A good friend recently invited me to a Shutterfly party at her house, at which she handed out codes for free 8x8 hardcover books. She also reminded me that there was an awesome idea on Pinterest - making an alphabet book customized to your child using your own photographs. I knew I had pinned it, and I knew this was the time to jump on it! The expiration date on the code gave me my deadline, which I am proud to say I did not push. I finished this book in ONE weekend with the help of my loving husband.
I began by brainstorming and searching through the many photographs I have of my adorable son from his almost year-and-a-half long life. I was able to come up with about 70% of the photos instantly. About 20% of the ideas came from photos I had taken with my phone that were a bit blurry. With some quick staging and snapping with our good camera, I upgraded those to book-worthy photos. And the last few I simply staged for the purpose of the book. Thank you to my husband who brought some supplies to the park to help me take photos AND who tossed out a couple of the letter ideas. The party was on Friday night, and by Monday night I had submitted the order to Shutterfly!
I was extremely happy with how B's book turned out, and lots of friends on Facebook had positive comments about the pictures I posted. B absolutely LOVED his book, so I made him a second book titled "Daddy and Me." I'm so happy he likes them, and I hope they are treasures we can one day share with his wife and children!
Here are pictures of the finished product:
Please feel free to use my letter ideas, but do not feel free to use any of my photographs. Thank you!
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