Did you go for Coffee on your first date?

Here's your thoughtful Valentines Day gift! Personalized coffee mugs for your loved ones ... Just add a package of your favoright brand of coffee - preferrably from the place you first got together - and your in like flint :)

Choose from our ready made selection or have us create one for you.

To top it off, we'll be serving up our mugs for 20% off thru the end of the day Friday, February 11th!

So call or come in today and cross "find a v-day gift" off of your list!

Last Week! 13 weeks of Personalized Gift Ideas

Can you believe it? One week left 'til Christmas. Well, we can help you stuff those stockings! These acrylic paperwieghts can be custom engraved with your own quote, mantra or message, or you can pick up one of our ready-made versions for just $7.95.

Custom Mugs & Coasters! It's week 12 of our 13 weeks of Personalized Gifts promotion!

Logos, your kids art, photos ... all kinds of things can be imprinted on our custom mugs & coasters! Just send us your jpegs or drop off your hard copies, and we will take care of the rest! (and save 20% to boot!)

Scrapbooks you can wear! Week 11 - 13 Weeks of Personalized Gift Ideas

Visit our web site for some ideas then visit our store for an even more extensive selection!

You supply the photos & we'll take care of the rest!

Personalized Keepsake Boxes 20% off for Week 10!

Stop in this week to browse our selection (don't forget to bring your photo - jpeg or hard copy) :)

Week 9 (already!) - 13 Weeks of Personalized Gift Ideas - Photo Crystals

These are the newest, coolest photo gifts available, and we make them in our store!!! Check out all the shapes & sizes available by clicking here then get your pictures to us so we can take care of the rest!

Week 8 - 13 Weeks of Personalized Gift Ideas - Photo Ornaments! (everyone's favorite!)

For a few more examples, visit our web site  then call or come in to order yours today! Not in the area? photos can easily be emailed to orders@imageawards.net  ... just include your contact info & we'll take care of the rest!

Week 7 - 13 Weeks of Personalized Gift Ideas - Gallery Wrapped Canvas!

Week 6 - 13 Weeks of Personalized Gift Ideas - Playing Cards & Game Sets!

Week 5! -13 Weeks of Personalized Gift Ideas - Gifts for your Foodie!

‎13 weeks of Personalized Gift Ideas - Week 4 - Engraved Frames, Photo Tiles & Chromaluxe!

Week 3 - 13 weeks of Personalized Gift Ideas - Glassware!

Week One! 13 Weeks of Creative Gift Ideas.

13 Weeks of Personalized Gift Ideas!

Beginning September 26th, we will provide weekly ideas & special offers to help you score big with your family & friends come Christmastime!

A new deal on one of a kind gifts will be offered each Thursday and will be good for one week. From photo books to engraved glassware to personalized ornaments & more! Be sure to keep checking back ... you won't want to miss out!

To search for ideas of your own, feel free to visit http://www.imageawards.net/ .

Memories of experiences become prized posessions!

I hate to rush the holidays, but wanted to remind you to start taking your pictures with your holiday gift giving in mind. We make awesome ornaments, coffee mugs, posters, jewelry, tiles, wall art etc. Memories of experiences, rather than "stuff", will become prized posessions. Taking great photos now ensures your ability to put the best most personal and thoughtful photo gifts under that tree of yours!

Here are a few ideas to get your creative juices flowing :)

Photo Crystals http://imageawards.net/images/pdf/PhotoCrystal.pdf

Personalized Ornaments http://imageawards.net/ornaments.html

Jewelry http://imageawards.net/jewelry.html

Fun Family Reunion Ideas

Submitted by: Heidi Arave


Do you have a family reunion this summer? Here are some great ideas of fun things you can do at your family reunion to strengthen your family’s heritage!


1. Family Treasures Card game: This is a fun family game that has a playing board (laminated poster) that goes with it. To view the instructions click here.


2. I AM a Heritage Maker Activity Book: This is a great way for your kids and their cousins to get to know their heritage in a fun activity book.


3. Personalized Card Deck: Does your family like to play card games? Create your own custom deck of cards with pictures of grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. There are lots of templates to choose from in the gallery (rook, old maid, go fish, face cards, etc.)


