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Buying gifts can be HARD. We all like and need different things. It often helps to try to look at potential gifts through the eyes of the person you’re buying for.
When someone mentions something they like I jot it down on my phone and save the idea for a rainy day. This way I’m not completely clueless when it comes time to buy a gift.
However, sometimes it’s not so easy. You see — my mother in law is a cat person. She loves real cats and anything that has a cat on it. She has received, I’m sure, countless items with cats on them and sometimes I fear this gets old.
I mean — you can only have so many of something before you’re sick of it, right?
That’s why I love photo gifts! I don’t care how many photo gifts you receive, you’re going to love them all. Why? Because they are fond memories of loved ones and your life.
So this year instead of getting my mother in law something cat-related for her birthday, I decided to make her a photo blanket from CanvasDiscount.com. It was SO easy to do. I just created a collage of all of her grandkids, uploaded it to their site, chose the size/effect, and bought it!
I couldn’t be happier with the results — it turned out perfect 🙂
It arrived quickly to my door and is SO very soft. I also had the option of adding text to my custom photo blanket but decided against it. Their cute little faces are worth a thousand words and a lifetime of memories.
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Krystle Cook – the creator of Home Jobs by MOM – put her psychology degree on a shelf and dived into a pile of diapers and dishes instead. She is a wife and mother to two rambunctious boys, sweating it out in her Texas hometown. She loves cooking, DIY home projects, and family fun activities.
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Amy D
March 3, 2019 at 7:12 amI love those pillows! This is a great gift for my in-laws. I think they would really like it with my kids photo on it.
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March 5, 2019 at 2:23 pmA photo pillow would be an awesome gift for your in-laws. Canvas Discount has your back!
Cathy French
March 3, 2019 at 10:28 amPhoto gifts are an excellent choice. This would be really great from moms, grandparents and any other family that isn’t closeby too.
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March 5, 2019 at 2:27 pmTrue! Photo gifts are perfect for family that doesn’t live close – that way they can see your pic and think of you.
Jodi Hunter
March 3, 2019 at 12:46 pmI love photo gifts. They are so personal.
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March 6, 2019 at 10:36 amYes, photo gifts are perfect gifts IMO. You really can’t go wrong with them.
Denise Low
March 3, 2019 at 1:08 pmMy grandkids gave me for Christmas one year a blanket of all my great grandkids. I just love it and it’s something that I treasure.
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March 6, 2019 at 10:39 amWe’ve given photo blankets as gifts in the past too. They are always a hit.
Calvin
March 3, 2019 at 1:31 pmSure is a good idea to have such personalized gifts. The receiver will be more likely to remember who gave it to them. A nice keepsake that displays their most valued people or thing in life is always good.
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March 7, 2019 at 7:57 amPersonalized gifts are great! You are so right – people will always remember who gave it to them and they will think about you every time they see your present.
Sara Tarver
March 3, 2019 at 7:27 pmWow that’s really cool!
Nancy
March 4, 2019 at 9:10 amI’ve never tried this. It would be great I think for grandparents or even grown kids away from home.
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March 7, 2019 at 2:40 pmI love sending photo gifts to grandparents!
Shannon M Gilchrist
March 4, 2019 at 3:27 pmI love photo gifts! I love making calendars and photo books for my family members. I sell Thirty-one and I love that we can put pictures on pillows and bags now!
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March 9, 2019 at 12:31 pmMe too! Photo gifts are GREAT! That’s awesome about Thirty One!! I’ve always heard great things about them 🙂
Paula Pennachio
March 5, 2019 at 2:00 amPhoto gifts are nice. People spend a lot of money on school pictures. If you put it in a nice frame it does make a nice gift
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March 5, 2019 at 9:54 amSchool pictures bother me. It’s almost like you have to buy them. They push you to. I only buy them if they actually took a good pic.
Sujon Kumar Roy
March 5, 2019 at 6:34 amI want to make one of these of my baby. Because my baby is very cute.
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March 5, 2019 at 9:51 amI’m sure your baby would look adorable on a photo blanket!
Sujon Kumar Roy
March 5, 2019 at 10:08 pmyeah! you are right
Melissa Smith
March 5, 2019 at 9:35 amI’ve never heard of this company until now, but it seems like they’re great quality! Bonus points for being budget friendly too!
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March 5, 2019 at 9:43 amGlad to introduce you to Canvas Discount. It is great quality for a great price!
Ashley Chassereau Parks
March 6, 2019 at 10:59 amI love to look at and take pictures, so photo gifts are right up my alley! Pictures remind me of the past and bring back so many memories. I think photo gifts are a wonderful treasure and I love to surprise my family members with them too.
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March 12, 2019 at 5:22 pmYou sound just like one of my friends. She is all about photography. I wish I could take better pictures lol.
Kim Pincombe-Cole
March 7, 2019 at 12:08 pmPhoto gifts are fun! The blankets are a great high school grad gift idea!
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March 12, 2019 at 5:25 pmThat’s so true, Kim! I never thought about giving them to a grad but it’d be a great gift to take to college. Might make them less homesick.
gloria patterson
March 8, 2019 at 9:35 amBig fan of photo gifts I have given 2 to my great nieces parents for first and second birthday. And I love to get photo gifts
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March 12, 2019 at 5:27 pmI bet they loved the photo gifts you gave them!
