Displaying and Enjoying Vacation Memories!
I’m part of a family that loves souvenirs and I often wonder if the gift shop isn’t why we went somewhere in the first place! And in addition to the gift shop purchases, we also love to gather all sorts of other memorabilia – from shells, to rocks, to room keys and other fun items along the way. In a recent Tip of the Week, Saving Vacation Keepsakes, I proposed one way to preserve these “treasures” using paper bags, but I also had a few other ideas that can turn your keepsakes into three dimensional scrap books!
Gather your memorabilia and choose from:
A Wooden Tray – line the bottom of the tray with maps, photos or post cards and cover with a piece of glass Plexiglas. The tray then becomes the perfect place to display all sorts of little mementos. (See exposures.comfor a variety of memory trays including the tray pictured at top.)
- A Glass Vase – repurpose a low, clear glass vase from flower arranger to memory keeper and stylishly corral all sorts of keepsakes. (click photo at right to enlarge)
- A Glass Jar – a large, clear glass jar also works beautifully as a memory keeper! Choose a size that suits the items you’ve collected and stow them inside. A ribbon trim around the lid is the perfect finishing touch!
The best part about these ideas is the fact that all three can be used to display keepsakes until next summer, your next trip or your next adventure and the new treasures that your family has gathered along the way!
I love the notion of keeping happy times in the forefront of our busy everyday lives! Give your souvenirs the royal treatment this year!
You may also enjoy:
- Creating a Family Memory Collection
- Creating Family Memory Collections II
- Saving Vacation Keepsakes
- Savoring Vacation Memories
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Thank you Ms. Bee! I just washed off a dusty wooden tray I found in my sunroom and was about to pitch it. Just so happens i have a messy folder upstairs filled with train tickets and stray papers from our trip to Europe last year. Every time I uncover them I’m back on that train to Rome with my husband and son balancing on the slippery bar stools in the club car while we sipped on tiny cups of espresso and planned our tour of the ancient city. By placing the tickets and maybe a photo in the tray I’ll get that memory every time I see it! I think I’ll place glass atop the pics and maybe fill the edges with some of the colored and glittery hot-glue sticks I found in my tool box yesterday. Thanks!