In our home, there's at least 4 new pairs of glasses each year and although you can donate old frames, we've always held onto them... just in case. To help thin down the drawer, we think this family tree of sorts would be a great way to put them to use. Instructions and other ideas on how to use this idea, after the jump!
This out of sight (no pun intended) idea comes from Lemon Tree Creations and we double-plus love the idea. Traditional frames hanging on the wall of family photos are fun, but spicing things up a little, never hurt anyone.
Utilizing photos you have of different family members, you'll cut out a lens shape and glue it up. Although they're displayed here on a fun tree formation, we think it could be a great idea to use pictures from the year the glasses were worn. You'd either have an infinitely expanding tree, or could be hung by a string and each year (or whenever new glasses are purchased) a new set is added. Keep the whole family together by making one for each family member (using sunglasses for those who aren't visually impaired).
Glasses are such a personal thing, it's a fun idea to follow the fashion worn through the years and what we looked like at the age we were sporting the look!
• Check out the full tutorial over at Lemon Tree Creations
(Image: Lemon Tree Creations)
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It's not that this is a bad project but glasses are expensive things and there are millions of people around the world and in this country who can't afford them. If you are so desperate to get rid of old glasses, why not donate them to the Lions Club or Goodwill? Heck, my local LensCrafters even has a donation bin right in the store.
"It's not that this is a bad project but..."
Yes it is. And I agree with your other points too.
Bwahaha! I agree with Cranberry27!
Yeah . . . I was trying to be polite. :)
Yeah, um...this is weird.
either the poster of this tutorial is a friend of someone from AT, or AT is DESPERATE.
Not only is this a strange idea, and frankly it's a bit rough looking, but there is a huge! need for glasses in developing communities and countries. Organisations like the Fred Hollows Foundation need all the help they can get, so turning them into strange photo displays doesn't seem all that logical.
i think putting photos in vintage glasses is a cute idea, but i'm wondering why they're then attached to sticks and stuck in a pot of... what is that? sand?
I can't see past the use of "their" when it should be "they're"...sorry.
For those who would like to donate their glasses, have at it. There are people who can use them, but in our household, we hang on to our glasses for at least 5 years in case we go back to older frames.
If you're not into a stick look, or aren't into using your own personal glasses, try taking crazy inexpensive dollar store frames, popping the lenses out and taking your kids photo while wearing them. Add the photo and find a new crazy pair each year (or use the same pair).
Instead of sticks, try using a wire and hang the glasses over the wire each time, or hang the glasses at the end and clip each new photo to the timeline.
-Sarah Rae
two words: more clutter
Sorry, but I LOVE the idea. My dad passed away and i hate the idea of throwing away ANYTHING of his. I know i'll get rid of some stuff, but the glasses he wore when I was a kid, is something that I think this would be kinda cute with.
I like the idea of donating, but there ARE SOME things that we would rather keep. So, i LIKE the idea of doing something kinda intersting with them, rather than just having them lay around.