4. FAMILY LAND: This fun game is just like Candy Land, but with your family name and the family activities you enjoy doing together. It will keep the kids entertained for hours! Also, it has a deck of cards to go with it.


5. Family Cookbook: If you have time before the reunion, have family members send you a favorite recipe and a picture. Put together a family cookbook. Take the cookbook to the reunion and if family members would like a copy, you can take orders. If you don’t have time to put it together before the reunion, have your family bring their picture and favorite recipe to the reunion. Then put the cookbook together later.


6. BINGO: Create your own Bingo cards with pictures of grandparents and other relatives. This is a great way for the young kids to learn the names of their great grandparents.

Photo Tiles

Tiles: Create a tile with a picture of an ancestor or of grandma and grandpa that includes one of their favorite sayings. 1 12×12 page can make 4 tiles. Get 4 6×6 tiles at Home Depot or any home improvement store.

Gift Ideas

8x8 book Summer Fun - What are you doing with your summer memories and pictures? Put them in a book and give it to your family as a Christmas gift.

11.5x8.5 Family Yearbook - Capture the year in a beautiful storybook that will be read for years to come AND be guilt free because you did something with your pictures.

Cookbook/planner - Gather favorite family/friends recipes and create a cookbook to give to friends on their birthday or to your mom/grandma for Christmas.

12x12 pages There are lots of fun home decor ideas you can do with 12x12 pages - this template is for a photo cube.

Fold Outs - Great gift for kids friends birthday parties or for grandma/great grandma for Christmas

Invitations/Postcards - Frame your invitation and give it to a friend or loved one.

Greeting Cards - Send a thinking of you card, get well soon, thank you card or just because card to someone you love. With Heritage Makers direct shipping you won't even have to leave your home!

Make your own Snowglobe Ornament

This fun DIY project is from the equally fun Photojoto newsletter. Enjoy!


Step 1: Drink Up!
First, empty out the liquor bottles. Drink as many as you can in the space of five minutes.
Repent. Rethink. Repeat.
When you’re done, peel off the labels, wash the bottles and let them dry inside and out.
Take two aspirin and a nap. Then move on to Step 2.

Step 2: Mixology
In a container that has a spout, mix equal parts of corn syrup and water.
Make enough liquid to fill all the snowglobes you want to make.

Step 3: Sparkle Sparkle!
Fold a piece of paper of scrap paper in half. Pour some glitter* into the the valley of the fold.
Now use the creased paper like a funnel to help you pour glitter into the bottle without spilling it everywhere.
*FYI, you can make realistic-looking “snow” by shredding a white PVC pipe with a cheese grater. Weird, right?

Step 4: Cut ‘Em Down to Size
Crop your photo to that size in Photoshop (or whatever program you’re into these days).
Print the photo and use scissors to cut it out.

Step 5: Seal ‘Em Up
Waterproof the photo by covering it completely with packing tape. Cover both sides and make sure there’s nowhere for water to seep in.

Step 6: Roll ‘Em Up
Roll the photo up small enough to fit into the neck of the bottle. Bending it around a pencil helps.
Insert the rolled-up photo into the bottle. The photo should flatten out on its own, but if it doesn’t, use the end of the pencil to poke it back into shape.

Step 7: Fill ‘Er Up
With a steady hand (see why you needed a nap?) pour the liquid carefully into the bottle.
Fill it up to the top, then put the cap back on the bottle.

Step 8: Tie It Off
Cut a 5-6″ length of colored string, and tie a knot around the neck of the bottle. Then tie a larger loop so you can hang your ornament on the tree.

Step 9: Hang ‘Em High
That’s about it! Go hang your fabulicious new ornament on your Festivity Object of choice, be it Kwanzaa tree, Christmas shrub or Festivus pole. Happy holidays!

Gift Certificates

* Gift Certificates - Though publishing deadlines may be passed or coming soon, giving a Heritage Makers Gift Certificate allows for ultimate creativity for the recipient to preserve and share their photos and stories however they wish in the product that is given. Contact me or visit my web site for this season's specials & new products. http://www.MakeYourMomentsLast.com