Celebrate your favorite person by turning loving memories into heartfelt Mother’s Day picture ideas for gifts for mom.
Ourhandmade projectsare easy to make and feature photos of your favorite family moments.
Make one (or more) to give this year.
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Acrylic Floating Frame
Showcase mom’s favorite photos with aDIY floating frame.
You make these Mother’s Day picture ideas using inexpensive acrylic sheets.
Customize them to fit your photo sizes and combine several for a stylish gallery wall mom will love.
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Tint details of the image with the paint (lighter colors work best) and a soft brush.
Leave the rest of the photo unaltered, and let dry for at least three hours.
If the first layer of color isn’t bright enough, apply a second coat.
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Let the picture dry entirely before framing.
Starting at the bottom of the frame, affix a row of pom-pom trim using a hot-glue gun.
Repeat the process, slightly overlapping the previous row of pom-poms.
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Continue until the frame is covered.
For a playful look, alternate colors or sizes of pom-pom trim.
Fill holes by snipping and gluing individual pom-poms from extra trim.
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Simply layer on a laser-printed photo andwaxed paper, then let your hair dryer do the work!
Mom will love displaying this handmadeMother’s Day gift.
Add green plants that create hilarious-looking hairdos.
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Family Photo Vases
Show off Mom’s favorite people with a collection of vases displaying their faces.
Add sprigs and twigs ofgreenery; tie off the tops with natural jute.
Then hot glue the image to pre-purchased outlet covers to cover your plugs.
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Then, fill it with fruit, beautiful pebbles, or photo print-offs for the family to enjoy.
First, cut a rectangle from the front of the book using an Xacto knife.
Ombre Paint-Chip Photo Gift
Wow mom with a photo gift like no other.
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Our sweet Mother’s Day gift idea uses paint chips to add a colorful ombre effect to treasured photos.
Repeat with paint chips in different colors to create a fun wall display.
Colorful Photo To-Do Board
Spruce up mom’sto-doboard with small reminders of what they treasure most.
Craft easy magnetic picture frames with a square punch, a self-adhesive magnetic sheet, and paint chips.
Peel away the backing on a magnetic sheet and press a paint chip to the adhesive.
To make:
Put the frame together to make a lovely Mother’s Day gift.
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Decorate a simple candy jar with a strip of paper and a sweet sentiment.
Photo Flowers
Give mom abouquetto treasure long past Mother’s Day.
Cut pictures into circles and adhere them to the inside bottoms of paper muffin liners.
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Have everyone in the family make a card for mom, then place them in a card stand.
Punch a picture into a circle and adhere it to a pretty sticker.
Select two complementary patterns of paper and wrap the boxes and lids.
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