Although I may not be the most accomplished Facebook poster out there, I am glad to say that lots of friends and family keep me constantly amused with their photos, funny cards, recipes and hysterical stories. Blurb has an automated system to help you create A book directly from you and your friends' albums on Facebook.
For kids,Photo Books
Costume Mania
For kidsDeals and Discounts
Photo Books, Tips & TechniquesMost photo companies are always running some sort of discount program, so make sure that you always look for coupon codes before you buy your book or cards. Once you get comfortable with different services, you might want to decide which company you want to use for a project based upon the discounts available at the time as they can be up to 60% off.
There is an excellent site that tracks all the deals and discounts daily called PhotoBookGirl.
Talking Books
For kids, GiftsShutterfly has a new app Photo Story that lets you create printed books from the iPad. An interesting twist is that you can add up to 30 seconds of audio to each page and send the book electronically to someone for free.
Poker Anyone? Personalized Playing Cards
Gifts, For kidsOur Family Art Museum
For kidsEvery day my kids used to bring home artwork from school and it was hung with great fanfare on the fridge, the windows and the doors of our kitchen. New creations took the place of the old in our ever changing gallery. Eventually, our favorite masterpieces were placed in huge bins in the attic, never to be seen again.
Why not preserve the best artwork and create a book? You can do it yourself, or turn to the experts....
Fleeting Triumphs
For kids, Photo BooksWhen my kids were little they loved playing with wooden building blocks with their Dad. He always encouraged them to use every block in each creation. As our collection of blocks grew, this became more and more of a challenge - especially since we would seek out the most obscure shapes and buy only 1 of each because it was so fun to watch him struggle with his innate sense for symmetry.
My Teddy's Wild Adventures
For kidsGood Night Junior's Room - An Updated Bedtime Story
For kids, Photo BooksI saw an animated version of Good Night Moon on the web and realized that I still knew every word. My college age son is considering updating his room and I realized that the new look would forever erase the personality piled into that space.
Why not take a book you love and personalize it for someone? In this story, we say Good Night to everything in my son's room.