How to Make DIY Christmas Ornaments

Along with Christmas photo books and photo cards, make your holiday season truly special by creating DIY Christmas ornaments your family can cherish for years. You don't have to stick to traditional painted glass bulbs, either (although you should add a few to your collection because they're a great way to capture kids' art abilities and showcase your own). Check out this list of DIY Christmas ornaments you can put together in your own home.

DIY Christmas Gifts Everyone Will Love

Unique Christmas gifts are hard to come by - but can spread extra holiday cheer by creating your own gifts that everyone will love. Some are more expensive than others are, and some take more time to create...but overall, the DIY Christmas gifts you'll find in this guide are easy to make and well worth the effort. In addition to these gifts, consider making a photo book or photo card to a loved one.

How to Make a Wedding Guest Book

A photo guest book for your wedding becomes a treasured memento for life. You'll love looking back on it to see all the loved ones who came to celebrate your special day. Creating a custom wedding guest book is also a lovely gesture as a special gift for the bride and groom. So many special guest book styles and themes allow you to find the perfect book or you can create your very own from a blank canvas.

How to Address Save the Date Postcards

Sending out save the date postcards ­­­has become a rite of passage in the journey from engagement to wedding day. Save the date stationery offers a classy way to inform your prospective wedding guests of your upcoming nuptials, giving them as much information as they need to mark off your date on their calendars.

How to Make Address Labels

From bills to baby announcements, address labels can come in handy for so many mailings. You can feature your own name, your family's name, or your name with your significant other's name prior to the wedding for use with the save the date photo cards and wedding invitations. Like personal checks, you can customize the look of your return address labels with a fun theme or even a photograph. You can also use address labels to send gifts such as photo books.

How to Make Your Own Invitations

Crafting your own custom invitations give you a sense of pride in creating something beautiful. From birthday party invitations to baptism invitations, graduation invites, and beyond, you can make a personalized photo card calling for your family and friends to come together for a special occasion. Personalized photo invitations and photo books have become treasured keepsakes that hold their own special memories--memories that are meant to be shared.

Fall Photo Shoot Tips

Contrast to popular belief, not all things need to be, or should be, photographed in the bright sun. An overcast fall day is a success because it gives you an opportunity to shoot all day long! The light is often soft and even. Better yet, autumn colors are saturated colors and contrast nicely with a gray day.

DIY Pom Pom Coasters

Pom poms have become a very popular focus in DIY crafts this year. They are super versatile and perfect to be added to wreaths, garlands, dream catchers, and more! Because they come in many different sizes and colors, they add a fun pop of color and dimension to any craft. We were inspired to create these colorful pom pom coasters for a craft that takes less than 15 minutes!

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Summer Party Tips and Tricks

This summer, seize the hot and sticky by planning a party that rocks. From old school water games in the backyard to flavored margaritas for the grown-ups, ring in the summer Mixbook-style. The options for summer party themes are endless whether you are hosting a work event , a pool party, or an afternoon at the beach. Mixbook has you covered like sunscreen. Even if you’re celebrating summer just to celebrate summer we understand and support your need to celebrate. Many of our summer party invitations feature easy to mimic themes like our “Summer Party” and “Summer Patterns” invitations.