Happy Kids, Inc: Shutterfly: Review + Giveaway

By Meg Hodson

Disclosure: Shutterfly sent me complimentary samples of products I designed myself. The opinions expressed here in this blog post are my own.

I take TONS of photos! Between Instagram and other social media outlets, having 3 kids, a blog, and a small wedding business, I am constantly snapping. But life, as for a lot of us, gets busy. I kept putting off the task of uploading, organizing, and creating albums out of the hundreds of photos I have taken.

When I was recently asked to review some products from Shutterfly, I could not have been happier to finally get my photos uploaded and sorted. I have had a Shutterfly account for many years, but it had been awhile since I had any time to devote to it. Well, the first feature I was impressed with, and OVER THE MOON to see, was the ability to upload directly from Facebook and Instagram. A significant amount of my photos (not all, but a lot) are in those feeds, so that made the process of adding them to my account very easy. It was a seamless, very straightforward process to get them transferred.

You could say I was gawking at the sheer amount of products and options available to use your photos on. In the past, I've done basic prints, photo books, posters, calendars, magnets, and key chains. But wow, there are a lot of options now, like iPhone cases, notebooks, place mats, blankets, and more.

One of my favorite items from my samples is the Curved Glass Frame. It is such a unique item and I still am trying to figure out how they magically and perfectly transferred my photos to the glass....which, did I mention, is curved?! I just love it and it has a special spot by my bedside.

Another one of my favorite items I received are the photo place mats. My kids are IN LOVE with them! I think the best part for them was having them personalized with photos of them and their names. My 5 year old's typical "play spot" is his chair at the kitchen table, so I knew the speedway place mat would be a hit. A few race cars and he is good to go!

I love the idea of doing annual photo albums with a recap of the year's photos. Since we aren't too far into the new year, I took this as an opportunity to do a sweet photo book of my kids from the past year. I decided to do the small 8x8 album and for me, that was perfect for 1 year of photos focused on my children. But Shutterfly offers many size options, cover variations, and dare I say too many backgrounds for the pages to choose from. It's easy to customize one to fit your theme or style.

Hey, we are all still in the Valentine spirit, right? Well, I am ready to still spread the love an offer an amazing gift for my readers.....a $50 gift certificate to Shutterfly! So, get your photos ready and good luck!

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