I’m old enough to remember shaking blank Polaroid photos to try to speed up their developing, which was like watching a picture fade in reverse. Shaking them was as effective as tapping your feet to make a long line move faster.

And I’m delighted to discover that old-style Polaroid film has been brought back from the dead in the Digital Age by some photography enthusiasts in the Netherlands!  Appropriately, they call themselves The Impossible Project.

The genre is super hot. Lady Gaga, recently signed on as Polaroid’s Creative Director, just posed for a giant Polaroid portrait. You’ll find it at the MIT Museum, which houses iconic photography memorabilia dating back to inventor Dr. Edwin Land.

And now, WallCandy Arts adds its stylish tribute. These removable wall decal Frames turn any wall into a nostalgic scrapbook. They look just as fashionable with 8 x 10 color enlargements taken 10 minutes ago as they do with vintage black and whites from your grandparents’ wedding album. If you are feeling extra creative, we recommend running your photos through editing software or free Web editing apps, such as Rollip.com, to give them a subdued Instamatic look.

Completing the scrapbook or bulletin board theme are pieces of yellowed Scotch tape and push-pins. The blank white area underneath the photos are meant for your witty captions with Dry-Erase markers — the same ones you use for your office whiteboard.

Some WallCandy Arts designs are clearly targeted toward specific ages and genders. For example, unless your hubby still wears Batman underwear, it is unlikely he’d be choosing these RACE ME race cars for his Man Cave.

The beauty of Frames is that they appeal to every  demographic.  Here are a few occasions and locations where decorating with them would be a huge hit:

WAYS TO USE WALLCANDY FRAMES

1. Dorm Room Decor: While your roommate sticks up the same cliched shots of James Dean, John Belushi’s Animal House college spoof, or (yuck) trendy guerrilla icon Che Guevara, you can show off the fun places you’ve traveled or hope to visit one day.

2. Birthday Parties: Doesn’t matter if the guest of honor is 1 or 100, frame the cutest moments of his or her life in wall decals.

3. Graduation Parties: These are going on all summer long! Kindergarten class photos will make your grad’s friends smile.

4. Wedding Anniversaries: We hardly open up our wedding albums any more, let alone share them with new friends. Make them the central focal point!

5. Bridal Showers: Decorate the house with action shots of the honored couple!

6. Bar and Bat Mitzvahs/First Communions: Any “This is Your Life” is an excuse to line the walls with a Time Machine tribute.

7. Adult Halloween Parties: Put blank frames up on the wall with categories for a costume contest: Funniest Costume, Sexiest Costume, Funniest Couple, Scariest Couple, etc.  Take digital shots and print out 8 x 10s on your printer and have people vote for the winners.  Give out WallCandy Arts decals as prizes

8. Going Away Parties: When a friend or family member moves, it’s another “This is Your Life” moment.

9. Childhood Bedrooms: Great place to showcase favorite family vacation pictures.

10. Office Decor: Show off the kids to your co-workers or your family vacation pics.

11. Playroom Decor: Kids are fickle. One day they love the Wiggles or Teletubbies. The next day they are “too old” for those characters and are Sesame Street sophisticates. Frames are ideal for displaying magazine pictures and children’s artwork, too.

As with all WallCandy Arts decals, there are no limits to where your imagination can take you.

We’d love to see how you’ve used WallCandy Frames. Please send us your photos and stories about your favorite decoration projects!  Share them on Facebook or drop us a line here.