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Fingerprint Lights Photo Frame

November 3, 2016 by Nadia van Zyl 21 Comments

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Make a lovely fingerprint lights photo frame as a gift with your kiddos this Christmas!

 

photo frame

Today I am sharing this special kid-made fingerprint lights photo frame as part of the Kid-made Gifts Series! PS: Also check out the latest Christmas Tree Handprint Keepsake gift idea, Snowman Fingerprint Photo Frame and Fingerprint Wreath Ornament!

Making keepsake gifts are so special and are treasured for a long time by grandparents or other family or friends. Make this pretty fingerprint lights photo frame with the kids this Christmas!

For this photo frame we used:

  • Salt Dough- 1 cup of flour plus 1 cup of salt mixed with half a cup of water
  • An old plastic photo frame
  • Gold spray paint
  • Red and green paint
  • Ribbon
  • Alphabet Cookie stamps
salt dough

The dough was rolled out to about 1cm thick. Then, I used an old plastic frame to press the photo frame shape. You don’t need to use a frame, you can simply use a ruler or use freehand and cut the shape with a knife.

I added the date with the cookie stamps. Next, the kids pressed their fingers all around the frame and two little holes were made for the ribbon.

process

The frame dried in the oven(80’C for 3 hours) and I allowed for more overnight drying. The next day I spray painted it with gold spray paint. You do not, however, have to use spray paint or paint it at all.

lights

The fingerprint indents were painted as lights and a marker finished it off.

I added a ribbon and voila, a pretty photo frame(I still have to go print a recent photo of my two kids together), made with kids’ fingerprints making this a keepsake gift I bet any grandparent would love! Make it a bit smaller and it could also be used as a Christmas tree ornament!

fingerprint photo frame

A lovely keepsake gift, perfect for Christmas! We have quite a collection of keepsake ideas, you can see them all HERE!

Remember to grab a copy of this Color-in Your Christmas Ebook:

Color-in Your Christmas E-Book

*UPDATE*

See this Fingerprint Heart Garland Frame, perfect for V-Day or Mother’s Day!


See all these lovely gifts too that was shared during the series:

gift series

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Comments

  1. Clare's Little Tots says

    November 5, 2016 at 12:11 am

    I want my kids to make one for me it’s adorable!!

    Reply
  2. Julie says

    November 7, 2016 at 8:11 pm

    Such a wonderful idea! Makes such a special gift too!

    Reply
  3. Heather says

    November 19, 2016 at 8:16 pm

    This is so cute – I love the fingerprints!

    Reply
  4. Ginger Whitaker says

    November 25, 2016 at 10:45 pm

    Hello! Would it be okay with you if we used one of your images for this craft, and linked back to your site from our website? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Nadia van Zyl says

      November 26, 2016 at 7:25 am

      Yes sure;)

      Reply
      • Ginger Whitaker says

        November 29, 2016 at 2:05 am

        Thanks so much! Happy holidays!

        Reply
  5. Sue J. says

    November 27, 2016 at 3:44 pm

    How do you attach a photo to it? Tape?

    Reply
    • Nadia van Zyl says

      November 27, 2016 at 4:44 pm

      Tape works, or white oglue

      Reply
  6. Tessie Graser says

    November 28, 2016 at 5:11 am

    Where do you get the cookie stamps? And are they expensive? These projects look like it will be fun to make with my grandchildren! Thanks for posting them!

    Reply
    • Nadia van Zyl says

      November 28, 2016 at 6:52 am

      It’s not expensive. I bought mine from a local Chinese shop, but click on the blue link that says “alphabet cookie stamps” in the post and it will take you to an Amazon link.

      Reply
    • Nadia van Zyl says

      November 29, 2016 at 8:39 pm

      There is an Amazon link for it in the post, otherwise check at a local bake shop:)

      Reply
  7. Sharon says

    December 1, 2016 at 2:54 am

    Did you put them on a cookie sheet in the oven?

    Reply
    • Nadia van Zyl says

      December 1, 2016 at 6:03 am

      Yes, on a cookie sheet on the wax paper

      Reply
  8. Connie Settles says

    December 1, 2016 at 6:11 pm

    Did you just use the plastic Frame as a temple and removed it before you bake them, or did you leave the dough on the frame?

    Reply
    • Nadia van Zyl says

      December 1, 2016 at 6:27 pm

      I only used it as a template and removed it before baking

      Reply
  9. Laura says

    December 10, 2016 at 8:11 pm

    How is it displayed? Can it be hung? Isn’t it heavy?

    Reply
    • Nadia van Zyl says

      January 6, 2017 at 2:34 pm

      It is a bit heavy, so it won’t hang on a Christmas tree but it can be hung on a wall

      Reply
  10. Karen says

    July 22, 2017 at 10:19 pm

    Do you have to dry it in the oven, or can it dry overnight without baking?

    Reply
    • Nadia van Zyl says

      July 24, 2017 at 2:40 pm

      You can air dry it, it just takes longer, about 3 days, depending on the thickness

      Reply
  11. Nasharia Patterson says

    November 1, 2019 at 9:58 am

    I have a Peer Art Final coming up in December and I was wondering if I turned up the temperature of the oven and decreased the cooking time would that work as well. If so do you have any recommendations for how high and how long?

    Reply
    • Nadia van Zyl says

      November 1, 2019 at 8:37 pm

      You can’t turn it up much since it will burn then. Perhaps do a test run beforehand?

      Reply

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