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Of course,  my husband and I

want to be able

to carry pics around with us,

and to be able to add

more pics to the stash easily.

I decided to make

miniature file folders

to hold the pics,

and am just tickled pink

with the way they have

turned out.

They are really quick and easy to make, so make great little gifts to tuck into cards and letters to friends and relations.

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One legal size file folder

makes 4

mini photo file folders.

Take a craft knife

and cut down the fold.

Then fold each piece in

half again and cut

apart on the fold.

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Fold it in half.

Trim the upper

corner  to round

it off.

Fold the bottom

up about an inch

and a half.

Press all folds firmly.

Cut a ‘V’ shape

piece out at the lower edge

to facilitate folding.

Save the scrap of paper.

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Go check your recycling to

find an old tea box or

other lightweight card stock box.

If you have a round

punch, punch out a

one inch circle.

If you don’t have a punch

trace around a quarter and

use scissors to cut it out.

This is to make the button

for the closure on the

front of the mini folder.

Place the circle of card stock

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on the edge of

of the front of

the mini folder

close to the

mid line.

Push a craft knife

through both

the circle and

the folder to make

a slot.

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You’ll need a connector.

I love stationery stores

and neat little stationery

stuff, so I used one of

those nifty brass

2 prong  fastener thingies.

Push it through

the slot and then

fold the prongs

open on the back.

If you don’t have a brass

fastener, don’t cut the slot,

and sew a small  button on.

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Now, you’ll use the

triangle that you snipped

out of the lower fold.

You don’t want

the prongs from

the fastener

to scratch the photos

so, use the triangle

to cover them up.

Glue the triangle

over the prongs, and

you won’t have to worry

about it causing problems.

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To make the other

half of the closure,

thread embroidery floss

or yarn into

a sharp craft needle,

and take it

through the back of

the folder

right in line

with the

circle on the front

of the folder.

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And, Voila!

or as some folks say:

Wallah!

You have made

a dandy little

folder to carry

around photos

of your sweet babies

and other loved ones!

I have to admit that

I pop mine into a small

plastic bag because

my purse is so full of

stuff that could wear the

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folder out, and that wouldn’t do.

Oh, for goodness sake!

I forgot to

mention to

glue your

fave pic

onto the front of

the mini photo file.

That’s my grandson’s

hand grasping my

finger just moments

after his birth….

now THAT is a moment to treasure!

I hope that this mini  photo file will be something that will work for your treasured photos too….

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