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| Aluminum Ornament from Collage.com Prices start at $24.99 and the design you create is on the front and the back! |
Finding the perfect photo gift is now made easy with Collage.com. They have everything from ornaments, to mugs, to pillows...and they have more uncommon things like photo wrapping paper and aluminum photo sheets, both of which I will be reviewing (and giving away!!) soon.
Today I'm reviewing the custom aluminum ornament they offer, in either a 3" x 2" rectangle or a 2.375" x 3" rectangle. Either ornament can have up to SIX pictures on it, and the design prints on both the front and the back.
I toyed around with who to gift this ornament too (personalized ornaments always make such good Christmas gifts!) and opted for my son and his wife. Many of you know they had a baby girl in 2013, and she has quickly become the apple of all of our eyes. Not near as exciting as our little sweet baby girl, but still pretty cool, my son also purchased a DSLR camera about a year ago, and he and his wife are getting pretty good at using it. One day on a beach visit they took this year, they played with the camera a bit and got two photos that I really loved. I decided to use those to make the ornament.
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| This is a copy of the actual page I was working on to create my ornament. This is with no background, but you can see the many edit options available to you. |
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| This was one of the many backgrounds you could choose from. I chose to write the year on mine. |
When you are creating the ornament, you can move the pictures anywhere you want them to go, which is so much nicer than a standard template that just won't budge. You can also choose from a multitude of backgrounds. I finally decided on the black because I thought it lent an elegance that I don't usually go for in my ornament selections (I generally opt for 'cute').
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| This is the final ornament...the design is on the front and the back. The red string comes with it for hanging. |
I couldn't be more pleased with how the ornament turned out, and it's already in the mail on the way to my son's home. There is no doubt at all that they are going to love it. I know I do.
Take a look around Collage.com and see all of the wonderful items they have for you to make out of your precious photos. You can also follow them on Facebook and/or Twitter.
Don't forget to check back next week for a photo wrapping paper (cool right?) and aluminum panel giveaway that Collage.com and I collaborated on as well. You're not going to want to miss those!
One lucky winner gets an ornament to call their own. US entrants only.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
I learned that you can make custom gift wrap!
ReplyDeleteI am totally heading over there to make one. What a cool idea!! I love stuff with my boys faces on it.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I love making stuff with my sons face on it. This is a great idea.
DeleteThis is such a great idea. I can't wait to make some ornaments for all the grandparents.
ReplyDeleteI love that photo ornament of your Son, Daughter In Law and you sweet, sweet Grandbaby. You know... they are going to want you to do this every year.
ReplyDeleteI think a tradition of giving them a new ornament every year is a good one. I've given them one every year since they got married, so I'm still on the track. :)
DeleteYes you are on the right track. Good for you. If you stop now, they are going to miss it.
DeleteSuch a good idea! I wonder how they fare with age (do the inks have issues on aluminum).
ReplyDeleteIt's a good question. We shall see. It sure holds the pictures nice, the final look is gorgeous!
DeleteThese ornaments are really beautiful. I love that they are personalized and so full of colors and life.
ReplyDeleteThis would make a perfect gift idea for the my in-laws. They love anything with their grand babies on it...I'm sure they will treasure this one!
ReplyDeleteOmg the ornaments are just wayyyt too cool!!! I love personalized things like this ;-)
ReplyDeleteThis would be pretty cute to print out and give to family for Christmas. Especially if I had children.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute idea! I always try to get the kids one personalized ornament a year so I need to check this out.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful and unique! Something like this can be treasured for years to come.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea for holiday gifts! I'm gonna check it out. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHow cool:) I had no idea you could do this and now I read in the comments about the creating the wrapping paper, so cool!
ReplyDeleteThese are super cute for sure. Great for a family with a new addition. What a fun idea!
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ReplyDeleteI love that they have over 300 shapes and that it is so easy to customize.
ReplyDeleteTurned out awesome indeed, the perfect gift
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome!
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ReplyDeleteIt would be fun to do theses every year then see r the changes in the children. Great grandparents gift.
ReplyDeleteThis is really cool and wonderful for gifts,
ReplyDeleteA friend just had her first baby. This would be a great present for her. I love giving personal, unique gifts.
ReplyDeleteAluminum photos seem to be all the rage lately! I may have to get a few for my house now!
ReplyDeleteThese are so neat! We have one very similar to this that I had made, pre-kids. The kids always laugh at it because daddy had longer curly hair in the picture and the kids have only seen him with a buzz cut.
ReplyDeleteHi Rosey,
ReplyDeleteThe ornament that you made was beautiful! What a great idea. This is a tradition that we started with our oldest daughter and this makes it a lot easier. BTW: I agree with your comment about the standard template that won't budge. It's nice to see there's a different option. Thank you for sharing this.
Sincerely,
Karina
What a great, personal idea! This could start a whole new holiday tradition!
ReplyDeleteOh I like that the photos are printed on BOTH the front and back!
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I really like that, too. You don't have to worry about which way they're turned!
DeleteThose are so pretty. I have to do that this year.
ReplyDeleteThat ornament looks totally wonderful! <3
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy making and giving personalized gifts. I will be checking them out.
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ReplyDeleteI like the two sided offer! I enjoy heavier weight to my keepsakes too
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ReplyDeleteA collage ornament looks so adorable what a cute gift idea!
ReplyDeleteI love personalized gifts like this. They're a forever keepsake - so precious. Love how your ornament came out!
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ReplyDeleteI love that you can make personalized gifts. I know the perfect person that would love this.
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ReplyDeleteOh these look great! What a cool idea especially for gifts I could do this every year for my mom's Bff as a gift!
ReplyDeleteCarmen Perez: I LOVE photo gifts, although I usually use Shutterfly, I will have to check out this website too.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing what you can make with photos these days! Your son is going to love his ornament!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a perfectly wonderful way to capture those moments. I love how it turned out!
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ReplyDeleteThat would make great gifts for the grandparents. I love ornaments I can personalize.
ReplyDeletePersonalized ornaments are my favorite. I like to make one with santa photos each year.
ReplyDeleteI love personalized ornaments like these. What great keepsakes!
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ReplyDeleteI love those, I would absolutely love to add one to our tree this year. It would be perfect to remember our first Christmas in our new state/home town.
ReplyDeleteI learned you can personalize these and make them very unique.
ReplyDeleteI love personalized anything! Ornaments are even better
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ReplyDeleteI would love to win this for our new twins first Christmas! What a great gift this would make for my daughter!
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ReplyDeleteI learned that you can also make custom gift wrap.
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ReplyDeleteI really like this cute diy ornaments using picture collage! Makes rally good gift ideas too.
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So cute collage giveaways, I haven't seen like this before.
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These look like great gift ideas. My friend was recently telling me about their new family policy of only including homemade ornaments on their tree.
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ReplyDeletelove that they are personalized and so full of colors
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