What to do with Heritage Photos

Many of us have inherited family photos and they usually aren’t given to us in a nice photo album or even stored in archival safe boxes or envelopes.  Here are just a few ideas of what you could do to preserve the memories.

Simple Scrapbook-

Create a simple scrapbook with cardstock and minimal embellishing.  Add in journaling where you can so you don’t forget who’s in the pictures, where they were taken or when.  If you want to be able to see the handwriting on the back of some of the photos (my great grandmother had the best handwriting, no way can I cover that up!) try making a copy of the back of the photo to include in the book or use photo corners to hold the photos in.  They can slide in and out of these without leaving any adhesive on the photo.

Embellished Scrapbook-

Use some of our fun altered art embellishments and vintage paper collections to dress up your old photos.  Graphic 45, Tim Holtz, Webster’s and 7gypsies are just a few of my faves.  Click here for more heritage scrapbook page ideas.

Frame a Scrapbook Page-

If you only have enough pictures for one or two pages, frame the scrapbook page instead of creating an entire album.  This also makes a wonderful gift (my grandparents loved this 60th anniversary gift I made for them)!

Home Decor Tray-

Another great way to display heritage photos is in our 7gypsies printing trays, such as this 4×6 spaced tray made by our Sterling Heights store.  We have various sizes of trays so they’re ideal for anywhere from 1-16 photos.  This is the perfect way to display your treasured photos that may otherwise be hiding in an attic.  Many heritage photos are odd sizes and it can be difficult to find a frame to fit them…this tray is they perfect way to display them!  Check out our site for more tray ideas!