Create A Whole Mini Collection

Within just a few hours you can create your own special mini-collection of wedding photo ornaments! Why choose just one photo when you can highlight all your favorites…

SUPPLIES:

• Canon PIXMA iP8720 Crafting Printer
• Canon 8.5″ x 11″ Matte Photo Paper
• 40x30mm Clear Glass Tiles
• Jewelry Bails
• Tacky Glue
• Paint Brush
• E6000
• Scissors
• Yarn

Resize and Print Your Photos

These glass tiles are just over 1.5″ x 1″, so I used my favorite design software to layout my photos at that size. I printed them using my fabulous Canon PIXMA iP8720 Crafting Printer and Canon’s awesome matte photo paper. As you can see, the detail in these tiny prints is just fantastic!

Glue The Glass

Now the fun part! Add a dollop of Tacky Glue on top of each photo and smooth the glue out evenly across the photo by using a paint brush. You want a nice thick layer of glue across the entire photo. Then press the flat side of the glass tile firmly into the glue. You can move the tile around a bit in the glue to press out ALL the air bubbles. Really press the glass tile into the glue and center over the picture. Let fully dry, possibly overnight.

Let Fully Dry

The Tacky Glue will dry clear and you’ll be left with a page full of pretty glass photo tiles!

If there are dark spots in your dry tiles, that’s an air gap where the glue wasn’t touching the glass. You can always peel/scrape the photos and glue off the tile and try again. If there are hazy/foggy spots, the glue isn’t fully dry yet. Try hitting it with a hot blow dryer if you feel like it’s taking too long.

Trim Around Glass

Cut the tiles into individual pieces and then carefully trim as close as you can to the rim of the glass tile. Sand the edges of the photo paper using a nail file to smooth.

Add The Bail

To turn these little beauties into ornaments, glue jewelry bails onto the backside of each tile using a super strong glue like E6000. Let fully dry before hanging.

Add Yarn

Cut ribbon, twine, yarn or the like to hang your ornaments with!

These Would Make Great Gifts

I’m positive that your parents and grand parents would absolutely LOVE to get one (or maybe a couple) of these sweet little photo ornaments to hang on their tree!

And of course any photos will do, not just wedding photos! Baby portraits, family portraits, vacations, etc!

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