The baby book. It’s about darn time I finished this thing. Ruari’s headed towards 2 and a half and I finally finished a book on her first year. As a little mother’s day gift to myself…. I created this sweet little 5 x 5 book with Pinhole Press. It’s beautiful…. [...]

Over the past year my newly married best friends have become new moms. Now, I am the proud “aunt” of several little ladies (for some reason, there have only been girls…). This is the first Mother’s Day for my friends, and I wanted to do a little something special for [...]

With Mother’s Day coming up, it was the perfect opportunity to get my mom stocked up on some pretty paper products, each featuring a different design from the photos I took.  Pinhole Press specializes in beautiful paper products, nearly all with that uncoated print look to keep with it’s minimal, [...]

It’s when you hit your mid-twenties that you start to realize that growing up happens way too fast (and perhaps your parents did know what they were talking about when they gave you all that advice in high school). Mother’s Day was the perfect occasion for me to take some [...]

My nephew Chase is about to turn one, and rather than get him clothing or toys he’ll soon outgrow, I created a photo book with pictures chronicling his first year. Even though the gift is more of his parents than for Chase (he’s still just a baby, after all), I [...]

If your home is anything like mine, the refrigerator door ends up becoming the hub of to-do lists, schedules  and kids art work. It’s something that you use several times a day, so is a pretty good place to keep track of everything. Our fridge is right by our back [...]

Great moms make you never want to grow up. It’s always nice to have someone cook your favorite meals or bake your favorite cake! This Mother’s Day, I decided to stir up some classic photos and write my mom a story about all of the ways that I appreciate her. [...]

Kids + scribbling kind of go hand in hand.  Hopefully the scribbling goes onto paper and not your walls. Usually, if you give kids a place to draw (and you watch them closely) than the wall isn’t even appealing.  I’m totally in love with these personalized Scribble Pads from Pinhole Press, [...]

Last year one of my best friends was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer. Our daughters are best friends and have been on swim teams together since they were about a year old. During my friends chemotherapy and radiation treatments it was difficult for her to make the [...]

Three years ago, I took a fabulous two week trip to Italy and took lots of photos – so many that I ended up doing nothing with them! I made a resolution for 2012 that I would create a photo book series of my travels before my computer crashed and [...]

When I tell people Ian and I are about to celebrate our six-year dating anniversary, I can’t believe the words coming out of my mouth! We don’t have an official “anniversary,” but take a vacation around the same time every year to celebrate another year as a couple. This year, [...]

My good friend asked me to help her with her wedding save-the-dates and invitations and of course, I knew that we would get creative. We wanted to do something that would set the tone for the DIY wedding and also be memorable. So, we chose to create savory, save-the-date candy [...]

I believe in having many Valentines. You know, the concept we were taught back in grade school when we exchanged Valentine’s Day cards and candy with all of our classmates. While I may not hand out My Little Pony cards that say “Be Mine” anymore, I do make baked goods [...]

I never aspired to cook or bake anything when I was a little girl. Easy Bake Oven? Not for me. I wasn’t that little girl who stood beside her mom in the kitchen and helped her prepare meals. Much to my mother’s dismay, she accepted that the actions of stirring, [...]

One of the best things I have done since our wedding was to organize a photo book using Pinhole Press. I first heard about this company reading A Cup of Jo and it couldn’t have been easier to use. I spent a couple of days uploading images from my computer [...]

I’m a designer so whenever I’m on the hunt for gifts for my kids, I ask myself, “What’s creative and thoughtful?” This past holiday season, I decided to give each kid in the family a “blank canvas” for drawing beautiful works of art. From scribble pads and photo journals to [...]

I saw this idea in the January 2012 issue of Martha Stewart Living and thought is was brilliant. The aluminum ledge is a ticket holder used in restaurants by chefs to keep track of checks. Marbles inside the track grab onto the notes (our stamp collection) without pins and the [...]

When we moved back to the Northeast, we decided to do something that we had never done before—build a home! The entire process of building, especially the attention to detail and quality, fascinated us. We eagerly watched the house go up and took photos of the process along the way. [...]

I love instagram but I made a resolution for 2012 to find unique ways to get these photos off of my phone. Because I often snap pictures using instagram, my photos aren’t hi-res enough to blow up and frame but they are perfect for 3×3 magnets. Now, I get to [...]

When one of my dearest and oldest friends asked me to be part of her wedding party, I was touched and honored. Wedding planning immediately ensued, and not to be forgotten, was the bride-to-be’s final fling before the ring AKA her bachelorette party! This idea came from Stacey A. As [...]

With tinsel on the tree and snow outside, there’s nothing better than snuggling up with a good book and a cup of hot cocoa with a peppermint spoon. Personalizing a store bought tin of hot chocolate is easy, just cover with wrapping paper and stick on a label. I ordered [...]

We love the creativity that Chelsea of Frolic put into her holiday card this year. If you visit her blog, she’ll even send you one! Photos of card by Nicolle Gonzalez. Photo on card by Chelsea Fuss, originally created for Project Wedding.

My Mom and I have made it a tradition to create custom cocoa gifts for friends every year. All you have to do is find a few glass jars—you can find Balls jars at your local grocery store. Then, add your own dry milk, powdered creamer (we love the peppermint [...]

We made a few wedding photo albums for our family through Pinhole Press, so I knew the quality of their products.  The JOY card was a perfect fit for the excitement and love we felt over the past year, planning and celebrating our wedding, and we couldn’t think of a [...]

It’s always time to party in my house. As a virtual party planner and blogger, I’m used to throwing a lot of parties — but with the holiday season in full swing, I get to change it up and actually attend other people’s parties! Every good party guest knows you [...]

