Tiny Oranges – Fresh, fun blog for OC moms

This great find was sent to me by a fellow mommy blogger named Julie.  I think this is the CUTEST idea!  Here is what she writes..

“You know those nostalgic moments when you go in the basement of your parent’s house, dust off the old photo albums, flip through the 2×4″ sepia pictures, and smile at each one, trying to remember where you were and when it was? Our children realize how lucky they are to have digital cameras today. I can take six of the same photographs of my daughter. She smiles in half and of the half, her eyes were open in only one. So that’s the one I print! The one in my old photo album? The only one my mother took: Not smiling, eyes closed. And I don’t have a clue how old I was. I guess 6 months. My mother tells me I was more like 1. Ugh…

So imagine my delight when I found Picky Sticky: round stickers, 4″ in diameter, that announce ages (0-12 months; 1-12 years), celebratory months, and even count progress of pregnancy by the week. Picky Sticky comes in girl-friendly and boy-friendly.

How it works: Step 1) Get baby;   Step 2) Put baby in onesie (white works best);   Step 3) Put said sticker on said onesie;   Step 4) Take picture (or 6, if you’re like me). VOILA!

This is my daughter, Hailey, sporting Month 3’s sticker.

I actually did get some of her smiling, but I think she looks like a little doll here (Ahh, she melts me).

Pros: Different colors; Different Styles; Easy to use; No sewing, tape (or anything else crazy!) required; Comes on easily/comes off easily

Cons: What cons? (No, I don’t work for them…!)

So for less than $20.00, you can record your child’s milestones through a photograph (or yours if you’re pregnant!). What better way to truly capture a moment. LOVE THESE.”

Visit Julie’s blog, Farber Family Adventures, for more product reviews, giveaways, and to see her Hailey’s version of the old dusty sepia colored photo album!!

 
I have never been a traditional scrapbooking person.  In the “olden days” before digital cameras, my photos would collect in those photo storage boxes and I would get so behind and overwhelmed I would never get them into albums.  Then came the digital camera, which I LOVE, but now I have files and files of pictures on my computer and rarely get prints.   So, the challenge has been, how do I get these priceless photos into albums so that our family can enjoy them?  

About 3 years ago I got introduced to Heritage Makers,  a way that you can do your scrapbooks digitally, and it has been the perfect answer!   You can sign up for a FREE account, choose your album size and template, upload your pictures from your computer and work away without any mess or clean-up.    

The super cool thing is that they are web-based, so you don’ t have to download any software to your computer, and you are not limited to working from one computer.    Have a laptop in your kitchen?  You can grab 20 minutes to do a few pages after lunch! 

For this mom that loves Photoshop, their program has Photoshop capabilities that can allow you to get really creative in the design once you get the hang of it.

The company’s mission is to strengthen home and family by helping you create your family’s heritage.   So, these are not only albums that your family will enjoy, but albums that will be passed down through the generations as well.  

They also have lots of other products as well…cookbooks, calendars, planners, invitations, cards, announcements…all you can create and customize yourself with your own photos.   Check the website to see all their products.

Two quick things to mention!   If you have those shoe boxes of prints and want to get them on to your computer, they offer a scanning service for as low as $.19 a scan!  Perfect option if you are doing a special album for your parents or grandparents and want to use “old” photos.  

Also, Lisa (a TOTAL sweetheart) holds free workshops at her house in San Juan Capistrano to help you get started.  So, if you sign up and want some hands-on help, you can contact her for more details.  If you have friends that are interested, you can also host a workshop at your house and receive free products. 

Contact Lisa Baker for more information:
Phone: 949.493.8686
email: lisa@gotstorybooks.com

Hooray!  It’s a Tiny Giveaway!  Heritage Makers is giving away a free 8 x 8 digital scrapbook to one lucky winner!  

To enter, send an email to giveaways@tinyoranges.com.  In the email include:

1. First name and last initial
2. Tell me: Which product would you like to create first?  Click here to see all the options!

You can enter all week, just have your emails in before 5pm PST on Friday, June 5th.    Have a great Monday!  Can you BELIEVE it is already JUNE?!?!