How to Make Things With Your Pictures

Purchase computer transfer paper to put your pictures onto fabric. The transfer paper is typically for white and light colored or dark fabric. Read the package instructions to guide you through the paper insertion and ironing process so the images face the right way and don't become scorched. Use a photo processing or graphic software computer program to design your fabric transfer. Don't forget to select the mirror image or the t-shirt transfer option before printing.

Turn your photos into magnets for your refrigerator or school locker, or to give as keepsake gifts. Follow the instructions on both the magnetic paper package and your photo software program to align multiple images on a single sheet of paper. Magnetic paper is thinner than a regular magnet so it can be cut with scissors. Make sure you know if your printer pulls paper through the machine or moves the paper through a roller, which reverses which side of the paper an image is printed on. The magnetic paper instructions will guide you through a testing process so you know whether to place the paper face up or down before printing your final project.

Create a personalized tattoo or sticker with your picture on it. Making stickers or tattoos is similar to making fabric transfers or magnets. After purchasing the adhesive paper, follow the package directions for loading the paper into the printer and sizing your images. The tattoos are temporary and wash off easily with rubbing alcohol. The glossy sticker paper can smudge easily after printing, so allow it to dry thoroughly before cutting the stickers apart.

Serve cakes and cupcakes adorned with your pictures at social gatherings and birthday parties. You can take your photos to bakeries which offer personalized edible image services or purchase a specialized icing printer from the local hobby store and make your own. You will need to purchase edible image paper and ink to make the photo confections at home.