Blog Book

I just received one of my blog books.  I say one because I have two volumes for this year, and the first one hasn't come yet but I can't wait to share...  (In fact theses pictures are terrible but I still just had to post them anyway because I was too excited.  I was having a VERY hard time trying to hold the book open to take pictures.  I grabbed something to help hold the page down but it wasn't heavy enough to hold the page from slipping, YET I kept trying to use it...)

I have them printed on the premium paper.  The limit per book using premium paper is 160 pages, so that's exactly what I have in each of my blog books.  I choose the standard portrait books.  I feel that the bigger sized books just make it too easy to have pages torn because the page is larger and a little more awkward.  (Just my preference).  I also do the hardcover image wrap because dust covers just rip and fall off with all the looking at the books.  The image wrap is like a permanent dust cover.

I have my own system to keep continuity to the book.  I use stitching in between different posts on the same page.  I use the same font for all of the dates.  I try to keep a full page "favorite" picture every few pages.  I really like having the full page pictures to give your eye a chance to rest from all the posts and reading...

 

Some pages have multiple posts.  When I first did a Blurb book and had them place all the posts I didn't like how a small post would use an entire page.  OR how some of my favorite pictures weren't given a big space.

 

I really should've taken more pictures because these just don't do my book justice.  I needed a little helper to hold it open.

For my kids' books that I give them for Valentine's -(found HERE), I do all pictures with no text in the book except for the entry page.  I slurp their folder into a photo layout Blurb book and just arrange them in Blurb's layouts.  I also put full page pictures every few pages as well.  On the entry page is where I try to do a little write up about them for the year.

In the blog book I have this written on the copyright page ...

The cover page I put "Lived, Blogged, and Loved every moment!"

Anyway, just thought I would share with all of you.  I have had quite a few questions about Blurb, if this didn't answer it just email me again.