6 Unique, Creative, and Personal Graduation Products (Pinterest-worthy without the work!)

I just made the most adorable, memorable graduation items that I'm SO excited to show you today!  There's nothing like taking a creative, fun idea and then being able to just push a button to make it reality.

I love how you can make a special event even more special using Heritage Makers personal publishing.  

Let me show you the 6 gorgeous, coordinating items this lucky grad will be using for announcing and celebrating her graduation.  (I am blocking out the name and school and other details for privacy.)  

It's like getting Pinterest-worthy creations without the work.  This is where you'll get started.

1. SENIOR PHOTOS KEEPSAKE BOOK and/or SIGN-IN/AUTOGRAPH BOOK

Here's the design of the guest sign-in or autograph book.  Photos are on the left pages, and spaces for friends or party guests to write are on the right.

Don't mind the privacy-related coverups there.  Your book won't come with that.  ;)

The keepsake senior photos book with quotes is the same as the book shown above with a few variations.

with quotes instead of lines for writing

2. CHOCOLATE WRAPS (labels)
  

A fun idea--create address labels to wrap around Hershey Nuggets!

The red privacy cover will be where the student's name is. 

2023 UPDATE:  Heritage Makers became YPhoto under Youngevity (which purchased Heritage Makers in 2013).  YPhoto uses only templates, so the creativity showcased here is no longer available there. Best-in-the-industry quality and permanent cloud photo storage with guaranteed privacy are required for anything recommended here by Photo & Story Treasures, so we highly recommend Forever.  

Using Forever's Artisan program for digital scrapbooking, you can make items similar to those shown here.  This video tutorial shows you how to craft with high-quality scrapbook pages, and this one shows you how to use Artisan to create something unique and then print at home (for instances in which you need thinner paper, sticker paper, etc.)  You can see just a few examples of crafting I've done using Artisan here.

3. GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS

4. MATCHING RETURN ADDRESS LABELS (for the announcement envelopes)

 

I love the matchy-matchy!  I think it gives both a personal and professional look to the graduation announcements!

5. "CONGRATULATIONS" GRADUATION BANNER

Darling on a mantle, wall, or long table, this banner is made on four 12x12 scrap pages.  2023 Update: Scrap pages are available with Artisan software.

  

 

6. WATER BOTTLE LABELS

One of my personal favorites for absolute adorableness, these water bottle labels come in a set of 12.  They are made from large address labels.  This project requires some DIY--after receiving the labels, you will need to cut each label in half then wrap them around your own water bottles.  Wrap first and chill later to help the sticky-backed label stick.  It is suggested you wrap the water bottle with plain white paper about 3.5" high (taped on with double-sided tape, then place these labels on top.

 

 

 

 

Photos show labels on a 10 oz. bottle.  Labels will be 3" high.  The combined width of the two pieces of labels to wrap around the bottle is 7.5".  

I put the two label pieces on separately, but you can also stick them together first before wrapping around the bottle, like this:

I'm so excited for this graduate to be able to send such personal graduation announcements, have wonderful photo keepsakes of this exciting time in her life, and have some personalized swag at her graduation party! 

Do you have a graduation coming up or know someone who does?  Share this post with her/him, either on social media or by e-mail.  Or Pin the image below to Pinterest so you can find it again when you DO have a grad to celebrate.

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These products can be made for any celebration--birthday, retirement, anniversary, bar/bat mitzvah, baptism, etc.!