Rather than letting the rocks and shells you collected on vacation get lost in the junk drawer, artfully display your sea treasures in date-and-place-labeled jars.

Hand-stitch the route you took on a vacation, and frame it. You’ll have a gallery of getaways and a reminder to look back fondly on family adventures -- including that time the car broke down.

Whip up these clever homemade postcards, then drop a bit of summertime into the mail for your friends.

Preserve your vacation memorabilia on the road with a handy organizer.

Make your vacation memorabilia into art by assembling it into a  three-dimensional display.

Make a map or flier from your trip into a keepsake by pasting it onto a decorative tin.

Maps, ticket stubs, and receipts add an authentic touch to a vacation scrapbook, but pasting them in can be messy. Simplify the process with this glue-free scrapbook.

A travel scrapbook can incorporate anything picked up on the road -- even napkins or business cards!

Put your vacation adventures on prominent display by creating a map memory board that traces where you've been.

Make a one-of-a-kind piece of art by assembling a collage from travel paraphernalia.

A favorite digital video can be transformed into a photo flip book for repeated enjoyment.

Store snapshots from a vacation or special occasion in a box that touts its theme.

Kids are natural collectors. Here's a great way to display the treasures they've brought home from family vacations, school, and the playground.

Jewelry embellished with baby photos is sure to charm any new mother or grandmother.

To add a classic touch to your photo album, replace a plain cover with one of our vintage-inspired templates.

Share your collective memories with a friend by compiling "remember when" moments into an attractive album.

Some items -- like a baby's first bib, or the blanket she came home from the hospital in-- are too precious to give away. Instead, turn them into a baby memory quilt.

A homey take on the traditional locket, bottle caps inset with small black-and-white pictures, can be used as thumbtacks or magnets.

These photos will keep memories fresh and get an old-fashioned feel when you adhere a metal file-cabinet label holder that holds a label to caption the photograph.

Bind your photos from a family event or party into mini albums made with decorative paper covers.

A paper-bound envelope book can store recipe cards for a young cook, a packet of seeds for an avid gardener, or photos and is a handmade alternative to a store-bought organizer.

Place your child's adorable mug on an unexpected place -- a wall-mounted clock.

Pay tribute to an honored guest, or display holiday memories on your seasonal tabletop with a set of photo-frame lanterns.

Black-and-white images of nature, still lifes, or friends and family form photo cubes, which can also be used as bookends.

You can't keep your little one from growing up too fast, but by filling a box with birthday mementos, you can capture a moment in time.

Preserve your favorite memory -- or favorite person -- on a sticker to use on party favors, stationery, and party decorations.

Keep treasured dishes in the family by scanning and printing original recipes from everyone's most beloved cook.

Preserve tokens from your adventures, parties, vacations, and projects this year in a first-day book or party album. The resulting collection of written messages, photographs, and other mementos will be a record of your year. Review it each year on December 31st, and continue to add to it throughout the coming year.

These frameless photographs are mounted on sturdy art boards and linked by small hinges for an accordion structure. Color and black-and-white snapshots, portraits, and still lifes add to the effect.

Brighten your desktop by slipping a picture of a familiar face into the lid of a round tin.

Martha compiled DVDs of her mother's TV appearances and gave them as gifts to family, then printed the recipes on card stock wrapped with a pretty ribbon.