Looking for a Gift for Mother’s or Father’s Day? Photo Gifts and Decor for 2021 from Mpix

May 3, 2021 by 3 Comments

Looking for a great and personal gift to give your partner, parents, or loved one? How about checking out Mpix to see what they offer? They offer professional photo prints, books, gifts and prefabricated gallery walls all under the umbrella of the number one professional photo lab in the country – Miller’s.  I had my son’s newborn photos done by Millers (just coincidentally) and I loved them. They did such a great job and were so patient with him (and me, the new and nervous/anxious mom).

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We recently had the opportunity to try out Mpix, and while my order hasn’t arrived yet, I will certainly update the post once it has arrived. I didn’t want to wait to post until  received it, because right now you can save %25 just by opening the website! As soon as you open the page, they give you a great deal for %25 off as well as free shipping over $49.

Not something to wait and pass up. The site was easier to use on the PC- I had a problem trying to log in and/or create a username and password while on my phone. It didn’t work from my husband’s phone either, so either the site is glitching out when it comes to android phones, our phones specifically, or maybe it doesn’t like phones that use autofill? We didn’t have the change to to to type, it would just shut down the keyboard each time. However, as soon as I got on the PC, it ran smoothly and without any issues.

Besides traditional canvas or photo prints, you can order lots of cool things such as collage art, pictures on wood, photos on metal, acrylic, and a number of other choices. We had a hard time choosing, but ultimately chose to try the wood because I don’t have anything like that in the house and it seems both pretty and whimsical.

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We chose a photo of myself and my husband with two of our dogs on a recent day out at a park. Normally, everything is all about the kids, the kids, the kids- but it was nice to have myself in a photo for once, honestly, haha. Also, I’m trying to get all the dogs AND recent pics of all the kids on the wall- no small feat considering they are at “that age”- you know what I mean. So, a move in the right direction for that small goal.

Head over to the site, check it out and see what you think your person would like best- or maybe pick something up for yourself as well, why not? The prices are good, may as well. Visit https://www.mpix.com and save yourself some money while still getting the gift mom, dad, your wife (etc) will like best.

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Reflect Your Love with Customized Photo Books

August 13, 2019 by Leave a Comment

If you want to express your love in a different way, then opt for giving unique gifts. Gifts such as customized photo books will make distinct and special gifts. These custom-made photo albums will let your spouse look back at those beautiful moments and cherish them forever.

You don’t have to look for a special occasion like Valentine’s Day or the wedding day to express your true love to someone special. Whenever you feel like surprising your spouse or soul mate, do not give them the same kind of gifts every time. Think of something new that will make your soul mate jump because of joy. In that case, giving customized photo books will be a great gifting idea.

Creating personalized photo albums is very easy. Just gather the photographs of you and your lover, consolidate them in the order you wish, and get help from any online photo printing store to create love photo books.

Here are some ideas through which you can make your photo book more special:

Relive the Special Moments

Organizing the photos of you and your special someone is not an easy task. However, with customized love photo albums, you can organize these special photos more creatively. You can use pictures from special events and celebrations. Family holidays, romantic vacations, and once in a lifetime adventures are all the moments that we enjoy talking about and looking back at. So why not make use of them to create a personalized photo book design. Besides, customized photo books make a great keepsake, which will let your spouse relive those special moments.

Reflect your Thoughts

Instead of giving beautiful greeting cards that have the words of someone else, give a photo book that is personalized with your thoughts. This way, you can reflect your heart and the things you always wanted to share with your love. You can progress through the pages of the photo book by telling your love-life story and adding pictures that portray the several years you have spent together.

A Way to Propose

One best way to impress your special someone right on the day of your love proposal is by giving personalized photo albums. With the beautiful collection of photos, you can voice out your thoughts in the form of words beneath each photo.

Likes and Interests

After creating customized love photo albums, add some spice to them by writing your partner’s likes and interests. This will let your partner realize how much you have understood and valued them.

Photos of the wedding

Wedding is another occasion that comes once in a lifetime. Hence most of us want to cherish the happy memories by taking photographs. From the photos of the handsome groom and the lovely bride to the pictures of all the family members who come to give their blessing, you want to capture all that in your photo book. Hence a customized photo book with pictures of the newlyweds is an ideal gift for your spouse.

With these ideas, you can make your customized photo books really special. To create one, get help from Mixbook. They have so many themes like Sprinkled with Love, Marbling Love, My Sweet Love, and Love Birds to choose from. Customize your love photo book and make your partner relive those fond memories.

 

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CanvasDiscount.com to Make Your Photos into Wall Hangings, Blankets, and More #CanvasDiscount

March 15, 2019 by Leave a Comment

If you are anything like me, you take a lot of photos. Like, have to download all the time or you crash your phone a lot of photos. And I don’t just leave them online or on my computer, I’m the weirdo that still prints them and makes photo albums and hangs up photos on the wall- a real traditionalist like that. Sometimes you want a little more then your average photo, and that’s where a company like CanvasDiscount.com comes in.

The #1 Best Rated canvas shop in the USA, CanvasDiscount.com gives you plenty of options in size and items. Calendars, wall portraits, throw blankets, and more- whatever photo gift you would like, you can get at a great price at Canvas Discount.

We just got these two wall portraits made. We are so excited, they look great. Recently, I noticed I’m not in any photos, not since my kids. I became invisible- I think this happens to a lot of moms. We are always behind the camera, behind the scene- but we matter too. So I decided to make sure I’m in more photos both that are taken AND that are hung and in photo albums. I should be represented in our lives, in my own life especially!

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One is a photo of myself and my partner on a recent trip to New Hampshire, on a hike to some lovely waterfalls.  The second is the family at one of the organizations we volunteer for, the Alzheimers Association. We spend a lot of time working with them, plus it’s rare to have a decent shot of the whole family, haha.

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We really love how the photos came out.  CanvasDiscount.com did a great job. If you want, you can also include frames and other items to help you hang your canvas prints on the wall as well, there are all sorts of accessories and ideas on the site.  There are also many sizes to choose from so you can get what works best for you.

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Fotor For Your Photos

April 20, 2018 by 12 Comments

Looking to get more out of your photos? You will love Fotor, the site has all you will need for retouching, editing, making collages, doing layover, and pretty much any of the “fancy stuff” you can think of.  Even just the basics of tossing a filter over that photo you just LOVED but didn’t come out quite right- it’s a breeze on Fotor. It’s the easiest online photo editor I’ve used in a while.

Maybe you have a ton of photos to go through. Maybe you want to get rid of those red eyes, or flares, or even do a little “vanity” editing. Whatever works for you. Use fotor to make facebook cover easily  Goodness knows you want to look good, hahaha. Profile pictures matter, don’t they? Fotor offers a ton of effects- so many options and so easy to use.

There are a bunch of brand new effects, ranging from light saturation, such as Lomo, Tilt-Shift and Color Splash now on Fotor that will give you the best all around editing experience. There are effects like “Blur” that can be used to highlight and contrast while others like “Funky” can bring to life those images that have a little less going on in them. Photoshop is complicated! Not every photo editing situation has to be. Fotor is a fast, fun, easy way to add effects to your photos without taking huge chunks of time out of your day, or your wallet.

You won’t even have to learn how to use it- it’s basically photo editing “for dummies”, if you know what I mean. Anyone can do it- even me, and I’m horrible at some of these programs.  Not only can you edit and add effects, but you can also do all your basic editing such as color corrections, cropping, adding borders, focus effects, layovers, and text tools. Saving your work and sharing are easy as well.

If you are a budding photographer, or just someone who loves to take photos, give Fotor a try. I think you will like what you see.

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Personalizing Your Decor With Your Own Travel Photos

March 12, 2017 by Leave a Comment

Our homes are intensely personal places. We love to bring our own touch to our home, to make it look like our own instead of just a generic space where we store things and sleep.

The personalization of a home includes every element, whether we rent or own. We choose an overall design based on what we like, and then we select paints, floor coverings, and other final details that match our personal tastes.

One of the things that really finishes a home is art. After getting everything else set according to what we like, we can get the final flair with artwork. And today, even that final element can be supremely individualized. It’s now easier and more affordable than ever to include fine art prints of our own photographs.

It used to take considerable effort and money to take and develop photographs that were suitable for framing. In the days before digital photography, you had no way of knowing if you had gotten a good shot until you were already back home–and by then, you might have had no way to go back and try again.

And even after all that, you still had to find someone in your hometown who could print the final product onto some type of medium that would look nice on your wall.

