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DIY Photo Blocks {Easy Craft Tutorial}

Thursday, March 13, 2014 by Lolli 11 Comments

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Here are the printable instructions so that you can take this craft offline. Enjoy your DIY project, and feel free to leave me a link to your finished craft. I’d love to see what you’ve created!

DIY Photo Blocks {Easy Craft Tutorial}
 
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Author: Lolli
Ingredients
  • your own photos, printed
  • 2×4 #2 pinewood, cut to six inches long
  • medium grit sandpaper
  • ruler
  • pencil
  • wax paper
  • black acrylic paint
  • mod podge
  • foam brushes
  • self adhesive laminating sheets (optional)
Instructions
  1. Print your photos
  2. Measure 2x4 to 6 inches (many hardware stores will cut the wood for you for free)
  3. Sand rough edges
  4. Prepare area to paint (I use wax paper)
  5. Paint block of wood black
  6. When paint is dry, apply a coat of Mod Podge to all sides
  7. Apply laminate film over pictures (optional)
  8. Apply Mod Podge over top of photo block and apply picture. Brush Mod Podge evenly over top of picture and let dry.
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Photo Blocks: an easy DIY craft project that uses your favorite family pictures and turns them into beautiful decor for your house!

What MORE craft projects like these? Be sure to check out all of Lisa’s DIY ideas. You’ll LOVE them!!

 

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I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

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Comments

  1. Cathy says

    Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 4:48 pm

    These are so cute – I love that you can use them anywhere. Thank you for sharing at Share It One More Time. Cathy

  2. Denise says

    Monday, January 12, 2015 at 10:17 am

    Great idea. Sharing over at Sunday Features FB page today. Thanks for linking up with us! And…great tutorial overall! Thanks again!

  3. Anne says

    Monday, July 21, 2014 at 3:30 pm

    What a great idea, and a good way to breathe new life into photo gifts. Thanks for the simple how-to.

  4. jenn huey says

    Monday, July 21, 2014 at 11:42 am

    I love these and thought it would be fun to put the ABC’s on one side then photos of animals etc on the other. You could make the blocks all the same size or different sizes for building

  5. shelly peterson says

    Saturday, March 15, 2014 at 6:50 am

    I love this! I enjoy doing crafts as long as there not too difficult. Would love to make one with pics of my 3 grandsons.

  6. Sarah L says

    Friday, March 14, 2014 at 1:39 am

    That’s pretty easy even for me. Comes out so well.

  7. Jennifer Sikora says

    Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 2:49 pm

    This is so adorable! I need to make some of these!

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