Photo cubes are an innovative way to display your family photos on a shelf or fireplace mantel. Made from simple wooden cubes, these blocks are easy and fun to make. After you make a set for yourself, you will want to make several to give as gifts.
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Purchase or cut 2 to 3″ wooden cubes.
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Paint the cubes with acrylic paint and let them dry completely. Watered-down paint allows the grain of the wood to show.
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Add pieces of patterned paper to several sides of the cubes.
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Add photos and embellishments to complete the cubes.
This set of completed cubes is pulled together by using coordinating colors of paint and a set of patterned papers and embellishments.
The sides display treasured family photos.
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