Photo Centerpieces a la Martha

[*Sarah*]

I thought these were neat. You could put different pictures of you as a couple or use them as table numbers.

The how-to on the website (http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=channel4080127&hasNoURLs=false&key=/page.jhtml%3Ftype%3Dcontent%26id%3Dchannel4080127&region=portal&contentType=channel&contentID=channel4080127&template=/content/templates/presentation/channel/ChannelFeature2Column.jhtml&showAreas=on&showAds=on&pageTitle=Photo+Centerpiece&channelsub=channel&area=learn&subNavCategory=&navCategory=&showSubNav=true&prevLink=true)

http://a444.g.akamai.net/7/444/703/20060612194523/www.marthastewart.com/images/content/feature/msl_jul06_light_photo.jpg

Photo Centerpiece

If you're throwing a party for someone's anniversary or birthday, the guest of honor will shine with a set of photo frame lanterns. They consist of three hinged photo frames set around votive candles. The black-and-white photos are printed onto ecru-colored vellum paper, which is translucent enough for the images to be visible by candlelight.

HOW-TO
Disassemble 3 like-sized frames, setting aside their fronts and discarding their backings. Paint or stain wooden frames desired color; let dry. Upload or scan photographs into a computer. With editing software, make the images black and white, and resize them to fit your frames. Print them onto vellum paper with an ink-jet printer. Slip the images into the frames. Using cloth tape, hinge frames together to form a triangle. Stand frames around a candle in a protective glass holder.

http://a444.g.akamai.net/7/444/703/20060612194523/www.marthastewart.com/images/content/feature/msl_jul06_light_photo_ht.jpg

[km]

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Very pretty! Love the idea............
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[-->Kat<--]

um... I think one of the ladies on here already did that... was it aramelle? :headscratch:

[*Sarah*]

Oh really? I didn't know...:dontknow:

[*Diane*]

Those are so beautiful!! I :heart: them. Thanks for sharing, Sarah!

[Kathy]

I think Aramelle did do those! I think her dad made the frames? :dontknow:

[Sk8ermaiden]

Yes, Aramelle had 4-sided ones that her dad made, and they had their engagement photos in them. :yes:

[Poloke]

Yes she did! I saved a pic of them from back on UW. She did a great job on them!!!

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c386/miss_sparky1978/centerpieces/CenterpieceTrial2.jpg

[-->Kat<--]

martha copied her :giggle:

[Poloke]

Where is Aramelle? She would be delighted to know Martha *stole* from her...LOL

[Mandy]

Yep-Aramelle did them and so did we! (Aramelle did the 4 sided, and we did the 3 sided). They were beautiful and our guests LOVED them! :) I'll be passing along the frames to my friend when she gets married this summer.

Some tips:
* The best place to get cheap frames is IKEA. You can find them online. They're plain, wood, and CHEAP. They come in packages of 3, and it's only $1.99.
* Tealights don't seem to give off enough light, so try using a small pillar or votive candle.

[Poloke]

Mandy,

PLease show us how the 3 sided ones looked when you did them, if you have a pic of them:)

[Mandy]

We didn't get any pictures of the centerpieces on the guest tables, only on the head table (we used differant centerpieces there). They looked amazing though, and are simple to make. Sorry :(

[Raychel]

Wow those are really cool!

I like Aramelle's better than Martha's :giggle:

[Aramelle]

:eek: That was MY idea! I'm calling Martha tomorrow to demand that I receive royalties off of this design! :D

Okay, seriously, I don't care, but I DID come up with that all by myself well over a year ago! Though, if we want to be technical, I haven't actually made them yet...that picture was a trial-run, and I still waiting on my father to make the damn frames! *silly boys* :p

[angie]

You go Aramelle!:aok:

[KathyandJer]

Geez, we need to start copyrighting our original ideas, for fear that Martha is lurking :lurk: