The Wisdom of The Grinch: Meaningful holiday gift ideas
MAYBE CHRISTMAS, HE THOUGHT, DOESN’T COME FROM A STORE. MAYBE CHRISTMAS, PERHAPS, MEANS A LITTLE BIT MORE.
- THE GRINCH
The holiday season is almost here.
My favorite things to give for the holidays typically don't come from your average store. The gifts I like best…
come from the heart, and
give me an opportunity to build relationships and touch the hearts of the people I love.
Here are some of my favorites...
Digital Photo frame - Wifi enabled digital frames allow you to send a photo from a phone app to anywhere that frame is sitting. Perfect for parents and grandparents, especially the ones that don’t live super close or have trouble holding onto an album. Mom and Dad’s office is also a great place for a frame. I like Nixplay and Aura brands.
Archival quality photo boxes - It’s amazing how wonderful it feels to empty those inherited boxes from grandma and place the photos into boxes that will keep them safe, even if they aren’t perfectly organized. I like Archival Methods. I also love the photo boxes from Native Archival.
Scanning - scanning your favorite and most cherished printed photos is a beautiful way to bring them back into the light so you can enjoy and share them in a whole new way!
pCloud - is a personal cloud space. I love this service for sharing family heritage photos and videos. They offer reasonable one-time cost Lifetime plans (e.g. no monthly subscriptions) and can handle videos.
Forever - gives you a dedicated place created to share your family collections. You pay for space once and it’s yours ‘forever’. It’s photo-centric with facial recognition and optional streaming services.
Backblaze - is my favorite backup service. It’s designed for people that want a no-fuss way to keep their photos and other computer files safe at a reasonable cost. Imagine gifting a whole year of peace of mind.
Organized Photos - Who in your life regularly complains about their photos being a mess? Why not gift one of our online courses? The Photo Organizing Blueprint is a series of online, self-paced courses that provide a step-by-step guide to organizing both your digital and printed photos. Or gift yourself with one of our full-service organizing packages and experience the joy and peace of mind of knowing your photos are safe and ready to share.
Slideshows - a beautiful way to share and enjoy family memories, whether it is a compilation of amazing heritage photos, an annual family memory recap or a vacation. Watching these memories together is family glue! You can make one yourself or have us do it for you.
The Story of Us Blueprint - is a simple, step-by-step guide to turning your family’s memories and stories into a meaningful family legacy keepsake album using just 50 photos. It’s family storytelling made easy.
Photo Album - For the DIYer, I love the quality of the digital photo books from mPix and Mixbook. For the person who wants a special keepsake album of family memories, whether it be a Family Yearbook or vacation album. Sharing a story in photos is a gift that will keep on giving. We love helping you tell your stories. (Note: holiday deadlines have passed for completing albums, but gift certificates are available.)
One photo - displayed beautifully - What if you selected one photo that you know would make someone smile and you printed it in a beautiful way. My favorites…metal, canvas, and acrylic. mPix, Mixbook, and Forever can all help!
Projector Streaming Service - it’s Netflix for your home movies! If you’re looking for a fun, easy way to enjoy and watch your home movies on your tv screen, this is it!
Wishing you 'more' this holiday season!
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Holly Corbid is the Founder/Owner of Capture Your Photos, where we help you celebrate life, tell stories and touch hearts with your photos and videos. We specialize in digital photo organization and work remotely with clients all over the country.
To learn more about how you can get your photos organized, go to www.captureyourphotos.com