This year, we wanted to get something special for our oldest daughter, since she’s been such a phenomenal babysitter to her three younger siblings. We chose a desk blotter, complete with photos of her and the munchkins. The Charity Water desk blotter, with its yellow, white, and black color scheme, [...]

According to whoever makes up the seemingly endless etiquette rules around weddings and marriages, the traditional first anniversary gift is paper.  So for our first wedding anniversary I put together this photo book and gave it to my husband as a gift. It has everything–our portraits, photos of friends acting [...]

One of the hardest parts of growing up is saying goodbye to friends when our lives take us in different directions. After college, my two roommates and I pursued different careers on separate coasts. We said farewell to the glory days and began our individual “real world” adventures. We promised [...]

Look around – ah yes, these are your coworkers with whom you spend a large majority of your time. Five days a week, eight hours a day. Most of you will be on the hunt to find a little something to say “thank you” for a great year, but it’s [...]

We take so many digital pictures of our kids but unfortunately they sit on the computer, rarely making it into the hands of the Grandparents. We know they aren’t too savvy with digital photos, and as a result, digital photos really don’t work for them. After all, they want nothing [...]

My family and I recently took a trip to Copenhagen to visit our little brother who was studying abroad there. Upon landing, my mom realized her brand new Nikon camera had been stolen out of her luggage. Therefore, the task of taking pictures was left in the hands of my [...]

My wife and I saved all of the artwork that our kids created when they were little. Every now and then, we pull it out of the storage bin and smile and cherish our memories of their innocence. For Christmas this year, I scanned (or you could photograph) 13 of [...]

In honor of our baby boy Hudson’s first Christmas, we made him his very own family album. All of his immediate family are pictured, and described as he will likely come to know them: Mommy and Daddy, Grandpas and Grandmas. We even included a few of him, both just hours [...]

The Pinhole Press team got creative (and thankful) this holiday season by creating festive notepads with artwork rather than photos. You can do this too! Each of us wrote what we were thankful for or, what gifts we were wishing for this holiday season. Then, we strung the notepad sheets [...]

The element of surprise can create big smiles when someone opens their holiday card envelope. Do you feel like sending an unusual or extra creative holiday card this year? Dress up the dog! Or, share your best scenic shot of the season. You can even design your own personal stationery [...]

Our house is nuts with the kids’ activities. Between parties, softball, dance, football, and school projects, it is difficult to keep track of where our three kids are going and where they have been. We’ve solved the problem with the weekly magnetic photo pad. Each of the kids posts their [...]

Whether you are hosting your neighborhood Halloween party this weekend or attending your kid’s party at school, customize your goodie bags or your own “Witch’s Brew” with the Pinhole Press wine labels. Looking for some creative treats for your party? Browse Halloween treat ideas to find candy and cookie ideas. [...]

There’s no doubt that a friendly dinner party is the best time to bring out those embarrassing photos  of our friends that we secretly tuck away for future social occasions. (Don’t you act like you haven’t done this!) I recently had the chance to mingle with friend and professional photographer [...]

Every once in awhile a product comes along that not only totally enraptures me but also meets every single wish on my list. Simple, beautiful, well-designed, high quality, easy to create, nice to touch, visually stunning, etc. Talk about inspirational! When I found this Pinhole Press Journal, they pretty much [...]

When our baby announcements arrived the other day, I could hardly wait to tear into the box. It felt a little like Christmas! Of course I love anything with Hudson’s image, but I am so happy with how these turned out–they’re beautiful! We couldn’t wait to send them out. I [...]

I’m so excited that we’ll finally have a room for guests in our new home (let’s hope the lack of this was the reason we never get visitors). I’m planning on getting new fluffy towels, nice linens and fun soaps and such. I found this wooden box at a thrift [...]

Eating in Italy. Watching bull fighting in Spain. Seeing the ruins in Greece. What can I say? I’m a woman on a mission to see and experience the world. Let’s face it, travel-crazed dreamers like me (and you might classify yourself as one of these types) find it difficult to [...]

I’m not alone in the “our dogs are our children” camp. Fellow dog owners can attest to the fact that we treat our pooches – Willie & Palmer – like members of the family. We are always snapping a lot of photos of them. We might overdo it, but it [...]

Summer seems to go by a bit faster every year. Even though it can be hectic, back to school means excitement, a fresh start and another shot at being organized. Thank goodness for my new day planner given to me by my students in last year’s class. I have to [...]

Summertime means berry time, and every year I always take advantage of the fresh crops at the local farmer’s market. This summer I have made a variety of jams including black raspberry, blueberry, raspberry lavender, blueberry lemon honey and strawberry balsamic. Depending on the recipe of the jam and the [...]

We wanted to offer Pinhole Press albums as part of our photography package at Maxine Denver Photo+Video. We’d seen them online and loved the design, but wanted to do a test-run first. What better test then our own wedding? We used pictures from family and friends to create a complete [...]

A farmer’s market is the perfect mixture of delicious color, sustainable living and of course—community.  In our latest effort to partner with local sustainable companies, Pinhole Press collaborated with Kilpatrick Farm in Middle Granville, New York, to create “farm fresh” calendars and photo notepads. A few weeks ago, I walked [...]

I’m a breakfast person, so naturally when I was in Denver for a short visit, I carved out one Saturday morning to spend with my dear newlywed friends – both obsessed with cooking, food and delightful mealtime conversation. I toted my camera along and was able to snap a few [...]

As a photographer, my clients are always wondering what to do with the images they receive from me. Here’s a great idea my clients LOVE: thank you cards. They’re a super simple and easy way to share your photos with friends and family and the perfect way to say thank [...]

This hill country wedding was extremely personal and romantic. In my experience, do-it-yourself weddings are a great way to make sure that your big day shines with your personality. I think that photo pads are the perfect party favor! Plus, my wedding clients love the idea of wine labels that [...]