This five minute photo craft is perfect for those times when you want to make a personalized gift for someone special, but you may be a little short on time. In just five minutes you can make this beautiful photo tree, without going through the hassle of developing photos, thanks to the new Fujifilm Instax Mini 70 that prints out adorable 3″ x 2 ” photo prints instantly! The camera is small enough to fit inside my purse, and it is so much FUN to use! I recently took the Fujifilm Instax Mini 70 along with me on a girlfriend’s getaway to celebrate a friend’s birthday. This camera made it quick and easy to have photo prints to share or for craft projects. It was an instant hit with everyone!
For this five minute photo craft, you will need:
- Fujifilm Instax photos
- washi tape
- 12-14 pipe cleaners
- a large flat stone
- colorful pony beads
- string
Begin by twisting the ends of two pipe cleaners together to form one long pipe cleaner, as shown. 
Once all the pipe cleaners have been extended to twice their length, gather them up and place the stone on top. 
Twist the gathered pipe cleaners around the stone. 
Begin forming the branches of the tree by twisting them into groups of 2 or 3 pipe cleaners together. Leave the ends as a single pipe cleaner. 
If desired, thread some colorful pony beads onto the ends of the branches. Twist them into place. This helps to eliminate any pointy ends, but also adds a nice pop of color! 
Cut a short piece of string and use the tape to attach the string to the back of each photo as shown. 
Arrange your photos onto the wire tree for a fun, festive, and personalized photo display!
This is such a quick and easy handmade gift! The Fujifilm Instax Mini 70 makes it fun and simple to record memories, or create personalized gifts for family and friends. You can find it at Amazon, Best Buy, Urban Outfitters, Wal-Mart, Michaels, Staples, Target and Jo Ann. The camera itself would make a wonderful gift as well! I love that it features a tripod socket and a selfie mode with a mirror. So much fun!!
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I make photos fun by taking them when people aren’t paying attention!
https://twitter.com/willgriesmer/status/712034487618637827
We make photos fun by taking action shots.
tweet–https://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/712057159039766528
we make funny faces when taking pictures
https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/712069204518699008
I use the classic “everyone make a silly face” for fun pictures.
I like to take pictures of the kids jumping.
We make photos fun by taking pictures of something we love doing. Pictures at the water park, lake, water skiing. Those are the best photos that are fun! I also have a nice scrapbook that I put my pictures in!
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I make photos fun by having everyone participate in the photo taking! I will help my little niece take pictures of the family and other friends and family how to take cool pictures! I also like to create neat scrapbooks out of fun pictures!!
https://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/712346963291668480
We make photos fun by taking them in a memorable setting.
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https://twitter.com/Kellydpa/status/712349960143028226
My favorite fun moments to capture in photos are action photos when no one is looking at the camera.
Ok-that is such a cute craft idea! Great for my boys room to make with them! Bravo, I love it!
https://twitter.com/RachelGriesmer/status/712815639056920576
I like to rotate the ones hanging in our room every so often. Keeps it interesting. 🙂
chambanachik(at)gmail(dot)com
I love to scrapbook and I have lots of stickers, designs, and special decoration’s to make our photo books look great. Thanks so much.
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/713543756071452674
I love to put photos together with stamps and quotes.
tcarolinep at gmail dot com
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I like to make photos fun by doing a lot of scrap booking with them.
tweet-https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/713721219221065728
I avoid staging and poses. I try to capture the moment just as it is.
https://twitter.com/OneFrugalGirl/status/714639764536868864
I like to make photos fun by using a few scrapbook materials to adorn them in a photo book.
Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/714781716867473408
I love scrap booking. It’s a great hobby and a fun way to display pictures and memories.
Tweet: https://twitter.com/PrettyHotPink6/status/714914037558034433
My wife loves to use photos in crafts. In the spring she plants vegetables in jars and attaches pictures of my kids holding the food that she planted. We line them up in the sun room and that way we can enjoy the photos at the same time the plants grow.
I shared a link on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FireRunner2379/status/715312092958625792.
I like to be creative and use funny photo frames, make calendars and put photos on coffee mugs as presents. One time I even made photo wrapping paper which everyone in my family enjoyed!
https://twitter.com/disneyfan40/status/716784739961724928
I’m a firm believer that candids are best and goofy are second best!
https://twitter.com/suburbsanity/status/717471855326707712
Taking photos of us with the family pets is a lot of fun.
