The best photo gift is one that gets picked up again. A book that comes off the coffee table every time someone visits. A mug that’s somebody’s mug. An ornament that comes out of the box every December and gets a “remember that year?”
We added a set of photo gifts this fall, and every one of them works the way our cards do: you send the photos, a person here touches them up and checks them, you approve a proof, and nothing is made until you do. Shipping is free anywhere in the US. Here’s what each one is good for.
A photo book of the year
For: the grandparents, the family that never prints anything, or yourself.
This is the one that takes a little time, and the one that gets kept. Add your photos and they fill the pages in the order you choose them. Then change any page to one, two, three or four photos, and add captions. “Easter morning” under the egg hunt is the kind of thing nobody remembers to write down until it’s in a book.
- Sizes: hardcover 8 × 8, 11 × 8.5 landscape, or the big 11 × 11, and a softcover 8 × 8 that’s light enough to mail cheaply.
- Pages: 30 or 50. A 30-page book holds up to 120 photos.
- Price: from $29 for the softcover. The 8 × 8 hardcover is $39 for 30 pages and $49 for 50.
- Extra copies of the same book can go to the grandparents in the same order.
A person looks at every page for blurry photos, faces too close to the edge and empty spots before you see the proof. If you want something fixed, say so in the notes: brighten the dark ones, crop out a stranger, put the beach photos together.
One tip: start now, even if you finish later. The book doesn’t save itself while you’re working, but photos you add are kept for 90 days. Pick the photos on a quiet evening, then order.
A framed print, or a framed canvas
For: the one photo everybody loves. The wedding, the new baby, the whole family on the porch.
- Framed print: your photo on silk photo paper behind clear acrylic in a wood frame, ready to hang. 8 × 10 for $59 or 11 × 14 for $79, in black, white, natural or dark wood.
- Framed canvas: your photo on a slim canvas in a floating wood frame, printed with UV-resistant inks. From $79 for 8 × 10 up to $149 for 18 × 24.
Both can be one photo edge to edge, a photo with a name band, or three photos side by side. If the photo you love is a little dark or a little crooked, tell us. A person touches up every photo before it prints.
A photo mug
For: the coworker, the teacher, the grandpa who drinks coffee all day.
Your photos printed all the way around a white mug, with a name if you like: 11 oz for $24, 15 oz for $27, or a 12 oz enamel camp mug for $29. The preview shows both sides, so you can see where the handle falls before you order.
A photo ornament
For: anyone with a tree, and every new baby’s first Christmas.
A 3-inch ornament with your photo, and a name and year if you like: a white ceramic circle for $19, or a clear glass circle or heart for $22. Make one every year and the tree becomes a family album.
When to order for Christmas
These are the last days to order and still have it in hand for Christmas. Earlier is better: the date assumes you approve your proof quickly.
| Gift | Order by |
|---|---|
| Framed photo prints | Wednesday, December 2 |
| Framed canvas | Thursday, December 3 |
| Hardcover photo books | Friday, December 4 |
| Softcover photo books | Saturday, December 5 |
| Photo mugs and ornaments | Sunday, December 6 |
| Photo books with rush shipping (+$20) | Wednesday, December 9 |
Making shirts, hoodies or caps for the family? Those go sooner: November 27 for shirts and November 29 for hoodies and caps.
The bottom line
Pick the gift by where it will live. On the shelf, a photo book. On the wall, a print or a canvas. In the kitchen, a mug. On the tree, an ornament. Whichever you choose, send us the photo, and a person here will make sure it prints the way you remember it.
Questions? Call (707) 244-7422 and a person answers, or email hello@pressedpig.com.