Today I was asked if there was any solution to seperate photos that have become stuck together.

I had that problem myself a couple of years ago but I just threw the photos out ….wish I hadn’t now – as I now have barely any photos to show for my 4 years of living and studying in Heerlen.

After searching the internet I came across a couple of solutions:

• Freeze the photos 
• use a hair dryer
• steam them apart over a boiling kettle
• Use Un-do (available in most Scrapbooking / craft stores)

and last and definitely the most popular and with the highest success rate

• soak them in luke warm water. After a while the will separate. After they have soaked for a little while (approx. 20 minutes) very gently pull them apart under the water. Place them on a dry surface to dry out (on top of a clean tea towel).  Once the photos are dry you will notice they have curled up. You can either gently iron them flat, or if you have more time place under a heavy object like a book. If you iron, I suggest a very low setting and place a clean tea towel over the photo so that the iron doesn’t burn the photo.

I hope you can successfully separate your photos!