Everything has changed about that now. The advent of digital photography has made the whole process easier, and you can now get beautiful photographs from your own experiences–travel in particular–to decorate your home.

Imagine all the travel options you have, and then imagine being able to come home and document your journeys on the walls of your home! What would be the most unique would be to tie in the photos with the function or design of the room.

For example, after an amazing Brazilian hang-gliding excursion, you could have a huge print made for the soaring open space of a vaulted ceiling in your living room or foyer. Or a culinary trip to Italy could be remembered through a series of photos hung throughout your kitchen.

If you love classical music and had the opportunity to take in a performance by the London Philharmonic. The photo of you and your family in your formal attire standing outside the venue is the perfect choice for a portrait atop your piano or near where your own strings are played.

Of course, you can play it in reverse as well. As you think about what to use for the walls of your sports-viewing man cave (or woman cave), why not set out to get just the right photos? Travel to different pro stadiums, college sports venues, and Olympic cities to get photos of the places where your favorite moments have taken place.

For a personal touch, join a wedding photo with some more modern shots of you returning to the site of your honeymoon or destination wedding. You could even repeat it periodically to document your marriage in year 0, then year 10, 20, and so on. You’ll not only decorate, you’ll make an amazing tradition.

Your home should reflect what you like and what’s important to you. What fits the bill better than your own photos? Hit the road, document your stops, and return with some perfect personal decor.

 

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Forever Connected Memory Books

March 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

So, I love photos and family, but sharing our memories can be time consuming and feel like a chore. I just learned about a KickStarter campaign for Forever Connected Memory Books and am excited to share it with you! Forever Connected Memory Books is the only personalized, interactive photo memory book on your phone or tablet that allows you to celebrate memories with the people that matter the most to you in a whole new way! You can be sure memories from your next family event or get-together last forever– you take the photos and let Forever Connected build your memory book.

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You can personalize it– after the event, you can sign and send personal messages to each person right in the book! Just touch their photo to send and they’ll see a talk bubble next to your photo, and tap it to see your personal message!

You can decorate it– Send fun stickers to each other: Place a fun sticker anywhere in your book and even place them in others’ book (don’t worry, they can hide it if they like).

You can send a video– You can even send a short personal video message to any person in the book and it’ll be saved right in their book.

Unlike traditional social media and photo sharing platforms – where photos and posts can be seen by everyone – the photos and messages shared in Forever Connected memory books are personal, private and secure – they’re only seen by the person you send it to! You decide who gets a copy of your book.

Because your memory book is always accessible on your mobile device, you can stay connected to those special moments, anytime, anywhere– without worrying about it getting lost, faded or destroyed!

Each mobile memory book is an in-app purchase of only $4.99 to send or receive messages, stickers & video. You can have UNLIMITED FREE COPIES available to people you choose who just want to view the photos. Compare that to $40-50 per copy for a traditional printed photo book. And photos look beautiful on the smallest phones and the largest tablets or projected onto your TV.

You can be among the first to get a Forever Connected Photo Memory Book at 50% off when you join the KickStarter campaign!

Bring your photos to life on your smartphone or tablet as private photo books with personal messages, stickers and video from everyone in the book!

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Wordless Wednesday – Summer Fun

May 28, 2014 by 1 Comment

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5 Ways to Preserve Your Precious Family Films and Photos

March 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment

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Family photos and films are priceless. These items help you to reflect on the past and take a trip down

memory lane. Since these pictures and films are so important to you and your family, it is essential

that you take the time and effort to protect them and keep them safe. Here are 5 ways to preserve your

precious family films and photos so that you can continue to pass them on for generations to come.

1. Find or create a controlled environment where you can store film and photos. This may not be

possible for everyone, but if you can do this, it will help you to preserve your films and photos the

best. Ideally, you want to store these things in a cool temperature with moderate humidity. To

achieve this ideal environment, many people store film and photos in the refrigerator.

2. Keep photos and films in a dark space. Light, especially sunlight, can seriously impact the quality

of your film and photos, causing them to fade quickly. With time, sunlight can actually cause so

much damage to videos and film that they may no longer be watchable anymore. Keep photos and

film in a sealed box and try to store them in a cool closet that is also very dark.

3. Understand that film, especially older film, is extremely flammable. In order to protect these

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