielle
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Lucie Caunter
HI Danielle,
Marvelous idea! Get stick it. It's a Sticky compound that let you
attach posters, children pictures, post card, neat pictures from
magazine... on walls while leaving no marks. It's also reusable. It
works better if you warm it up in your hands first. It is sold at
stapples and some groceries stores.
Lucie
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."
--Anne Frank
Danielle Conger wrote:
Marvelous idea! Get stick it. It's a Sticky compound that let you
attach posters, children pictures, post card, neat pictures from
magazine... on walls while leaving no marks. It's also reusable. It
works better if you warm it up in your hands first. It is sold at
stapples and some groceries stores.
Lucie
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."
--Anne Frank
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Deb Lewis
We've glued them to masonite boards cut to whatever shape and size we
like. That's permanent though, you can't get the cards off later. We
put that decoupage goo over the top to keep them clean. You can hang
the decorated masonite boards like pictures and they're easy to store if
you want to take them down.
You lose the information on the backs of the cards, but that doesn't
matter much if they're obvious landmarks.
You could divide up the postcards, some each, from each trip and make a
board for every kid. That way, if they want them later they don't have
to decide who gets which memories.
You can decorate the board the way you would a scrap book page, with
other photos and memorabilia.
I've wondered about drilling holes through the boards and looping several
boards together on little key ring loops, or something and hanging them
like a calendar so we could flip through a few different trips if we
wanted.
Deb L
like. That's permanent though, you can't get the cards off later. We
put that decoupage goo over the top to keep them clean. You can hang
the decorated masonite boards like pictures and they're easy to store if
you want to take them down.
You lose the information on the backs of the cards, but that doesn't
matter much if they're obvious landmarks.
You could divide up the postcards, some each, from each trip and make a
board for every kid. That way, if they want them later they don't have
to decide who gets which memories.
You can decorate the board the way you would a scrap book page, with
other photos and memorabilia.
I've wondered about drilling holes through the boards and looping several
boards together on little key ring loops, or something and hanging them
like a calendar so we could flip through a few different trips if we
wanted.
Deb L
Robyn Coburn
<<Basically, I'd like to wallpaper the hallway with them, but I don't want
to put glue directly on the walls. I'm wondering if large pieces of
foamboard might do the trick. Any other suggestions?>>
That sounds like the simplest idea. Use spray glue to the foam core.
Or use a really big criss-cross ribbon board so the display easily be
changed. I've also seen chicken wire stretched over a frame as a display
board - postcards tucked in by their corners.
The latest issue of Martha Stewart Living has someone using their souvenirs
as decorative art by making enlarged color copies of tickets, programs and
postcards and group framing in poster frames on a coordinating background.
The enlarged things look very interesting.
Also you could try scanning and printing on to iron on transfer paper and
creating fabric with them - fabric goes on to walls with liquid starch then
pulls off with no damage to either wall or fabric. Or throw pillows or
drapes or placemats or........
Robyn L. Coburn
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to put glue directly on the walls. I'm wondering if large pieces of
foamboard might do the trick. Any other suggestions?>>
That sounds like the simplest idea. Use spray glue to the foam core.
Or use a really big criss-cross ribbon board so the display easily be
changed. I've also seen chicken wire stretched over a frame as a display
board - postcards tucked in by their corners.
The latest issue of Martha Stewart Living has someone using their souvenirs
as decorative art by making enlarged color copies of tickets, programs and
postcards and group framing in poster frames on a coordinating background.
The enlarged things look very interesting.
Also you could try scanning and printing on to iron on transfer paper and
creating fabric with them - fabric goes on to walls with liquid starch then
pulls off with no damage to either wall or fabric. Or throw pillows or
drapes or placemats or........
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Aimee
Or posterboard? I would go to my local craft store
and check out their scrapbooking aisle. Spray
adhesive, scissors that cut different designs to make
"photo mats" around the postcards in different colors,
and then collage them on different color posterboard.
That would look cool. How about covering it all up in
clear contact paper so they don't get dirty or
moist....It sounds like so much fun! lol
~Aim
<<Basically, I'd like to wallpaper the hallway with
them, but I don't
want to put glue directly on the walls. I'm wondering
if large pieces of
foamboard might do the trick. Any other suggestions?
--Danielle>>
and check out their scrapbooking aisle. Spray
adhesive, scissors that cut different designs to make
"photo mats" around the postcards in different colors,
and then collage them on different color posterboard.
That would look cool. How about covering it all up in
clear contact paper so they don't get dirty or
moist....It sounds like so much fun! lol
~Aim
<<Basically, I'd like to wallpaper the hallway with
them, but I don't
want to put glue directly on the walls. I'm wondering
if large pieces of
foamboard might do the trick. Any other suggestions?
--Danielle>>
Christina Morrissey
You can buy large sheets of that plastic that is used instead of glass for
picture frames (?) from the large home construction stores like Home
Depot. Then you could mount the plastic to the wall and mount the cards to
the plastic in whatever fashion you wanted, framed or otherwise. I was
also thinking about page protectors in a set of inexpensive frames from
garage sales, or something like that. Think
transparent/plastic/protective. Otherwise you could get rolls of butcher
paper, or leftover rolls of newsprint from printers and use that as your
base, but those might not last very long. Canvas floorcloth with several
layers of artists gouache to stiffen it would give you a literal canvas to
attach to your walls and then you could attach the postcards....
Christina in Seattle
picture frames (?) from the large home construction stores like Home
Depot. Then you could mount the plastic to the wall and mount the cards to
the plastic in whatever fashion you wanted, framed or otherwise. I was
also thinking about page protectors in a set of inexpensive frames from
garage sales, or something like that. Think
transparent/plastic/protective. Otherwise you could get rolls of butcher
paper, or leftover rolls of newsprint from printers and use that as your
base, but those might not last very long. Canvas floorcloth with several
layers of artists gouache to stiffen it would give you a literal canvas to
attach to your walls and then you could attach the postcards....
Christina in Seattle
>Basically, I'd like to wallpaper the hallway with them, but I don't want
>to put glue directly on the walls. I'm wondering if large pieces of
>foamboard might do the trick. Any other suggestions?
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>--Danielle
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