This easy handmade photo DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. What I love most about these are their versatility. You can use them to hold recipes, Christmas Cards and of course…photos. The make great DIY gifts for all occasions and for anyone on your list!

These easy photo block DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. The perfect photo gift idea to personalize for Christmas or any celebration!

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DIY Gifts: Photo Blocks Supplies:

DIY Gifts: Photo Blocks Instructions:

These easy photo block DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. The perfect photo gift idea to personalize for Christmas or any celebration!

Step 1) Cut wood to the size you want your blocks.

Step 2) Once block has been cut, sand edges with your sanding block slightly to soften the corners.

These easy photo block DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. The perfect photo gift idea to personalize for Christmas or any celebration!

Step 3) Paint or stain edges of the blocks with your color of choice. This will be the color showing through when its sanded. Let Dry.

These easy photo block DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. The perfect photo gift idea to personalize for Christmas or any celebration!

Step 4) Using a candle, rub edges with the wax. This will keep the next layer of paint from sticking.

These easy photo block DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. The perfect photo gift idea to personalize for Christmas or any celebration!

Step 5) Spray paint the next color over the top of the entire block. Let dry. This may require 2 coats depending on your color.

These easy photo block DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. The perfect photo gift idea to personalize for Christmas or any celebration!

Step 6) Using a sanding block, sand off edges exposing first color.

These easy photo block DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. The perfect photo gift idea to personalize for Christmas or any celebration!

Step 7)  Cut a piece of your cloth, burlap or card stock to fit your 2 x 6 x 12” block and stamp or stencil cloth with “family” or words of choice

These easy photo block DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. The perfect photo gift idea to personalize for Christmas or any celebration!

These easy photo block DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. The perfect photo gift idea to personalize for Christmas or any celebration!

Step 8) Using drill and drill bit, drill some small holes in the top of the block to hold ornament hangers.

These easy photo block DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. The perfect photo gift idea to personalize for Christmas or any celebration!
Step 9) Using pliers, stretch out ornament hanger to desired length and design. If you can not find ornament hangers like these you can always make them out of  wire.

These easy photo block DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. The perfect photo gift idea to personalize for Christmas or any celebration!
Step 10) Spread hot glue or E6000 on end of ornament hanger and place in hole. Let dry

These easy photo block DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. The perfect photo gift idea to personalize for Christmas or any celebration!

Step 11) Cut your burlap, or back ground fabric, slightly smaller then your block.

These easy photo block DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. The perfect photo gift idea to personalize for Christmas or any celebration!

Step 12) Cut the cloth you stenciled “Family” on slightly smaller then the back ground fabric. This is not a project for a ruler! Just eyeball the way you like it.

Step 13) Using hammer, attach cloth and/or burlap with upholstery tacks to the board.

Step 14) Add photos to the top sliding them into the wire ornament holders.

These easy photo block DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. The perfect photo gift idea to personalize for Christmas or any celebration!

Step 15) Options. You can do blocks in several other sizes, stencil directly on the wood or use tacks to put pics directly on the boards. As you can see the possibilities are endless!

These easy photo block DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. The perfect photo gift idea to personalize for Christmas or any celebration!

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These easy photo block DIY gifts are perfect for everyone on your gift list. The perfect photo gift idea to personalize for Christmas or any celebration!
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