New Book Pricing

So sorry I have been away for so long. I have been busy enjoying the summer and making memories of my own with my family. I have also been busy doing research on book printing prices. I've been able to find cheaper printing prices so I was able to adjust my prices on 8x11" books as well as 12x12. This includes both custom photo cover books and leather cover window books (only available in 8x11). If you're thinking you might want to create a one of a kind memory album to give as a holiday gift this year, now is the time to get things together. My turn around time is about 2 weeks, but things get busy fast! If you are in St. Louis, there will be NO shipping fees; if you're out of town, I can arrange shipping through my printer or USPS.
Please think of me when you are looking to create one of a kind custom photo gifts! Contact me today so I can start working on your memories.

Summer Craziness

I just realized I haven't posted in quite some time! I do apologize for my absence. I've been working on re-evaluating the elements of my business and it's taken some time to figure a few things out - but I think I am ready! I have been working on a few projects for a few different customers.
I created a 20 page cookbook for the produce co-op that I order from. It includes recipes that we have shared with each other as well as some of my favorites that I added. All recipes are super tasty and super easy to make. The book is a 5x7 spiral bound album with 23 recipes. It is $15 +$2 shipping. Contact me if you are interested in ordering one of these great kitchen resources. A friend of mine ordered 3 and gave them as end-of-the-school-year gifts to her son's teachers attached with ribbon to different plates that look like fruit. Super cute idea and a great gift that the teachers will get a lot of use out of! Think about who could use one of these and order yours today!
I have also been working on a few scrapbook projects for some customers. A few birthday albums as well as sports albums. This is a great idea for those who don't scrapbook but want to celebrate big moments in a child's life. The sports album showcases photos and awards from that season. This particular album holds soccer and lacrosse. This allows kids to look back and remember different teams they played on and friends they made while playing school sports.

Added to my portfolio are handmade all-occasion cards. Everyone can use these cards! It's always nice to send a handwritten note to a friend that you haven't talked to in a while, wish someone a Happy Birthday, or Congratulation on the new baby! Check out my new tab showcasing all the different cards I make as well as pricing.

Below are some pictures of some of my recent work. Contact me to learn more about what I do and how I can help you celebrate all your memories - past, present and future!

Initial Note Card Design #1

Initial Note Card Design #2



Page from the cookbook

Cookbook

Recently finished traditional pages

Here are some of the finished pages I completed for a customer who lives in Akron, Ohio. Her daughter is turning one in a few weeks and she asked me to get her scrapbook caught up. I completed 26 pages in 2 weeks and am shipping her the finished product today. I love how they turned out! You don't have to live in St. Louis for me to help you celebrate your memories. Contact me today on how I can start and/or finishe getting your memories into albums and celebrated!
Thanks Ann for letting me help you celebrate your memories!

Snow day crafts

To keep Kaitlyn busy when we are stuck inside on cold, snowy and icy days, I look to different crafty websites for ideas on how to keep her busy with out overwhelming her with difficult tasks. I've found a great website that offers lots of activities for toddler-grade school with an emphasis on preschool. This is right at Kaitlyn's age and she loves doing all sorts of artsy type activities. These of course can be adapted to your own ideas and materials that you have on hand. For example, if you don't have "googly eyes" just hand draw eyes, no colored contruction paper, use white and let kids color the appropriate color (red, pink, etc).

Here are a few I am going to do with Kaitlyn over the next few days:

Paper Heart Person

Heart Butterfly

Handprint Heart Cards
And use a fun poem like this one:
Sometimes you get discouraged
Because I am so small
And always leave my fingerprints
On furniture and walls
But every day I'm growing --
I'll be grown some day
And all those tiny handprints
Will surely fade away

So here's a little handprint
Just so you can recall
Exactly how my fingers looked
When I was very small

Put a date here
Love, put child's name here

Get crafty with your little muchkins and send me your pics and I'll post them in my gallery!
Enjoy!

New Projects

I've recently added new projects to my list of jobs! I am so excited to be helping people complete their memory albums. The first project I'll be working on is for a customer who's asked me to finish her daughter's first year album...something very close to my heart! Little girls are just the cutest! This will be a superfun project.
The second project I'm working on is the 1st Birthday pages for a customer's daughter. I do several books for her including her son's yearly football book, another son's birthday book and now her daughter's birthday book. These birthday books are a great idea (I have to give her the credit). She keeps all the memorabilia from the birthday party (invitation, napkins, decorations, balloons, etc...) and of course the pictures and we create several pages and every year we add pages...to the same book. This way, the child has a book that celebrates their birthday - every year since their 1st! How fun?!
Both these projects are traditional projects, not digital. The craft is close to my heart since I've been scrapbooking for 10+ years! The digital age is upon us, but I still enjoy creating a uniqe, one of a kind traditional paper scrapbook!

Interested in other ideas for memory books I do for customers? Contact me or watch here for more posts, information and pictures.