Souvenirs, souvenirs....

Why should vacation photos always disappear into an album? This year, use them to embellish furniture and accessories! With the help of a color printer or a color copier, it's easy ...

You can find instructions for these creative ideas in burda World of Fashion 09/2008
Photos: Freundin/Manfred Spachmann

Picture this

Photo collages turn simple tables (e.g. from Ikea) into designer pieces! A coat of clear varnish protects the picture gallery from scratches and spills.

Unlimited

How can you help a photo break out of the ordinary? By extending the lines onto the wooden frame (KnorrPrandell)! Just use black and white paints (“Decormatt” from Marabu) and you'll be surprised how quickly you're finished.

Rosy

A chair in bloom... Just use an ink-jet printer to print your favorite flower photo onto fabric transfer foil (e.g. from Avery Zweckform). Then cut out the flower shapes and iron them onto a fabric chair cover, as desired. Voilà – you have just created a one-of-a-kind designer chair!

Photo plate

Hand-written placecards are passé – direct your guests to their seats with photos on glass plates (Leonardo).

Enlightening

Turn on the light – and the vacation feeling is instantly rekindled! Just copy your favorite vacation photos onto self-adhesive foil and adhere them to a glass lamp (e.g. from Ikea).

Coffee klatch

Enjoy a cup of coffee with Uncle Henry and Aunt Charlotte ... With the help of vintage photos and ceramic transfer foil (e.g. from Avery Zweckform), you can have the pleasure every day! Tip: It's best to wash the embellished cups (Arzberg) by hand.

Brain game

It's fun, it trains your memory, and it's a great gift idea! The set of blank cards can be purchased (Rayher) – you supply the photos.

Well-heeled

The chicest shoe bags of the season are produced in your own studio! Use an ink-jet printer to print shoe patterns onto fabric transfer foil (e.g. from Avery Zweckform), then transfer the patterns onto fabric bags which you have sewn yourself.

Sweet dreams

Will you sleep better on these pillows? We can't guarantee it, but we can guarantee that it is easy to transfer these dreamy landscape photos (greeting cards from Otto Jaennis, Artea Verlag) onto fabric, with the help of transfer paste (Pidy Transfercolour from Sambra)!

Gleaming

A delightful, quick-and-easy last-minute table decoration – roll a photocopy into a cylinder, lay it around a glass tealight holder, glue the edges together, and you're done!