Preserving your Memories, one page at a time
Yesterday I received a box of old photos from a Great Aunt on my Grandfathers side of the family. I spent the entire night scanning and editing most of these great photos. This one with the deer was amazing, this was my Great Grandma Mary Matilda “Mattie” and Grandfathers Elmer J. (June) pet dear. This deer was a family pet that would even come into the house. This is such a treasured memory that I am so happy was shared with me.
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Here are some great Father’s Day deals from CVS.
1 Day New Custromer Photo Book Exclusive with code GOSFGIANTS. Valid 6/7/2013
For existing customers, One Weekend Only! Save $10 off any order of $10 or more with code EXTRA10. Valid 6/7-6/9is also a great way to stack with our sitewide photo book sale and get a 20-page 8×8 book for $10.99, 8×11 book for $17.99, or 12×12 book for $19.99.
*GOSFGIANTS: Offer expires 6/7/2013 (11:59 P.M. PT). Offer is good for one qualifying 20-page 8×8 photo book for $9.99 or one qualifying 20-page 8×11 photo book for $12.99 or one qualifying 20-page 12×12 photo book for $14.99 before taxes, shipping and handling at shutterfly.com. Offer valid for one-time redemption per billing address and for new customers only. StorytellingTM styles and elements, hard photo cover with matte finish and memorabilia pocket will incur additional fees. Offer not valid on layflat pages and genuine leather photo books. Taxes, shipping and handling will apply.
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Have you tried any of the AllYou recipes from their magazines yet? I have been trying out several of them and they are great! I just got this email that there is a new magazine that AllYou has, called Cooking Light. I collect recipe books and this will be tops on my list. My family enjoys cooking and trying new recipes.
I have been reviewing products now for 5 years. Everything from photo products from Shutterfly, to Book reviews like my Launch out into the Deep and Beautiful Beasties. I usually stay away from Makeup products because I have sensitive skin. However when Influenster contacted me about a 4 month trial testing of Fysiko Eyelash Growth Serum, I thought why not? To be honest I had read reviews from similar products and really didn’t expect all that much. I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.
On May 7, I received my package from Influenster and was a little excited to give this a try. I started this four month trial on the following Monday. Here is the photo of my eyelashes on my first day of this review before I had applied the serum.
At first I noticed how thin my lashes were, and that the serum didn’t have a strong odor. I didn’t have any reactions from the serum except a little itchy during the first few days as the lashes became thicker.
First week after using the serum each day.
They have been getting thicker and slightly longer than they were in the beginning. Below is the photo from week 3
I am really satisfied with this product. I have been using it every day for the past 3 weeks and still have enough to make it to the end of the 16 week review. I am seeing a difference in my lashes and very happy with the outcome.
@FysikoLashes & @InfluensterVox with the hashtag #LongLashes.
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Last June I responded to a request from Touched By a Butterfly Designer Celeste to be on her Creative Team. Since then we have worked on so many projects and I am so proud that Celeste is the Designer of the Year at My Memories. Congrats!!! Love working with your kits and being part of your team!
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Free Summer Invitation design from Smilebox. Offer good through June 12th.
We all have found those birth certificates, marriage licenses, and land deeds with our loved ones belongings. What do you do with them? While first thought is to toss them, since we already live in a paper clutter society. These are vital records of their lives, and ones you don’t have to pay for. Here are a couple from My Great Great Grandparents funerals. I was so thankful my Grandma was so good about keeping these documents, among others.
Gip Akin
Nancy Ola Akin
These documents have some great info on who was present at the funerals and where more information maybe found through the church. I found out that my Grandfather Elmer(June) Tryon was one of the Pallbearers for my Great Great Grandfather Gip Akin in 1950.
My Grandmothers report cards through the years. She always told us stories of how strict Sister Mary Agnes was. These are only a few of many letters and documents we have to preserve.
I shared the Photo Preservation kit from Family Tree the other day and today I would like to share the Document Preservation kit they have.
The kit comes with:
A Document Box made from archival-quality barrier board and metal-edged for strength and stability, this blue/gray legal-size document case is ideal for long-term storage of your materials. The flip-top lid provides quick and easy access to documents, and a pull string allows for quick retrieval from a shelf.
Buffered Reinforced Folders 15 legal-size envelopes and 15 letter-size envelopes acid free. The file folders with reinforced tabs provide reliable long-term paper storage. Each folder features three scores to expand the file for increased capacity, and the kit includes both legal and letter folders to accommodate items of varying sizes.
Comes with 2 Expansion Tyvek Envelopes 9.5×12.5-inch envelopes. These are great for protecting the bulky items including pamphlets and even books or journals with these strong Dupont #18 Tyvek enclosures with anti-static coating. Extra-long flaps without adhesive allow envelopes to be opened and closed repeatedly. All seams are sealed with conservation-quality adhesive. My Grandma’s baby book is falling apart and this would help keep the pages from being lost.
Pre-strung Artifact Tags are perfect to ID your heirlooms with a tag cut from archival folder stock and pre-strung with soft unbleached cotton string that’s knotted at the end. Simply write write your label, slip the string through your heirloom and loop it over the tag.
Permalife Bond Paper –25 8.5×11-inch sheets and 25 8.5×14-inch sheets of this special paper to create archival-quality printouts and photocopies of family history documents, as well as interleave between original documents within folders. Permalife bond paper is permanent and durable—unlike regular office paper, it won’t yellow, discolor or become brittle.
Archival Gold CD in Polypropylene, these are perfect discs for archiving and I use them often for my current photos.
Archival Gloves and the Pigma Identi-Pen
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