photo albums
With a new baby arriving in 3 weeks, I'm trying to shorten my to-do list. One thing that has been on my list for awhile is to update my photo albums. For some reason, this is always a daunting task for me. To make it easier, I've simplified it to 3 easy steps. Step 1: Buy Kolo Catalina photo albums. These are my favorite because I like the size, the 2-photos per page layout, and the extra cardstock pages in the back. I use these to display birthday invitations, family Christmas cards, ticket stubs, etc. (anything special that happened during the time frame of the album). Step 2: Edit and order photos. This is the hardest part for me. To make it less overwhelming, I try to do this every 4 months or so. I upload the images to be printed and have them shipped to me. Step 3: Put the photos in the album. Again, seems easy enough but it's hard to find time to do this! Once the pictures are in, I make a custom label for the front of the album with the dates of the photos.
When my kids were babies, they each had their own photo albums. Now I just do combined family albums (to simplify!).
Another reason I love Kolo albums is because they come in such beautiful colors. I randomly buy albums in different colors as needed and the palette always looks great. They are also pretty enough to display in my bookcase cabinet. So my albums are up-to-date through March 2009 and I just ordered pictures from April – September 2009. Now I just have to find time to put them in an album!
Click on the image to download an album label.
10.1.2009
Reader Comments (4)
Kristin I didn't know you were expecting! Congratulations! What are you having? I am loving this photo album organization you have going on. Thanks for sharing!
I too am a fan of these albums. Thanks for the label!
thank you, thank you! i use these albums and how bonus to get this great label! :)
Hi / Bonjour !
I love your albums, the color combo is great. And I also like the porcelain vases and dishes above them. Congrats on the baby !