Jodi Hunter
March 8, 2019 at 1:53 pmI think that photo gifts are the best. I love to give and receive them.
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March 14, 2019 at 4:46 pmYou and me both, Jodi. Photo gifts are AMAZING!
Cheryl Everitt
March 12, 2019 at 6:37 pmAt my age I am totally on board with personalized photo gifts. Thank you for sharing.
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March 20, 2019 at 9:16 amYou and me both Cheryl! I love a good photo gift.
Maureen
March 16, 2019 at 3:04 pmWhat a great gift for a loved one who is recovering from an illness. It gives them comfort and courage to get better–we did one of these items for a sibling when they were going thru chemo and it was a comfort to them. They are doing well now.
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March 21, 2019 at 3:13 pmI’m so happy to hear your family member is doing better!
Deanna
March 17, 2019 at 3:05 amI think photo gifts make really nice gifts, especially for grandparents. I hope to receive photo gifts when I’m a grandparent. 😉
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March 21, 2019 at 3:17 pmPhoto gifts are great gifts for grandparents!! Especially if they live out of town.
Rosanne
March 18, 2019 at 10:07 amI have loved receiving photo gifts but I am not so goo at making them myself. Photography is not a strong suit of mine.
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March 27, 2019 at 12:33 pmI’m sure you take great pictures, Roseanne!
Kristine Shelton
March 19, 2019 at 7:34 pmI ABSOLUTELY love photo gifts! We have family all over the world & I love being able to send photo gifts to them of the kids!
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March 27, 2019 at 12:40 pmSounds like you probably receive some really neat photo gifts too if you’re family lives in other countries. I bet they are lovely!
Azziera Jafr
March 20, 2019 at 11:37 amI really love gifting people photo gifts as birthday presents! I think that kind of present will be more memorable and unique 🙂
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March 27, 2019 at 12:46 pmPhoto gifts are def a memorable gift! So much better than some random trinket.
Dawn D.
March 22, 2019 at 2:27 amI love the idea of doing this. I’d like to get a blanket with my dog, Emma who passed away a year ago.
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March 27, 2019 at 1:49 pmI’m so sorry to hear about your pup! The blanket would be a great comfort. Hugs.
Kelli Boggio
March 24, 2019 at 8:57 pmI absolutely love photo gifts. I gave them to my mother, my husband, and all five of my children last Christmas.
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March 28, 2019 at 7:48 amSounds like you are a big fan of photo gifts. I bet they all loved them!
Dawn D.
March 25, 2019 at 7:55 pmThese are a fun gift to give and get.
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March 28, 2019 at 8:00 amPhoto gifts do make fun, awesome gifts for almost any adult.
Azziera
March 26, 2019 at 3:24 amThis is so much way easier! Now I know the place to get the perfect gift I’ve wanted 🙂
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March 28, 2019 at 8:05 amIt is easy and they make wonderful gifts!
Paula Ball
March 27, 2019 at 2:16 pmI think any type photo gift would be well recieved if sent to the right person. They could also be used as less personal gift with maybe photo of landmark from their town or city. A beach sunrise or set, town square or other well known site would be nice. I am thinking of tons of ways this could work as great gift.
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April 1, 2019 at 8:36 amThat’s true! You can make it as personal or not as personal as you want. It’s very versatile.
Dawn D.
March 28, 2019 at 3:38 amI’d like to get a blanket with my late doggy, Emma🐾on it. She was a Yorkie.🕊
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April 1, 2019 at 8:42 amI’m sorry for the loss of your dog!
Julie Barrett
March 29, 2019 at 7:39 amI love, love photo gifts! They’re so much more meaningful than something generic that can be bought at any store. They make such priceless and thoughtful gifts!
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April 1, 2019 at 8:50 amPhoto gifts are really thoughtful gifts. You almost can’t go wrong with them!
kathy pease
April 2, 2019 at 9:06 amI love photo gifts they make such beautiful person gifts. I myself have walls covered with photo canvases of my grandkids and family. I can’t even see my walls anymore. lol
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April 3, 2019 at 8:33 amAwe, you sound like an awesome grandma!
Sarah Mayer
April 2, 2019 at 12:00 pmI think photo gifts are actually really thoughtful – and it’s a gift that captures that memory for a lifetime.
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April 3, 2019 at 8:39 amSo very true Sarah! Photo gifts always make me smile 🙂
Mishelle
April 2, 2019 at 5:08 pmThis looks like a great Grandmom present!! I think I will wander over to the site and look around for a Mom’s day and b-day present.
Mishelle
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April 9, 2019 at 12:37 pmThey would make wonderful Mother’s Day and birthday presents!
Lily Kwan
April 2, 2019 at 10:36 pmThese photo gifts look very nice. Thanks for sharing!
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April 9, 2019 at 12:39 pmThey would be great for Mother’s Day!
Wendy Hess
April 15, 2019 at 6:40 amLike you said, receiving a photo, whether on paper or canvas, is always a welcomed gift. Not only is it sharing memories but being able to give a new memory each time with a different photo(s).
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April 15, 2019 at 10:04 amIt’s one of my favorite gifts to give!