| | Picture Placemats
 | A perfect place for kid favorites Use your kids’ favorite photos to create decorative place mats. |
What You’ll Need | 12 pictures per placemat | | Poster board or heavyweight craft paper | | Scissors | | Ribbon | | Hot glue and glue gun or photo adhesive | | Decoupage glue or laminator | | Paint brush | |
| | | | |  time to complete | |  skill level | | | | |  1 | Cut it down to size. Trim the poster board or craft paper to the desired placemat size (14 inches by 19 inches is standard). |  | 2 | Arrange your photos. Lay out your 12 images on the piece of paper, cropping or rearranging until you’re happy with the look of the placemat. | | 3 | Put it in place. Coat the back of each picture with adhesive and place it on the craft paper, carefully smoothing the photo to avoid bumps. | | 4 | Add your trim. Glue ribbon to each edge of the placemat to create a finished edge. | | 5 | Protect your pictures. Use the brush to apply decoupage glue to the entire placemat or run the project through a laminator to seal it and protect it from spills. (Laminating will help the placemat last longer.)
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