The Importance of Homemade Photo Albums

Coming from a photo obsessed, image taking addict, I’m sure it will come as no surprise when I tell you that I make and keep homemade photo albums.

Having albums with the images laid out to tell a story means that every once in a while I do look through them and remember times that I don’t often think about. I get my photo albums from Paperchase which you can get here and use brown photo corners which you can get here

I thought it might be nice to share with you a few from a few years ago.

For the full article of and more images of the album please go to the blog on my website.

Wedding Photography Packaging Part Two

After googling 'Wedding Photography Packaging' multiple different times, changing the designs of envelopes, stickers and USB cases- I am finally 100% happy with 'Eleanor Joy's Wedding Package'. I'd even go as far as to say that I am proud of Eleanor Joy's Wedding Package.

So what's inside (I hear you all ask)

• A Personalised USB with:

400+ fully edited, high resolution colour images- printable up to A4
80+ fully edited, high resolution black and white images- printable up to A4 
All the original images so if there are any extra photographs you wish to have edited I can do that for you

• 4 envelopes with:

30+ 6x4 prints of some of the beautiful moments

• And a chocolate bar because I like receiving chocolate so I thought they might too!

Wedding Photography Packaging

I’ve been focusing on the presentation of the wedding photography packaging. Currently I provide all the edited and original images on a USB stick which is presented in a handmade, bespoke package. As an addition to this personal photo package I am now creating cute string-tie envelopes to hold the couples prints. As I am addicted to taking photos, I took a few photos along the way- just incase you too have a yearning to create a few little envelopes.

So here's a step-to-step guide

Step 1. Create an envelope template.

Step 2. Fold it all up.

 Step 3. Seal it with some Washi tape (or if you’re not using tracing paper some Pritt Stick)

Step 4. Cut out the shape of card which your string will fasten round.

Step 5. Make a slit in the shape you just cut out and another slit where you want the shape to be fastened on to your envelope.

Step 6. Put a paper fastener through. I bought my paper fasteners from Amazon for about £1.50

Step 7. Tie a knot with string round one of the cut out shapes and wind the thread around both shapes.

Step 8. Finished

So here you have it, the very first string envelope made by me! The couple I photographed at Gatton Manor on 14th February (photos are here) will be the first couple to receive the new handmade wedding photography packaging (photos of the final thing will be up shortly). And from then on I’ll be needing to make lots of these envelopes for many different reasons – the main one being that they are just so cute!!

A Ribbed Scarf

This winter I've been knitting a scarf with 'Pamola Tweed' wool by Debbie Bliss.

It's £6.95 for 50g (You can find it using this link) but totally worth it! So soft and also washable! I used 7 balls for this scarf with 9mm knitting needles. The recommended for this wool is 10mm but I wanted the knit a little more tight. It's a pretty simple scarf- just two purl and knit. 

There's lots of videos on YouTube- which is how I learnt. Just type in 'Ribbed Knitting'.

With my tail between my legs...

A few months back, shortly after the renovation of my photography website and blog, I told myself and everybody else that this trustworthy blog was no longer in use. However, I miss it. And I miss the guilt free posting of whatever creative Wotsits I fancied posting about.
My photo site shall be my photo site and from here on up I shall be posting creative Wotsits to my hearts content!
Starting with a couple of cushions I created; a girly one for me and a not-so-girly-one-but-still-quite-girly-one for my boyfriend!