Photo Gifts for Christmas

Photo gifts might not seem like the most original Christmas gifts but in my experience they always go down well with the family ...

... and there are loads of lovely simple ways to make your own ...

... or if you're running out of time and craftiness ... :-) ... fabulous ideas at reasonable prices from photo gift specialists such as Minted, Tiny Prints and Easy Canvas Prints ...

I hope you love these ideas as much as I do ...

... and if you're looking for more inspiration check out the hundreds of Christmas links from other bloggers at the bottom of this post ... and feel free to share your own ...

Make your own photo canvas ... A Beautiful Mess

Or if you don't feel up to it or are running out of time you can get them printed by both Easy Canvas Prints and Tiny Prints both of which have some great holiday deals ...

This DIY iPad cover from Lil Blue Boo is bound to be a hit ...

... but if you've not time to make your own iPad case you can get them printed with a whole range of different photo styles ...

Craft & Creativity shows how to make these cute photo pins & magnets from bottle tops ...

Photo books are always popular with grandparents ...

And Minted now offer an iPad version of their books as well ...

Crafts Unleashed shows how to put photos onto pillows and cushions ...

Land Of Nod shows how to make this fun tray from a chopping board and photos ...

And you can also buy photo printed trays from various photo gift specialists ...

A photo letter like this one from Darling Doodles could be a great stocking stuffer ...

Keep the letter writing tradition alive with this lovely headed paper personalised with family photos ...

I love this magnetic doll tutorial from Get Creative Juice ...

An alternative to canvas prints is this lovely framed heart shaped collage from Minted ...

Lil Blue Boo has a tutorial for this pretty photo pendant ...

I know we're all meant to be digital these days but mums ... and grandmas ... can just never have enough notebooks and journals especially when they are as pretty as this ...

We're in the middle of making photo coasters like these from Oopsey Daisy ... although this time round we're using Modge Podge like Peanut Life Adventures rather than resin ...