| "This New Years Eve…toast in the New | | | | graphics (you can get these on the internet) just |
| Yearwith a little added twist of Photo Fun." | | | | for fun so the guests can let everyone know |
| MIY Make-it-yourself Photo Drink Charms | | | | what type of mood they are in. |
| Hands-on time: Under one hour. | | | | Have fun with this project, get creative and make |
| Skill: Easy & fun. | | | | a game out of it. Once your pictures are selected, |
| Materials & tools: | | | | make a printout of the photos on thick quality |
| • Thick photo paper, matt or glass | | | | photo paper in matt or gloss finish. |
| • Various photos of your choice, friends, | | | | For square picture shape print outs; use a circle |
| nature scenes, or emotioncons | | | | template with a pencil to outline the circle shape |
| • A ruler | | | | around each image. Cut out the circle photo |
| • Pencil | | | | shapeswith scissors. You can also opt to use a |
| • A circle template | | | | rotary circle cutter or scissors with decorative |
| • Scissors | | | | edges. |
| • A large hole punch, or decorative | | | | Use a large hole punch to punch a hole in each |
| punch shape such as a star, snowflake etc. | | | | circle photo tag charm. You can also use various |
| (Materials for this project are available at | | | | punch shapes such as stars, snowflakes |
| arts,craft and hardware stores, or on line.) | | | | usingdecorative punches. Use scissors to cut a slit |
| This New Years Eve…toast in the New | | | | from the edge going inwards to the center of the |
| Year with a little added twist of fun. Wine charms | | | | hole punch, and that is basically it, you now have |
| are used to identify wine glasses at parties. | | | | party personalized photo tag clip-on charms. They |
| Instead of using the usual little decorative | | | | simply clip onto the stem of a glass. |
| ornament charms, why not make amusing , | | | | Place the personalized photo tag clip-on charms in |
| personalized and all original "MIY Photo Clip-on | | | | a bowl near the drinks and let your guests pick a |
| Drink Charms", using photos of your guests, | | | | character or mood charm tag for themselves. |
| movie characters or emotioncon graphic clip-art. | | | | Greatyour guest with their photo on their glass, |
| They are so easy to make in minutes and they | | | | this is sure to make them feel welcomed. |
| will fit standard wine, champagne and Martini | | | | Cheers! Have a safe and happy holiday season. All |
| glassstems. They make wonderful favors and | | | | the best for the creative New Year ahead! |
| hostess gifts as well. | | | | Variations: Customized "MIY Photo Clip-on Drink |
| Suddenly glass charms got a lot more interesting. | | | | Charms", can be made forbasically any festive |
| They will give your guests something to talk | | | | occasion or party theme throughout the year. |
| about besides all the snow! Personalized "MIY | | | | They also make wonderful dinner place cards, |
| Photo Clip-on Drink Charms", are practical and fun; | | | | placed on a napkin. |
| they are useful for they stop glass confusion, | | | | Other ways to customized and personalize photo |
| start conversations, and can let you keep track | | | | tag clip-on drink charms. |
| of how much you or your guests have had to | | | | They can be made with various other materials, |
| drink (one can easily forget on such festive | | | | circle shapes can be cut out using card board, rigid |
| occasions). | | | | plastic craft sheets, or thick decorative papers |
| Each photo tag clip-on Drink charm measures 3.8 | | | | and pictures simply glued onto the shapes. Names |
| in circumference. With a computer software of | | | | and initials can be applied to the charms using gold |
| your choice, make a sheet of small squares sized | | | | tipped markers, glitter or gel pens. They can also |
| slightly larger about 4.5 cm or for the circles in the | | | | be further embellished using assorted remnants or |
| exact size using various pictures. Use pictures of | | | | notions, such asscrapbooking decorative stickers, |
| your guests, or go with a movie theme, with | | | | tag shapes, numbers and letters of yourchoice. |
| assorted characters from movies, or cartoons, | | | | Photo tag clip-on charms can also be used gift |
| one for each of your guests. I did a combination | | | | tags. You can even use the same concept such |
| of these types of pictures, a personalized photo | | | | as you would with bag clips to organize various |
| tag one of each guest, various winter nature | | | | items in bags around your home when storing |
| pictures with numbers to clip onto a drink to | | | | things. |
| keeptrack of drink consumption, plus emotioncon | | | | |