Brag books: my new birthmother/grandmother/godmother gift for 2006
My mother loves whipping out photos of her
grandchildren to show off to her other grandmotherly friends, and is often hounding me for photographs of Alex.
"You take so many!" she says, referring to the hundreds of photographs I post on my personal website and here
on Blogging Baby. "I never get any updated ones! I need updated ones!"Similarly, because we live so far away from my daughter Alex's birthmother, we don't get to see her as often as we used to. And as I write this, I feel like I'm way overdue in sending her pictures of our family.
So tonight, as I was surfing the web for journal ideas, I came across this site that sells not only journals, but brag books -- small photo albums designed to be thrown into a purse or handbag, and whipped out at a moment's notice. I love these leather polkadot ones (though not necessarily the price). Looking at these beautiful albums, however, inspired me:
This year, for either Christmas, Mother's Day or birthdays, I think I'm going to give each of Alex's grandmothers, her godmother and her birthmother a brag book, filled with photos. Actually, they don't even have to be filled, now that I think about it -- by leaving some of them empty, each special woman can add photographs of the other children in their lives who are important to them. And clearly, small albums like these are available at photo shops, drug stores, art supply stores and many other locations, for a variety of costs.
I have no idea why I didn't think about this before. Perhaps I just needed beauty and a stunning price to shock me into inspiration.
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christy 3-07-2006 @ 8:35AM
I have given the grandparents little books printed from iPhoto. The smallest and middle sizes are small enough to fit in a purse and being printed in book form seems to make them feel more fancy. They are a big hit with everyone who has gotten one.
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Caitlin 3-07-2006 @ 9:01AM
Michael's (arts and craft supply store) sells little photobooks that hold about 20 photos. They fold out, and have picture slots on each side. My mom has 14 of those in her office.
I think brag books have been pretty common in the South. I want to say late 90s is when I first saw them start popping up here and there. Seems like everyone carries a few brag books in their purse now. (My mother in law carries one for each of her 3 grandkids.)
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Rachel May 3-07-2006 @ 11:02AM
This is what I've done for the last couple of years for Christmas... I also get a plain picture frame for everyone and decorate it with paint or stick-on letters or something (this totals to about 10 frames). I usually do a 5x7 or 8x10. Then I do the brag book with pictures of him from summer to Christmas, leaving a few pages blank.
In total, it costs about $50 - $75 to do these for the 10-12 people who want them. Pretty budget-friendly, if you ask me! And, of course, it's EXACTLY what everyone wants anyway.
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Bonnie 3-07-2006 @ 5:53PM
I love ordering the little spiral-bound "snap books" from Shutterfly every few months and have them sent to grandparents, etc. They are easy, cheap, and already captioned!
http://www.shutterfly.com/shop/product_c10013-p2033/Photo_Books_Snapbooks_trade
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