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8 Gifts You Can Make Out of Your Cell Phone Photos

By Serena Solomon | December 8, 2015 7:17am

NEW YORK CITY — What would happen if Instagram kicked the bucket, Facebook shut its doors and your iCloud evaporated?

Years of photos would go up in a digital puff of smoke.

Now's a great time to get your phone photos into a tangible form, particularly for holiday gifts. Many companies are taking it beyond the usual photo album to offer everything from personalized photo bunting to beautifully designed books, ceramics and food.

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Fuji Film INSATX Portable Printer from B&H Photo Video, 420 Ninth Ave. in Midtown West
Price: $138
This tiny printer is not much bigger than your iPhone. Your phone makes a wireless connection to the printer for instant and easy printing wherever you are. Don’t forget, the film or paper you print on is not included. 

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How's It Hanging Photo Chain from Photojojo
Price: $12
Once you print your photos on your mini printer, why not hang them out like laundry? The How’s it Hanging Photo Chain uses magnets to keep everything in place, which means swapping out old for new photos is simple.

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Photo Books from Shutterfly
Price: Starting from $12.99
Shutterfly can put your photos on nearly anything — mugs, calendars, pillows, tree ornaments and, of course, photo albums. Like other platforms, Shutterfly links directly to your Instagram account, allowing you to quickly gather all the photos you want to print in your book of photos.

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Accordion Zine from Parabo
Price: $22

Parabo is a curated version of Shutterfly, with fewer products and a greater focus on modern design. The accordion zine is "in the spirit of the creative self-publishing zine makers," according to the Parabo website. Photos can be strung out on top of mantles, book shelves and desks.

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Photo Fabric Dye from Photojojo
Price: $39
While it might be a little cheesy to wear your selfie that won the most hearts on Instagram, some of your more arty and abstract shots could make a great print for a custom t-shirt. There's plenty of services that will print the t-shirt for you, but since winter is for arts and crafts, Photojojo has a kit that lets you do it yourself.. The seemingly magic ink in the kit only appears once it has been exposed to sunlight. The ink will work on most fabrics and even wood.

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Photocubs from Prinkl
Price: $12
Those hankering for a true arts and craft session using scissors and glue will enjoy Prinkl's Photocube. Using six Instagram photos per cube, Prinkl prints and mails you a cube blueprint, which you can then construct. Prinkl also has some simple poster options that don’t require any effort in the design department. It gives you the option of printing row upon row of your favorite Instagram photos on one poster. The largest one of its kind holds 140 photos.

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Marshmallow Photos from Boomf
Price: $25
That photos can be printed on marshmallows truly shows there is nothing man cannot accomplish. While it may not be a good photo storage plan in an Armageddon situation, Boomf will give you memories and a tasty treat. Have them as a novel holiday party snack or roast a photo of that painful in-law over the fire as a S'more.

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Ceramic Tiles from Image Snap
Price: $4 and up
Image snap uses a special ink technique to print your photos onto ceramic tiles. They can be hung on walls, lean against bookshelves and, yes, installed with regular tiles in your bathroom.