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If you've got a creative side that's dying to run free, 50th birthday craft ideas are a great way to let your inner artist go wild.  Five decades of history are waiting to be brought to life in a vivid and colorful display to share with friends and family.  Honoring your birthday boy or girl with the illustrated story of their life is one of the most moving 50th birthday gift ideas of all.

Even if art wasn't your best subject in high school, you can create three simple projects that showcase the major accomplishments and tenderest moments in your loved one's life.  By simply combining your favorite photos and short stories, and adding a splash of decoration, you create a personalized craft project that serves as a attractive display, interesting party favors, and one of the most memorable 50th birthday present ideas.

Start by gathering your favorite photos and taking a quick stroll down memory lane.

Pictures from the guest of honor's brilliant past can be manipulated and arranged easily to produce a centerpiece for a grand celebration, thoughtful booklet party favors, and a scrap book gift to be cherished.  Start by gathering your favorite photos and taking a quick stroll down memory lane.  Then build your memories for others to appreciate.

Memory boards make captivating displays for any celebration.  They are easy to create and add a touch of personality no streamers could ever rival.  A foam tri-fold, available at any craft store, can showcase the life and times of your favorite 50 year old and bring the significance of the occasion to life.

The memory board is the simplest of all 50th birthday craft ideas, but it may require some inexpensive help from professionals.  Once you have chosen the photos and written a few short tales that best represent those precious memories, visit your local copy shop and ask for the images to be enlarged in color copies.  Color photo copies are relatively inexpensive and resizing an image is generally free.

Tinker with the position of text and pictures until you have a balanced presentation.

Lay your resized images out on your foam tri-fold, and take some time to play with the layout.  Tinker with the position of text and pictures until you have a balanced presentation.  Use glue sticks to attach the photocopies and stories to the tri-fold.  Next, use markers, glitter, or stamps to add even more color to your tri-fold memory board.  When finished, your centerpiece should be displayed where party guests can read and enjoy without interfering with the flow of the celebration.

Once your memory board is complete, its layout can be used to produce wonderful booklet party favors.  Using standard sized sheets of white paper, recreate your design in book form.  You may choose to use desktop publishing software to aid in your design, but physically laying the photos and stories out can deliver a product of equal quality with half the work.  If you have difficulty organizing pages for reproduction, ask your local copy shop for help.  They may know a few tricks that can save you time and money.

As with your party centerpiece, feel free to let your artistic intuition lead you.

The last of your 50th birthday craft ideas actually serves as the finest of all 50th birthday present ideas.  The photos and stories you have collected can be used to create a festive scrap book to be given as a thoughtful, loving 50th birthday gift idea.  As with your party centerpiece, feel free to let your artistic intuition lead you.

Scrap book supplies can be purchased inexpensively online or at your local craft store.  You'll need a book to build on, your glue sticks, and any of the wonderful and whimsical scrap book embellishments you choose.  Consider using stamps, stickers, and even alphabet and number accessories to keep your scrap book neat and vivid.  If you'd rather not part with the photos you'll be using, have professional quality copies made at any photography center.

When you've completed your scrapbook, you can wrap your fabulous 50th birthday craft idea or simply tie the book shut with silk ribbon.  Leave the book at the guest of honor's place setting for him or her to review throughout the evening.  If you choose not to wrap the scrapbook, you should provide a box that fits to protect it as it travels.

Best of all, the 50 year old you love will know that the moments they have cherished are important to you also.

For extra special occasions, such as a 50th birthday, gift ideas that are handmade tributes to a rich and growing history can't be beat.  Sharing those treasured moments in time through memory boards and party favors can give friends and family a better understanding of how magnificent the continuing journey has been.  Best of all, the 50 year old you love will know that the moments they have cherished are important to you also.

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