Get ready for the easiest DIY of your life! Instagramer @beachlivingcityloving recently shared with us how she turned PostalPix metal photo prints into coasters by adding just ONE easy component. Really, this has to be the easiest DIY we’ve ever seen! Read on to learn how to do make yourself a set and get to know Lesley a little bit more.

Metal Photo Print Coaster DIY

What do you do?

• By day I’m a Media Planner, by night a lifestyle Blogger (for fun). Check out my blog! beachlivingcityloving.com

What are your passions?

• I’m Bay Area born and raised, inherently a lover of all cities, but now living in Santa Barbara loving the beach life. I spend my time going on beach adventures, hikes, and snowboarding in the winter.  I love design, DIY, fashion, beauty, etc which is why I started my blog. I’m just now getting into photography and am learning to use a DSLR, so I can express my ideas more vividly with beautiful pictures.

Tell us more about this project!

• My boyfriend actually gave me the idea for this DIY. I said, “Look at these, I just got them!” and he said, “What are those, coasters?” So I said, “Sure, why not?!” I have to give 90% of the credit to PostalPix though, because of your great products. I realized the aluminum prints can stand up to moisture because PostalPix said they can be cleaned with a wet towel. Like I said, it’s literally THE easiest DIY ever, just 2 steps: 1. get the aluminum prints and felt stickers 2. stick ‘em on!

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That’s it! Just add 4 self-stick felt pads to the backside of the metal photo print and you’ll get an instant coaster.

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A big thank you to Lesley for sharing this super easy DIY with us.

Interested in having your DIY project with PostalPix prints featured on our blog? We should chat.

We love kid-friendly PostalPix projects! Instagrammer @mhook recently shared with us a fun project she did with her kids to give their Grandma for Mother’s Day. She’s been nice enough to share with all of you too! Learn how to make wooden photo print blocks with this simple DIY.

Wooden Photo Print Blocks DIY

What do you do?

• I’m lucky to be doing two things I really love for work (I couldn’t pick one over the other, so I do both): I am a Director of Social Media Marketing for an agency and I own a photography business specializing in weddings.

What are your passions?

•  I love photography and see life as a series of snapshots. I have three boys (6, 8 & 10) I can’t get enough of and an amazing cast of family and friends – all of whom fill my Instagram feed.

Tell us more about this project!

• In my experience, there are two things grandmas really love as gifts: photos and handmade presents. These wooden photo print blocks had both those elements and were a craft that was easy enough for my boys to do themselves to give their Grandma for Mother’s Day.

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Supplies:

• 6 4×4 PostalPix prints and/or scrapbook paper
• Mod Podge (matte)
• Foam brush
• 3.5″ x 3.5″ wooden block
• Ink (optional)

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Instructions:

• Used the block to size, trace and cut 5 photo prints to fit the wooden block.
• Cut the scrapbook paper to fit one side of the wooden block to write a message, or use another print.
• Using the foam brush, apply thin layer of Mod Podge to glue down each photo (or note) and let it dry completely
• Once dried, apply another layer on top of each photo (or note) until dried.
• Repeat previous step again (will dry clear).
• Use ink to lightly color each edge of the block (optional).

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The entire project costs about $8 and is a great gift for anyone! Thanks Megan for sharing your story and awesome DIY with us!

Interested in having your DIY project with PostalPix prints featured on our blog? We should chat.

We’ve got a special PostalPix project in store for you guys from Instagrammer @scrapbookmom17! Get to know Adrienn’s project and learn how to make ABC Books for kids with Android or iPhone photo prints that’s not only fun, but also educational. We love any project that gets kids involved because making memories is half the fun.

ABC Books For Kids with Android or iPhone Photo Prints

Tell us more about this PostalPix photo project you do!

• One of my favorite things to do as a scrapbooker, is to make ABC books for kids – they get to be the star of the their very own alphabet book while they learn their letters. For example: A is for apple, and there’s a photo of the little one eating an apple! It seems to me that this could be especially fun now, since we can so easily take pics with our phones! This basic idea can take almost any form – from a large, fancy scrapbook….to a smaller scrapbook. Or simple, around the house items (cardboard and markers) could be used so kids could make their own books…and laminated flip books are also pretty easy to put together.

We love this idea, Adrienne!

Interested in having your DIY project with PostalPix prints featured on our blog? We should chat.

Ever have tons of keepsakes from events or vacations and don’t know what to do with them? We’ve got a great idea for you to do to display them with these memory keepsake displays with Instagram photo prints! This affordable display DIY is easy won’t take very long to complete.

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Supplies:

• PostalPix photo prints
• Small 6×9 Clipboards (Amazon)
• Keepsakes (postcards, ticket stubs, menus, anything!)
• Paperclips

Instructions:

• Pull together what photo prints and keepsakes you’d like to put with one clipboard (a good idea is to keep them grouped as one event)
• Use paperclip (or clothespins) to attach prints to keepsakes
• Clip everything together
• Display them anywhere you’d like (hung up on a wall or simply lean it up against a wall)

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The sky’s the limit! You can decorate them any way you’d like to commemorate the event in each clipboard. Clipboards are a fantastic and inexpensive way to display your Android or iPhone photo prints. It’s also easy to change out the prints whenever you’d like! These are also perfect for birthdays and anniversaries because each clipboard can represent a year. Just have fun with it!

Interested in having your DIY project with PostalPix prints featured on our blog? We should chat.

One of our favorite tags on Instagram is #DearPhotograph and it’s super easy to achieve with Instagram prints! To do this, just hold up one of your Android or iPhone prints from PostalPix to a background that you once took a photo of before. It tells a great story and allows photographers to come back to a place worth revisiting. Instagram even took notice of this tag and made it into a Weekend Hashtag Project (#WHPdearphotograph) a couple of weeks ago!

Instagrammer @samrturnage shared with us her entry for the WHP with this photo. We just had to find out more about her and this great shot!

Dear Photograph with Instagram Prints

What do you do?

• Hello! My name is Samantha Turnage. I always try to do the Instagram weekend hashtag project to keep me creative and inspired. That particular photo was my #dearphotograph entry. I work in Atlanta as a waitress and considering going back to school for English and/or photography.

What are your passions?

• I try to explore every aspect of this community in my free time.  I honestly feel like I have been on a vacation for the past several years.

Tell us more about this photo idea and what it means to you!

• Oakland Cemetery was the place that really inspired my passion for Instagram. It is a historic cemetery in Atlanta that is simply breathtaking. Margaret Mitchell, Bobby Jones, and Mayor Maynard Jackson are buried here. My Instagram hashtag for Oakland is #srtcemeteryseries. Jackson Street Bridge, the High Museum, the Living Walls, and the Atlanta restaurant scene are also some highlights the city has to offer. I just keep my eyes wide open and try not to miss a thing.

Thanks, Samantha!

Instagrammer @electriclava also shared with us these #DearPhotograph shots with her PostalPix prints. We love the change in scenery and seasons!

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Now it’s your turn! Be sure to tag #PostalPix in your #DearPhotograph tags as well if you’re printing your Instagram prints with us.