THREE WAYS TO DISPLAY SOUVENIRS

Don’t hide your mementoes, show them off instead to remind you of a favourite holiday

1 Make a memory box

Chances are that you’ve come home with a bag or two of ephemera – tickets, receipts, maps, postcards, interesting food packaging etc. Instead of throwing them away or burying them in a cupboard, display them in a memory box. Cover the inside base of the box with a thick piece of paper (scrapbook paper is good), arrange your mementoes artfully, pin or glue in place, then hang on the wall. A memory-box frame like this wooden one (£12, dunelm.com) is a good ready-to-fill alternative.

2 Stitch a tea towel cushion

Take a souvenir tea towel and trim it into a square slightly larger than a cushion pad, selecting the best part of the design. Cut two pieces of backing material, each two-thirds the length of the tea towel square. Double turn each piece at one end and stitch in place. Fold one edge over enough to tuck under (like a pillowcase). Place both pieces on top of the tea towel square so that they overlap, and pin right sides together. Stitch all the way round. Turn inside out and it’s done. For more ideas, seasidesisters.co.uk.

3 Turn postcards into art

When buying postcards, don’t forget yourself! Gather a few you’ve brought home from different destinations, and then display them. A simple montage makes a colourful reminder but you can also buy multi-aperture photo frames, into which postcards can be inserted. Alternatively pin them to a length of florist wire (Oasis Silver Metallic Wire, £5 for 45m, hobbycraft.co.uk) with clips (rose gold binder clips, £2.50 for 24, paperchase.com) or mini pegs (£20 for 50, also Hobbycraft).