Turn the photos on your phone into cool products

  • By Danielle Braff Chicago Tribune
  • Friday, February 27, 2015 3:29pm
  • LifePhotography

You took the time to capture the pictures — so don’t abandon them now. Move your photos off your phone and your computer and onto these cool products.

Rubik’s Cube

Solve the Rubik’s Cube, and you’ll be rewarded with six of your own pictures. It’s a great gift for children or adults — and it’s a fun coffee-table item. $27.95 at thephotogift.com

Custom brick memory vase

This vase is made by placing the photos around the glass before they’re finished in the kiln. The vase is cut, polished and handblown in Poland before the photos are transferred into it in Los Angeles. You can add a note or a date of up to 40 characters on the bottom. $265 at uncommongoods.com

Santa Cruz frame

Pop your photo into a frame made from reclaimed Santa Cruz barn wood.

They’ll print your photo for you and put it in the frame, which comes with an alligator hook, before shipping it all to you. Starts at $25 for a slim 4-by-4-inch frame at printstud.io

Luggage tag set

Take traveling up a notch with these personalized luggage tags, which will help you spot your luggage even faster. You can personalize the printed side with four lines (perfect for your address, in case your suitcase goes missing). $15.95 for a set of two at personalizationmall.com

Book labels

Guarantee that all your books are returned to you — in style — with these photo book labels. They also work well for personalizing literary gifts. $9.99 for 15 labels at pinholepress.com

Wood block photo

This sophisticated wood block was handcrafted in Colorado from pine reclaimed from fallen wastewood in the forests. Creating a rotating display of 12 textured paper prints in the block. $23.99 at artifactuprising.com

Round photo necklace

Wear your photo around your neck in a permanently sealed, waterproof and UV-resistant necklace. It has an adjustable chain that allows for a 16- or 18-inch length. $75 at planetjill.com

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