Wish you had time to make a scrapbook for a friend, relative, or soldier, but finding your life too busy right now? I have a quick solution! No, it doesn’t have exactly the same personal touch that crafting scrapbook pages does, but it’s a wonderful gift all the same. It’s a photobook.
A photobook will take you about an hour to do online. More if you want, less if you’re in a hurry. It’s a hardbound book that you make, with your photos, your text, and your choice of decorations. One of my friends had black and whites taken of her pregnant belly and her two-year-old. She had these done into a book that is absolutely precious. Her only mistake was doing it at full price!
I’m always looking for a bargain, and am glad I waited. Right now, Photoworks is offering an introductory special – 50% off their Everyday line of photobooks. The most popular one is the Everyday Standard, which runs $34.95 ($17.48 after the discount). This is a great coffee-table size at approximately 8 ½” x 11″. You can go larger to a 12″x12″ (scrapbook size!), or smaller to 5″ x 7″. The smaller one is only $6.50 after the discount (+shipping), so if you’re unsure, you could always try that one first.
My fifteen-year-old writes fan fiction stories about Sonic the Hedgehog. For her upcoming birthday, I’m going to go ahead and order her a hardbound edition of her first dozen, including pictures she has drawn. In twenty years, when she is a famous author, it will be priceless. You might also think about gathering photos for a Mother’s Day book. Most of our moms already have the tangible things they want; it’s the sentimental things they’d rather receive.
There are a lot of good ideas at the Photoworks site to help you get started. Making the book is fairly simple since it walks you through step-by-step.
Code for 50% off Everyday Books: C533-38-5104-91
Code for 10% off your Order (if you want to order something else): C911-38-5175-81
Codes expire 02/28/2007