Trivial Pursuits - New Ways to Show Off your Photos

If, like me, you are guilty of taking photos and never doing anything more than storing them in files on your computer, you may be looking for some unusual ways to display or share them.

I found these, and more, on Huffington Post's website and thought I would share.  Some I didn't like and others wouldn't suit my home, but I'm certainly going to have a go at a couple of these, especially the envelopes which would be great to personalise thank you cards.

This is a simple way of displaying photos on a shelf or table top.  You can find out how Rikki recycles the jars for use on her website here.

And I'm definitely going to be using this idea for sending out business correspondence.  The simple advertising that I will be able to include with various images of babes in my hats will be perfect.  And I'm sure grandparents would love to open a thank you card with a photo inside the envelope too.  See how to make them here.

And I'm going to rethink how I display my art in the kitchen when we finally renovate it.  I love this idea of wooden clip boards which was created by Love Grows Wild.  Check them out here.

I assumed that these coasters had been sent away to be made. I know that most of the supermarkets and photo labs make them, but it is possible to make your own.  If you want to a have a go, check out Granny Girls' website here.

And if you want to let someone else do the work for you, these lovely framed windows are available on Etsy.

I've been doing a bit of my own recycling in the office.  I took the prints from last year's calendar and mounted them in some old frames I had brought with me from our last home.  But although I love the images, I think I might have to try something a bit more original with the way I display them.  If you want to see some more amazing photos I've been sent by both customers and professionals check out our galleries on the website.

Do you have unique and interesting ways of using or displaying your photos?  Do let us know.

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Meet the Maker - Cornish Bird in the Sticks

 

I love most things Cornish and Cornish Bird in the Sticks sums the place up perfectly.

As well as cards, prints, mugs, coasters and placements, you can buy compact mirrors and phone covers. 

The woman responsible for these vibrant and quirky designs is Kaitlyn Pearson who lives near Redruth with her boyfriend and 11 dogs ( which she insists isn’t a typo, saying "they are all small so if you stuck them together it would be like having one big dog….sort of!").

Kaitlyn studied Graphic Design at Falmouth School of Art and Design but despite having always been creative she didn’t feel confident to pursue it as a career and instead chose to go and work in an accounts office for 15 years.

However fate intervened and following a commission to design a logo incorporating the docks, a new career emerged.  She began to design other Cornwall inspired themes, fishing, harbours, mackerel, tin mines and beaches and soon realised the list was endless.  She has since gone on to produce animals and other themed ranges.

Having started out by selling at craft fairs and online, Kaitlyn has taken the plunge and opened a shop which I think is in the Carnon Downs Garden Centre, Falmouth where she sells her own and others’ artwork and gifts.