Christmas and the holidays are much on my mind these days. We are heading north just before Thanksgiving to visit Cory's family. And then back to Boise for Thanksgiving with my side of the family. So I would like to have much (if not all) of my extended family shopping done by then. But, of course, what to do for everyone. That is always the question.
And I have especially been considering trying to make gifts using some of my photos since
A. I already have them and
B. They bring back such great memories.
I've been perusing some digital photo album websites and trying out different software just to see if there is something quick and easy AND looks great (more like a scrapbook and less like a photo album). Haven't found the perfect thing yet but I will keep looking.
One year we did custom photo calendars through Costco for Cory's family and our German extended family and they turned out great! They were quick and easy and only about $10 a piece.
And I did get this idea in my email inbox and I might try to make one of these photo notepads and see how truly easy or difficult it is:
http://photojojo.com/content/diy/photo-cover-notepad/
It looks cool.
I thought the kids might like to each have one of these in their stocking this year. And I already have the photos and the paper and glue. So, we will see...
2 comments:
I like Shutterfly's Creating Keepsakes photo books--they look very much like scrapbooks. (http://www.shutterfly.com/shutterfly-favorites/creating-keepsakes) They're pretty spendy, but I did find a few promos. You can get one free by posting a review on Trip Advisor (info: http://seattlemomsdealfinder.blogspot.com/2009/10/free-8-x-8-shutterfly-book.html). You can get another free one via the Family Tree application in Facebook (info: http://www.moneysavingmadness.com/2009/10/free-8-x-8-photo-book-at-shutterfly.html). They'll charge you shipping on the free ones, around $8.00. You can also get $10 off of one if you sign up for Cozi before November 4th (http://www.cozi.com/Promo-Cozi-Get-Started.htm).
I think all three albums have to be made by November 15th.
I was hoping those would be clickable links. Sorry about that! :)
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