https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:01:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-556469 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:55:35 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 556469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: Oh it was so great for our adoption profile, but that was something I wanted to spend 10's of hours on, whereas sometimes I don't have time for that with other stuff.</p> <p>I do little hacks on Shutterfly so that I can design my own layouts when I really need them :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-556450 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:50:48 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 556450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: yeah, but it allows a lot more customization, which is why I like it. Frustrated graphic designer at heart here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-556441 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:48:18 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 556441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I try to work on them regularly so I have one ready to go. Sometimes if I see a good deal I'll quickly make one up. Last year I ended up with three pro photoshoots (newborn, family reunion and then a family shoot) so I gave them each a book and they only took an hour or so to make up because there was no journaling and a lot less sorting.</p> <p>I'm also trying to print copies of some books for the girls to have when they leave home, so I have some of those ready to go as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-556391 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:31:32 +0000 Mrs. Pen 556391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: I love blurb because it's so easy to personalize each and every page!! time consuming yes but beautiful. I wish they would get more styles though.</p> <p>@Thehistoryofus: I'm doing birth year - Feb-Feb. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-556375 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:24:16 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 556375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Thehistoryofus: Well for M. they coincide, since she has a February birthday.</p> <p>Lala on the other hand is a May baby and though I started her book this week while I've been sick, maybe I will go May to May. I hadn't really thought of it until now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-556369 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:21:27 +0000 T.H.O.U. 556369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: When you do a year book, do you do it for the calendar year or their birth year? </p> <p>My LO is born in August and I'm torn what to call a year? I think it might be nice to do August to August because it would also match a school year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-556353 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:16:44 +0000 Alivoo01 556353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to try once LO is here to capture his growth/progress. We'll see if I actually can or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-556248 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:50:02 +0000 MrsH 556248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I havent done one since we got married. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-556176 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:26:43 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 556176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: I found blurb harder to use than some of the others. Maybe try Shutterfly? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-556003 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:18:25 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 556003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did one on blurb but it is time consuming! I hope I don't fall off the wagon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-555993 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 06:14:32 +0000 MaisyMay 555993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@808love: If you can't find it on their site, go to krazy coupon lady's site. It's featured on there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-555941 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:46:10 +0000 808love 555941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaisyMay: I didn't see the deal. Of course I unsubscribed like a week ago after getting tons of email promotions. :( Do you like their quality? They seem great just haven't switched yet. </p> <p>I love to do photobooks. I have so many pics so I'm doing semi-annually now. (Spring-Summer and Fall-Winter) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-555875 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:59:26 +0000 lemondrop 555875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not yet, but it is one of my goals for this year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-555850 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:29:53 +0000 runsyellowlites 555850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't done a photobook before but did do a 1st year scrapbook for DS. I may look into a photobook for the kiddos from here on out though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-555847 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:27:02 +0000 MaisyMay 555847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mypublisher has a deal right now for 5 free miniphotobooks for just the cost of shipping. It's only through Wednesday or so, but I am making these for the grandparents and us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-555831 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:15:06 +0000 PurplePumps 555831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, I love making photobooks. I make a yearly one since I met DH and make vacation ones. I always seem to get coupons codes for free books so I have 20+ books and they were all free! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-555609 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:33:13 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 555609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Superhero: Do you have them ready to go and then just wait until a good coupon to become available? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-555597 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:30:35 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 555597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do, and I only print books when I get a coupon :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-555563 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:20:05 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 555563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: I did a 40% off shutterfly book for $26.00. It was 20 pages and it came out really nicely. I used a wedding layout and didn't add any of the embellishments, so it looks very classic but not weddingy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-555012 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:12:34 +0000 Cole 555012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is just my husband and I (and our dog) so I haven't done yearly ones but from time to time I will go through and do a book of the highlights from the past year or two. I have done small books of special vacations too.</p> <p>An interesting take on this idea is the scrapbooking project called "project life." The idea is to capture each week as it goes. A lot of people go all out but it would be just as effective to sit down at the end of each week, pick 5-10 photos from the week and put them in a two page spread in any of the sites listed above. I started it this year and am really enjoying the time considering my week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-554966 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:02:32 +0000 LazyLightning 554966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! I've been doing them since we started dating. </p> <p>I use MyPublisher - good sales. I like Shutterfly too but they changed their cover options and I don't like the new ones as much. Our wedding/honeymoon book was done in AdoramaPix which is great quality and interface, but more expensive/fancy than I'd want to do each year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-554947 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:56:10 +0000 Boogs 554947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep saying I want to make one for DS's first year before he turns two, I only have 2 months left so I better hurry! My plan is to make yearly books for him, but also family yearbooks for each year of vacations, holidays, and other fun things we did throughout the year. I'm currently working on a 10 year one for DH and it's just amazing to sort through things, relive memories, and look at how much we've changed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-554937 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:49:15 +0000 mrskc 554937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is the first year I've done one. I'm going to try and make one every year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-554935 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:47:20 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 554935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did one for DH and I for 2012 (no kids yet). I think I will do one for every calendar year, and then when we have kids do one for each of their years. At this point, I find it hard to have enough pics of us and what we did through the year, but when we have kids I'm sure I'll have the opposite problem!</p> <p>I always use My Publisher, and always buy when they have a sale... which is pretty much always! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-554927 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:45:33 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 554927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: I use MyPublisher. They have a 100 page limit. It can be hard to fit everything in 100 pages. Once I have a LO I'm sure I will have to break the year up into 2 books. I like using them because they run a special where every page past 20 is free. That saves me $70. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-554917 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:42:40 +0000 Mrs. Pen 554917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: </p> <p>My publisher<br /> Blurb<br /> Shutterfly </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-554908 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:40:38 +0000 MamaMoose 554908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would definitely like to! I don't know if I'll follow through though : ( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-554900 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:37:30 +0000 autumnlove 554900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but I should! Where did you make them? How many pages? :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-554899 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:37:22 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 554899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I make year in review books. I use MyPublisher. I love them and my family loves to flip through them when they come over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-make-yearly-photobooks#post-554898 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:37:15 +0000 Mrs. Pen 554898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm trying but there are THOUSANDS of pictures and I like to edit them. Sooooo I'm not past the third month. AND I was making it on shutter fly and only 3 months in the book is already $85... Sooo I'm not sure how practical this is... :-/ </p>