Art Storage/Display

scrapmama2201

I know many of you take pictures and make photo/blurb books of your babe's artwork. Are you guys keeping any hard copies? If so, how are you storing/organizing them? By kid, by year? What are you doing with the bulkier items (play doh ornaments, pine cone artwork, tiles, small votive candle holders, etc)?

Thanks!!

kittylove

I have kept some of his X-mas and holiday stuff. I keep it with all the other holiday stuff since the plan is to display it each year. My mom had a "hope chest" with our baby and art things in it but our place isn't big enough for something like that.

scrapmama2201

Hmmmm...a hope chest might work. I was hoping someone had come up with an ingenious storage/display system or method similar to the popular cafe curtain rod for bigger items!! Heh. The boys bring home so much art from school that I want to have somewhere/a way to store the nicer, more special pieces.

skirby

I saw a great idea on a design show. An artist scanned in kids' artwork, and then shrunk it down to go in one frame. There are some picture here:  https://janeleni.com/    (click on collages)

Once you have it saved, you might not feel guilty getting rid of some of it, and clearing out space.  

KellyMRocks

skirby:

I saw a great idea on a design show. An artist scanned in kids' artwork, and then shrunk it down to go in one frame. There are some picture here:  https://janeleni.com/    (click on collages)

Once you have it saved, you might not feel guilty getting rid of some of it, and clearing out space.  

Wow, I love that! 

dblhappiness

I can't figure out how to link it right now (must be that I need sleep) but Google Martha Stewart scrap box and I plan on doing this with some of the boys' works of art. Another thought I had was to do a small hope chest later on as well. 

scrapmama2201

skirby:

I saw a great idea on a design show. An artist scanned in kids' artwork, and then shrunk it down to go in one frame. There are some picture here:  https://janeleni.com/    (click on collages)

Once you have it saved, you might not feel guilty getting rid of some of it, and clearing out space.  

Oh, that is gorgeous!! LOOOOOVE her kids rooms in the second gallery. So fun!!

futrkingsley

I have a large art portfolio meant for kids art that I put special pieces in.  It's like an accordian file with handles.  I got it on clearance at Michael's.  And then DH got me a keepsake box that I use to store 3d things I want to keep.  I also am a liberal recycler.   Not everything is a master piece and needs saving.