I am willing to bet that 99% of the people that are reading this blog post have a TON of photos stored on their phone right now! Do you find yourself making promises such as, “I am going to get these organized one day?” I am so guilty of this! I LOVE pictures so why don’t I take the time to organize them…well I have gotten started creating photo keepsakes with Chatbooks and am LOVING it!
Scrapbooking is a definite love of mine, but I tend to have a hard time keeping up with it. I will still scrapbook from time to time because I just personlly enjoy it. However, since I am not good at printing pictures out as often as I should, the ease of creating memory books without printing is a game changer!
“Taking an image, freezing a moment, reveals how rich reality truly is.” — Anonymous
How Does Chatbooks Work? ~
It is amazing how easy it is to put a book together. Decide what pictures you want to put in a book and upload them to the app. I decided to set mine up on a monthly basis. It took a little bit of time, but I created folders on my phone for every month in a given year. With this method, I am able to name each book on the binding with the month and year. You, of course, can decide how you want to arrange yours.
Here are some ideas of how you may want to organize your books:
- Make a book for each child’s birthday.
- Create a book for each trip you take.
- Have one done for each child each year. What a fun way to see how they grow from year to year!
- Gift one to the grandparents
- Put together a bunch of images of your child and their friends. They can then gift the book to them as a present for a unique gift idea!
- Organize them by months within each year.
- Add pictures of their artwork throughout the year to keep as great memories!
- Put a beautiful wedding book together to give as a post wedding present.
The ideas are endless. Deciding the layout you want may possibly be the most time consuming part of the process.
Chatbooks Monthly Subscription ~
My daughter, Karleigh, decided on doing a monthly subscription for the birth of her baby (our super cute little grandson! ❤️). This is a fantastic idea to organize their growth through the first year of their life. Of course, even better to keep up with it every year!
Choosing how you want to label each book on the binding is also a plus. As you can see below, she chose to print the name, month and year of each of her books. Don’t you just love how they are fun to look at and also decorate with?
Of course, you don’t have to do the monthly subscription but it does help you to stay more on top of getting it done! Those months slip by so quickly! You will have the option of doing monthly subscription, series subscription or ordering as you wish at any time.
What I Love About Chatbooks ~
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The ease of putting your photo books together is a definite plus. Also, the fact that they have “Toddler Insurance” is wonderful for when your toddlers love the chatbook too much. I’m sure you are saying to yourself right now, “Why would I buy insurance for a book?” ha ha! There is no extra cost…it’s more of a guarantee that they will replace a book if damaged if it is within the first year of original printing.
Will the kids love them that much….a definite yes! Believe me, they will LOVE looking at them all of the time. My grandkids enjoy looking through mine almost every time they are at our house.
I also love that they have a wide range of prices but no matter which style of book you choose…they are all good quality! Another perk is the fun blog that they offer on their website. It is filled with family advice, DIY ideas for adults and kids, travel and photography tips.
Classic Photo Books ~
This is the option that I choose to use. You will have the option of adding a designer cover or choose on of your photos in the book as your cover. As you can see from the crazy fun pics of my grandkids with a toilet in the field, I opt for a picture on the front.
Once all of your pictures are added you have the option to preview it and rearrange the pictures as you desire. It’s truly just a super easy process and I get excited to add new ones to our collection!
“A good life is a collection of happy memories.” ~ Denis Waitley
Definitely the gift that keeps on giving!
Well, what are you waiting for???? Gather up those pictures and get your picture keepsakes started!
Happy Photobooking ~
Mimi
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spectacular!
I absolutely loved this post, Shelly! You’re so right — most of us have thousands of photos just sitting in our phones, and Chatbooks really sounds like the perfect solution to turn those memories into something tangible and lasting. The toddler insurance part made me smile — what a smart touch!
I’m actually working on a similar memory-keeping project and shared a few creative ideas on my blog too: [your-site.com/photo-ideas] — would love if you’d take a look! 😊
Thanks for the inspiration — definitely bookmarking this for my next rainy-day project!
This is great!
A similar idea is https://www.wyrdstory.com where a custom book is created in different art styles. It’s a personalized art history book.
This is a meaningful gift that I custom make for every order. Basically, the purchaser uploads a photo of their child or grandchild, and I create a custom book of the child re-imagined as 14 different iconic art pieces from ancient Greece, to modern American art.
If you have a grandchild that you’d like this book made for, I can send you a free one.