Make paper corners for one Christmas picture
Use four small paper triangles to hold a drawing or spare print on a page. Test the fit before fixing all four corners.
One Christmas drawing can have its own place in a family album without tape across the picture. Make four little paper corners that attach to the page and hold its edges. Use a drawing or an ordinary spare print for this craft. Keep an irreplaceable old photograph out of the first experiment.
Fold four small triangles
Cut four small paper squares, then fold each once diagonally into a triangle. The fold becomes its long diagonal edge. The two shorter edges meet at a right angle. Choose a size that covers only a little of your picture’s corner, rather than hiding the main subject.
An adult can cut the squares. The child can fold them and press the creases on the table. They do not need to be identical. If a triangle hides someone’s face or an important detail, make it smaller before attaching anything.
Fix two edges and leave an opening
Place the picture on a blank page. Fit one triangle over its bottom-left corner, with the triangle’s short edges following the picture’s bottom and left sides. Mark its position lightly, then move the picture away. Tape those two short edges to the page with small pieces extending over the triangle’s edges. Leave the long diagonal edge unattached.
The opening is between the page and the underside of the triangle, along that diagonal edge. Slide the picture’s corner underneath; do not try to push it between the triangle’s folded paper layers. If it catches, check for tape across the opening. Repeat with the bottom-right corner, testing with the picture before fixing the position.
Fit the top corners with room to move
Slide the picture into the two lower holders and position the upper triangles. Leave a little room so the picture does not bow. Mark each position, remove the picture and tape only the two short edges of each top triangle. Insert the picture again by bending it very gently if necessary; do not force a stiff print.
Try taking it out once. A holder that grips too tightly can be moved or replaced. Add a short caption beside the picture if you want, and keep a family photograph in your private album. These homemade holders are a craft solution, not a promise of archival protection for valuable originals.
A drawing or spare print: Four triangles cover only the corners: Tape holds the two short edges: Each diagonal opening stays free: Picture goes in and comes out without force:
