Expressions Photo & I Love Photo Gifts

We have added a whole new line of Photo Pillows to our collection of great photo gifts and are thrilled to be able to offer one heck of a sale! This sale is only for our BLOG readers and hasn’t been posted anywhere else, well maybe Twitter too-I am addicted to that site!

Anyway, to activate the additional 10% discount that will be added to our already 20% reduced pillows use the following code at checkout:

pillowfight

Discount only applies to the pillows that are currently on sale! You have to see them, beautiful linen and suede pillows in some really great colors and sizes! Hurry, sale ends on August 14th!

We have not had the thrill of doing any vintage photo collages lately, so when this customer came to us with this project and free creative reign, it was just awesome! We tried something a little different with this collage by incorporating a vintage damask background, which we think just completes the collage perfectly!

It is beautiful to see a couple married for 40 years, and I am thrilled that we were the lucky ones to create this lasting heirloom for the family. The collage will be printed on luster paper and given a linen texture for added elegance and then be mounted and UV coated, this will last for generations!

So yesterday I began getting calls and emails from total strangers about this article I was in about web design and search engines. I had done an interview several months ago and completely forgot about it. So, I rushed out to the bookstore to see this article that everyone was saying was so great, and OMG…it was a full 2 -page spread on ilovephotogifts.com.

I almost fell over right in the bookstore. I have a had a few press hits here and there, but this was huge-SmallBiz magazine by Businessweek.

You can view the article HERE.

I am still in shock over it, and thrilled that I was chosen to take part in this piece! Just wanted to share my joy, so thanks for listening!

I recently did an interview with an amazing woman named Susan Reid, she runs an awesome website that inspires women to find their inner selves and pursue their dreams. The interview was focused on how I “fell” into my business. That is was not something I planned or ever thought about, but a small basic need that was not meant made me think about creating a market for that need.

Take a peak (it was an audio interview..my very first, but they also transcribed it!)…and you will learn about how and why I started ilovephotogifts.com!

Accidental-prenher Interview

Be sure to scope out the blog too, it has some great inspiration if you are looking to start a business!

I have had such a crazy but exciting week! I have been so behind on getting new products up in the store that I have been sitting, this week I managed to get 2 of our newest artists up on the site as well as a new Photo Purse manufacturer……and I am so excited!

Here is a peak at two of the newest products:

Above are our newest jewelry artisan who does a fabulous vintage collection of heirloom jewelry! I will definitely be ordering a piece for myself. We have finished adding a few of those items to our store, but we have a lot more from this artist to add so stay tuned!

The other is a Custom Accordian Album with an image and elegant fabric all pulled together to create a unique gift idea that will thrill anyone!

If you have not checked out the site, you may want to take a peak at the New Products category, there is a lot from this week and we are no where near done yet! We still have another line of new Custom Photo Purse, more jewelry and other fun products!

We are also thrilled to announce that we were chosen as a business to be profiled in an article for Entrepreneur recently! This was a big deal for us and the article was also picked up on Yahoo News as well as thestreet.com!

It has been a really exciting week for us and I have some other really big things coming up that I hope to be able to share soon!

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We have also recently applied to be a part of ResellerRatings.com in an effort to substantiate what our customers already know, that our service and products are second to none!

For those of you whom have ordered from us, would you please take a moment to visit our page at ilovephotogifts.com at reseller ratings and leave a comment!

If you do leave a comment, please send me an email directly at Jill@ilovephotogifts.com and let me know, in return I will send you a gift certificate for $5.00 off your next purchase as a thank you for extending your time!

So for the last 2 days I have been sick in bed with the flu. Not Fun! So I am working hard on getting our new products uploaded that I am so excited about, and we should have everything up by early next week! A new jewelry line, photo purse line and custom album line are our most recent additions.

We have lots more coming so stay tuned!

REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER!!!! Today is the last day to submit your entry for our Photo Contest on our store website. If you have not checked it out, please take a peak and be sure to get your entry in to win a great Custom Photo Beach Bag!

We have been working hard on tweaking our website to create an easy shopping experience!  We have uploaded several new products and have a lot more coming in the next few weeks!

One of our newest products are Obrien and Schridde Vintage Frames. These frames are stunning and are handcrafted here in the US. We do carry a limited inventory, any item that is ordered that we do not have in-stock may take 4-6 weeks to arrive. If you do need it sooner, then please give us a call and we will do whatever we can to make it happen! Here is a quick peak at one of their latest styles:

We will also be adding a few items from another style of Shabby/Vintage frames and albums. These should be posted on out site within the week!

So stay tuned for more completely unique products and services! We are excited about all of the things going on here and look forward to sharing them with you. Stay tuned for the announcement regarding our first website contest of the year also!

So we decided to offer one of our top selling items in a special promotion! Our complete collection of Photo Insert Purses are now on sale. Every bag is 20% off now through 2.28.08!

These make GREAT GIFTS for mom…so stock up now for Mother’s Day! Click on the image to be taken to the Braggables full collection of purses.

We have had several emails regarding our contests that we used to run monthly on our previous website. Please be assured that we WILL resume contests shortly! We have been refining our websites and bringing in new products and services, once we come up for air we will put our contest back in place. Keep on eye on the BLOG for the action, this is the place to be for all the latest and greatest!

I am sorry, we have been so busy I have not had a chance to even think about blogging! I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday! We had a great one, except everyone in my house wound up sick the next day and we have all been bedridden since then! Just starting to get back to the swing of things and realized how much we have going on here at Expressions!

This week (Happy New Year’s by the way!)…we will be posting our favorite images of 2007 to select the “Image of the Year!”

We will be posting in our online store a selection of new Birth Announcements which I think will be a huge hit! Our tri-fold cards were a huge success for us for the 2007 Holiday Season, thanks to our elegant and simple designs!

New products will be arriving throughout January and February. We have new jewelry, new albums, new home decor printing options and some really great gifts! Keep an eye out!

And lastly, we will be doing a couple of “test” sessions in January and February that we will need models for. For January these will be studio sessions to test a couple of new wall designs we have done and to add to our Pet Gallery. February will be in home sessions, these will be family and what I call “Lifestyle” sessions.

I am excited to be attending a seminar the last week of January which will really elevate my photography skills as well as how I “see” things. The woman who is hosting the seminar is a nationally recognized photographer and does a lot of commercial work so I am very excited to be able to learn her tips and tricks! I will want to do a few test sessions after this to try out what I have learned!

So, I will be posting a few times this week…stay tuned for a few contests and give aways!

I wish everyone a Happy and Healthy 2008!