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Hi, I'm Annie.

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Thursday
Jan192012

Tiny books, lots of happy

Right after New Year's I saw a little write-up about a company called Printstagram that made tiny books from your instagram photos. It was $10 so I thought why not? It took just a few clicks to choose which photos I wanted to upload and then I forgot all about it until they arrived today (from Taiwan?) and they're just about the cutest things you ever did see. They actually came in not one but three little volumes representing our 2011 year in instagram photos. They are even magnetic so they've taken up happy residence on our fridge. So fun! Now my mind is buzzing with possibilities...valentines, birthdays, little books of favorite things, future stocking stuffers...

$3.33 for each little book of photos. What's your favorite low-cost, high-happiness thing lately?

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Reader Comments (3)

Good idea. I think I will do this, especially since I can't seem to take the time to blog:) And my kids love tiny books, I have the little Maurice Sendak Nutshell library and Rosemary wants to read them every day. I bet she would love some with pictures of us.

01.20.2012 | Unregistered Commentermartha

Okay, this is a must try. Thanks! I've used Postal Pix to print some Instagram photos but I really like the cute factor of these little memory books.

My little happy lately is reading Rules of Civility by Amor Towles and plotting to see Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close ASAP. Oh and the return of Downton Abbey.

01.20.2012 | Unregistered CommenterHolly

Kicking myself that I took so long to get into Instagram. LOVE those books. Will be making a few of my own when I get enough pics on there...

01.20.2012 | Unregistered CommenterChristie

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