We make photos fun by wearing silly headbands or hats.
I try to take photos when no one is expecting it.
what a fun and creative craft to make. best of all it’s so simply and pretty! My family really enjoy taking pictures. We always make funny faces and pretend to be serious faces when we pose. 🙂
amy [at] utry [dot] it
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https://twitter.com/uTry_it/status/720845768832131074
amy [at] utry [dot] it
We love to be silly when taking photo’s. I also love to scrapbook, have for years and I’ll create pages with saying or silly stickers or designs. Thanks so much.
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/721439949476798464
I make photos fun by snapping them when people aren’t paying attention! It’s especially fun to do this when they are being silly.
https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/721444295341776896
I make photos fun by snapping an unexpected picture. They are so fun!
https://twitter.com/myfolly/status/721650572504494080
We make photos fun by thinking up the silliest poses and settings we can imagine. For example, when I was at a fast food restaurant and the restroom was particularly disgusting, I asked my friend to stand in there and put her foot on the toilet seat and try to look glam for the camera. The contrast of her mugging it up with the nasty bathroom made for a hilarious fun photo!
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/tracylr233/status/722530355962634240
thanks!
Tweeted as well! https://twitter.com/kytah00/status/723071965527859200
I post them all over Facebook and get everyone mad at me… lol
I try to capture spontaneous expressions of joy or surprise to make a photo special. It makes for fun memories!
https://mobile.twitter.com/Michael64263870/status/723321637827928064
https://mobile.twitter.com/Esham4life/status/723407487420891136
I’m very good at making my own homemade frames to put them in
play dress up with the grand kids
I try to say something to make people laugh because when they’re having fun their smiles look more natural and less posed.
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https://twitter.com/rubylorikeet/status/724837545041903616
I make photos fun by taking candid shots, so everything doesn’t look so formal and planned.
Thanks for the chance to win!
wildorchid985 at gmail dot com
TWEETED-https://twitter.com/WildOrchid985/status/724976750355189760
I like to make photos fun by having them in a scrap book for everyone to see!
We make photos fun by sharing on facebook and instagram and making scrapbooks to hold our memories!
We let our children take the photos for us. They love being “in charge” of the camera.
sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/sazzyfrazzy/status/725415937730449409
sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com
tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/725452044245569544
I am making high school graduation gifts for my daughter’s friends using copies of yearbook photos.
Here is my tweet. Thanks!
https://twitter.com/KouponKat/status/725713409946341377
I love to take a series of shots of the same thing from different angles or stages (i.e. a bird eating a seed at my feeder) and then make a collage from start to finish.
I try to keep the mood light when taking a series of photos with others. Sharing a joke and funny line is always good.
pixelberrypie at yahoo dot com
Tweeted! https://twitter.com/pixel_berry_pie/status/725754340032401408
I like to take impromptu pictures, not the boring stand and pose.
Tweeted https://twitter.com/Lindiac/status/725808414593413125
we make silly face together
https://twitter.com/HappyTina0115/status/725867374973489152
Making photo collages are fun
https://mobile.twitter.com/faithjacklynswe/status/725946834418429952
I like adding funny graphics to our photos
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
tweet https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/726073276825493505
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
We like scrap booking with them
i use photo software to add fun to them
https://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/726161452579586048
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https://twitter.com/thomasmurphy40/status/726289538843299840
My best and fun photos are the random ones I take.
thank you
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We love making our photos (more)fun by including our pets in the pictures as well
KC
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https://twitter.com/thrincor/status/726443741549060097
I make photos fun by being happy with candid pictures. It makes it go faster. truckredford(at)Gmail(Dot)com
https://twitter.com/eliza_elliott/status/726471664112787456
How cute!! I love to make collages with my photos.
We make photos fun by always including our two corgis.
I sent out a tweet: https://twitter.com/electricstar/status/726506222837321730
Letting the kids be the photographers sure makes photo taking fun. They might take 100 shots of the same thing or the pics might not come out as clear as you would expect but they have fun and we make memories together
tweeted https://twitter.com/iamdadtastic/status/726514109848543233
I like photo collages because they’re fun to look at.
I love to make pic collages.
https://twitter.com/mommysweetiepie/status/726538973149945857
i posted a tweet here;
https://twitter.com/purplepanda1966/status/726560477472399360
i love to take in the moment photos rather than posed pictures