You Pinspire Me
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Easy to use! If you want, you can customize all your pages, or they can auto-fill them for you. I usually go with the auto-fill route, then do a little editing after.
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No Clutter! I donated my closet full of supplies to the second hand store. Now I have extra space!
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Durable! These are much more solid than my giant scrapbooks. The kids love picking these up and reading them over and over again.
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Easily replaced! Even if my kids did ruin these, I can re-order them. Or (and I love this idea) if unfortunately my house were to burn down and I lost all my pictures, I could re-order all my photo books! They’re all saved on my account!
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Great deals! They are very reasonably priced, and almost always have a sale on (40-50% off). Once a year, usually in the spring, they offer you a free 8 x 8 book (pay taxes, S & H, and I usually pay a couple of dollars for extra pages). Free! I usually wait till the spring to do the previous year (so this week I’ll be working on 2013). The free offer is usually good for about a week or so, so that gives me a deadline to get my book done – and I work best under pressure.
Look at all these books I’ve made over the years. All the same size. Great quality, gorgeous pictures. I love them!!!
I also have the kids trace their hands on the inside of the book and write their name every year. (One year I thought I’d try paint – not a good idea!!).
The best part is that I just got my email today from Shutterfly, announcing their free book! Head over to www.shutterfly.com and create your account. The promo code is STORYTIME and is good for an 8×8 hardcover, and expires on Tuesday. That’s why I’m sharing my #FavouritesFriday a few days early. You have to check it out!
Edit: This freebie has a new code: BOOK4FREE which expires September 10, 2014
Update March 2015 The promo code for this year is 1FREEBOOK and expires March 23, 2015. You have to work quickly to get it!!
Update September 2015 The promo code is FREETREAT and expires Wednesday September 16, 2015.
Note: I have not been compensated by Shutterfly. I love their product and just wanted to share it with you!
Marya R
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I love Shutterfly too! I use it to make books for myself, for friends, and for coworkers who are retiring. I always use the custom path though, as I have found the auto fill to be frustrating. But that is part of what makes it a great site, you can choose either path and come up with a great book! 🙂
Aww- how lovely is this?
I love digital photo books too! I get them for the grandparents every year for Christmas. I put the whole year of both my kids in one and give it. It’s so easy and they look better than anything I could have done on my own. lol.
I love making photobooks, but I’ve never used this company.