Simple Christmas Picture {TIP}
November 30, 2011 by Aimee • 27 Comments
This post isn’t going to put me in the record books for creativity, but it absolutely makes me smile every Christmas and it costs me next to nothing in expense and time! I have a ton of frames in my house! As you may have figured out by now, we LOVE photography! And with frames always 50% off at Hobby Lobby, who can blame us, right! Several years ago, I counted my frames and took some time to go through and find my all-time favorite Christmas pictures. The one’s that just totally take me back to specific happy memories!!! I sent those pics to Costco via my computer. And in no time picked them up and switched around all of my picture frames for Christmas, slipping the everyday picture behind the Christmas picture for safe keeping until the start of the new year! Both pictures stay in the frame year round, but the Christmas picture only shows up during the month of December!!! The day after Thanksgiving as we’re pulling down our Christmas boxes, I’m like a little kid in the candy shop running around flipping pictures in each frame around to display my favorite Christmas memories!!! Every year I switch out one or two ~ or add to my collection of Christmas photos for the new frames I’ve accumulated over the year, but since 95% are ready to go, this takes no time at all and it is my very favorite Christmas Decoration EVER so I wanted to share it with you while it’s still early in the season and worth your time to get it set up in your house this Christmas!!!
January – November
December Pictures Make Me Smile!
January – November
December Pictures Make Me Smile!
What a great idea!! I think I will do the same thing. I was planning to get Christmas cards for my 5×7 frames, but I could order 5x7s of my fave Christmas pics, instead.
Thanks for the tip!
Jeanine
great idea! i need to make sure to take some colorful christmas pics this year so they stand out if i put them in frames next year.
Storing the picture behind the “regular” one is a really good idea. Sometimes the smallest and most practical ideas are the best
This is a great idea…make seasonal changes without spending lots of money. Thanks for sharing.
How very cute! I love that idea, I may try to do some of mine! Thanks for the inspiration
This is great idea! So simple!
Great idea!
LOVE this
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That’s such a clever idea, Aimee! I’m totally stealing that one
. You have all the great ideas!! 
Emily @ 52 Mantels
Oh Emily, You Make Me Blush!!!
Hi Aimee,
Another great tip for the holiday season!
Thank you for your kind words on my blog and I am now a happy follower of your blog.
Carolyn
Hi Aimee!! Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment on my blog so that I could find your BEAUTIFUL blog!! Oh my gosh your home is absolutely gorgeous and you are so talented to have done so much of the work (and up-cycling) yourself! (That chair from target that you fixed is perfection!) Yay, I’m so excited to be new friends!
Angela
OH AND I also wanted to say that I loved your Christmas *tip* with the picture frames. I love pictures and frames too, so this is a perfect idea for me!!
What beautiful memories you have captured here very special moments. I have just found your lovely blog and now following you in hope that we can keep in touch, if you find a spare minute come and visit me one day and follow if you like, nice to find new friends.I hope you have a wonderful day.
Always Wendy
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I love this idea! Thanks for sharing! I found you through TT&J.
That’s great – I’m going to do that too, thanks!!
I do the same thing! I have a few photos stacked in each frame. My sons are now 20 and 25 so I enjoy adding those photos from Christmas past when they were so young. Thanks for sharing your tip! I hopped on over from Today’s Creative Blog.
Super cute! Just wanted to let you know I’m your newest follower. Thank you for linking up at Taking A Timeout Thursday! I’m looking forward to seeing what you’ve been up to this past week.
what a good idea! I love anything that saves a little time! thanks for the inspiration
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Great idea! Some of the most simple things are the most useful. Awesome! Happy Holidays!
Karah @ thespacebtweenblog
Thanks for the tip about the frames. I need to get gifts for Grandpas so many this is the way to go
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I do this too!!!!! I started running out of room for all of my Christmas/Fall/Easter etc frames so now it is so easy. I don’t have to search for frames or pics cause they are always right there waiting for their seasonal appearance:)
This is such a wonderful idea- love it! Lou
What a very clever idea. I will have to start doing this. Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas
A great tip and so fun too. I think it would become a family tradition to do the Christmas pic reveal each Thanksgiving after the dinner. The kids at our house would be excited to do this
So nice stopping by to visit with you!
Kindly, Lorraine