But for those who aren't going to win (sadly), I do have another way to point you: shutterfly.com. I got to know them as a photo-sharing and digital-picture-printing site years ago. Since then, they've expanded to every type of photo-product that you can imagine: calendars, photo-books, and other photo-gifts. As a teacher I used it as an easy way to upload pictures of my class which any parent could choose to print out. I also printed some (adorable!!) folded notecards featuring some cute pictures of Eowyn, using them for thank-you cards and notes to doting fans. I like their site for two reasons: the user interface is fairly simple and easy to use, and they're always offering some sort of promotion on various photo-products.
Ok, so some of you are thinking, "I don't have time to go around designing this kind of stuff," right? I'll bet that if you added up the time to get to a store, walking around picking out a gift, bringing it home, wrapping it, and either wrap it or mail it, the time designing a personalized gift on a website like shutterfly (then you can mail it straight to your intended recipient) is well worth it. Additionally, you could order multiple copies of, say, a calendar full of family pictures, and then give them to several family members-- still more personal than a store-bought gift, yet less time-intensive.
Shutterfly's run a promotion for us bloggers-- we get the word out about them to you, and we get some free cards. Since I've already one my Christmas cards this year, I'll be using them to design and print Christmas cards for my parents & family. I like the ones which have spots for than one photo, and have a sleek and simple design... like this one:
If you are interested, check out these special promotions: 50% off photo books & calendars, 20% off cards, among other things.
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