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Thanksgiving Decor DIY
Show off favourite family photos and spark conversation with this dining-table topper. BY SARAH GUNN
photo table runner Thanksgiving is meant for making memories with family and friends. Share past and present snapshots by creating a photo table runner for this year’s family gathering. The simple project will be the talk of the table.
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TO MAKE: 1 Cut the paper roll 24 inches (60 cm) longer than the table. 2 Upload several photos onto a Word document. Size them to fit two per page. Then, print the photos on high-gloss paper. I sent mine as a PDF to Staples. Printing them this way will cost 10 percent of the price of developing them as photos. 3 Cut the photos out using a paper cutter (or scissors), leaving a narrow white strip around the edges of each.
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5 Once all photos are in place, glue them onto the kraft paper.
tip You will need approximately 60 photos for this project. I recommend printing 20 photos three times. Disperse them throughout the runner, so no matter where your guests sit, they can see each memory.
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Send your photos as a PDFformat file to Staples or another printon-demand service. Printing them this way will cost much less than the price of developing them as photos.
4 Place the kraft paper on the floor and arrange photos over it. Overlap the photos starting in the centre and working your way out in either direction.
