I had seen directions online about how to duplicate parts of the image to fill the gutter, but there was a lot of variables involved (like page and book thickness), and no guarantee it would work, so I decided to instead make sure whatever part of the image that was in the gutter was non-essential. These were the pages I was most concerned about because I wasn’t sure how the image would look being spread across the gutter. You can definitely tell it’s photo paper – the pages are nice and sturdy without being too thick.Ī look at one of the 10×10 photo spreads. I’m chose the Premium photo paper for my book and I’m so glad I did. The first and last pages of the album are a really nice grey linen-ish paper. I went with the Image Wrap option which meant my custom designed cover is printed directly on the book and wraps around to the back. Here’s my AWITL photo book in all it’s hardcover glory. In fact, I think my response when I opened it was something like, “wow, it’s like I’ve been published!” Somehow I didn’t expect it to be so, uh, officially book-like, haha. So nervous in fact, that I let the box sit unopened until Adam came home and made me open it, haha.īut I have to say, all my worry was for nothing, as the photo book is gorgeous. Having never ordered a Blurb photo book before (or any photo book for that matter), I’ll admit I was a bit nervous about what to expect.

Sure it may have officially been my little sister’s birthday (happy belated birthday, Alyssa!) but the FedEx man arrived with a special gift just for me…Īnd as promised, I am back with photos of my new prized possession as well as some final thoughts about my entire A Week In the Life 2011 adventure. But also note that most photo calendar services let you pay extra to expedite the printing and delivery.Friday was an awesome day around here. This does change from service to service, but once you're happy with your design and hit 'Order', expect to receive your photo calendar after 7-15 days.Īs we say, some services are faster than others. How long to photo calendars take to send out? So if you really want to conjure up something special, you might want to give yourself adequate time to get it all just so. You can literally create a photo calendar in minutes, if you're happy to stick to the templates provided by the service and roughly know what photos you want to include.īut the best services let you customize everything - to the amount of images per page, where they sit, labels for special days, and much more. This entirely depends on how much of a perfectionist you are and just how customized you want your photo calendar to be. How long do I need to create a photo calendar? The quality of the finished photo calendar is generally excellent and, although it's more expensive than some, the prices are definitely still what we'd call reasonable. It's really easy to find your way around the creation tool, meaning that you'll be creating professional looking calendars within minutes. There's some strong competition on the web, but Mixbook is our current #1 best photo calendar site. That makes it perfect photo gifts fodder (especially in the lead up to Christmas) as it's something to be enjoyed by the recipient - or yourself - for an entire year. The service then prints it up and sends it out. Using the easy-to-operate software on the service's website, you upload your photos and then arrange them in any way you wish from month-to-month. Very much as it sounds, a photo calendar is a full 12-month calendar that you insert your own photos and images into. Photo calendar FAQ What is a photo calendar? It feels like you have less overall say than with a service like Mixbook. Although the control you have over borders and colors is somewhat limited. And your choice expands still with spiralled wall and desk calendars, as well as easel style for something even more affordable.įrom there, you can cut, chop and customize within reason. There are more than 60 to choose from to get you started.

The template designs are really striking, too, with some of the most attractive fonts and color combos that we've seen from anybody. Especially at the price, as this is another photo calendar provider that has prices starting at sub $10 for mouse pads and magnet calendars (calendar posters are available from less than $20). Although it takes up our final spot, bear in mind that there are dozens of these services so Shutterfly is still well worth a look. Last but by no means least on our list is Shutterfly.

Shutterfly mini month on calendar page