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Today was one of those days again. A day where the red and white little van stop with lots and lots of “presents”. I just love a visit from Aramex. Each package is very carefully opened with as much anticipation as if it was Christmas Morning and I know I have been a good girl:) And today I got spoiled too so it was extra fun.

First I’d like to show a lovely little product that has been very popular. An cute present for grandparents and also one of the items I usually give as a gift for larger orders. Recently I noticed that the cover options became so extensive and we usually select to have custom photos as covers. However when I saw this shiny fabric in floral design (this is the champagne colour) I knew it would be perfect for my client. It changes design depending on how the light catches it. The workmanship is superb. The one side of the accordion has 4 little panels and the other 6. The little book stays closed by itself since it is magnetic. Its 3 inches by 3 inches in size and therefore convenient to carry in your purse. They also come with slip covers these days that should protect them even further while they are in your purse. We sell them 2 in the first set and thereafter 3 per set.

A picture of the whole set:

A picture of the detailed workmanship:

The next product is another very popular item at the moment and that would be brag books of course. One can do these from as small as 5 inches by 5 inches (12.5cm by 12.5cm) all the way to as big as 12 inch by 12 inches. One can choose to have as little as 10 sides (although 20 sides are included in the price as a start) and could have as much as 50 sides. A page is made up of two sides. I recommend the hinged paged books as it folds flat and showcases your photos to their most. They are press print and therefore resemble coffee table books. These have to be seen to be appreciated. One of my summer projects will be to make a large one of these about our summer in Abu Dhabi.

Here is a picture of a big brag book, all of 12inches by inches

An inside spread:

Detail of the spine (sorry I didn’t realise I’d put the book down upside down)

Detail of hinged pages

And this picture I had to show as I think this is such a brilliant idea. There will soon be a baby in our family and I plan to do something like this for them too. A big brag book for the parents and then two smaller ones for the grandparents. What better way to keep a hold of your memories and be able to have quite a few pictures together.

The last part of the packages that came today (apart from the regular prints and more standouts for other clients) were two stand outs I had ordered for myself. As many of you may know I’d always recommend to go at the very least as big as a 11 by 14 for a wall print. In fact anything smaller than that is not technically called wall prints. I have gone smaller but then would hang 3/4/5/6 pictures together to still get a bigger display. In our houses here in the UAE that have gigantic walls small items just disappear. The smaller sizes could work if you have a specific place all worked out for it, but on an open wall they might appear just plain small. Even though the prints were meant for my staircase I still went for two 11 by 14 prints. They were done on metallic paper and mounted to a 3/4 inch standout. They come ready made with 4 holes in the back conveniently located to hang on a nail.

I absolutely adore these two pictures at the moment and wanted to have it on display as they grow so fast and I know 3 months from now some other pictures would be my favorites. I went for extreme close ups here purposefully as one usually have pictures from further away and I really wanted to remember their little faces perfectly. (I recently had three canvases done. with the same idea behind it.  One of only their hands close up, feet close up and faces together. My way to record this precious stage with them)

Here is a picture from the front:

From the side. Here you can see the way the standout is mounted on black 3/4 inch core.

This last one I down scaled the exposure a little to catch the natural light from the side to show the shine of the print. Metallic prints have an unbelievable shine and vibrant colours, come alive.

Now I am like a little dog waiting wagging tailed for their owner, waiting for my husband to come help me hang the standouts on the wall as I just cannot wait anymore.

6 more stand outs arrived meant for my lovely clients. I will contact you as soon as I have sorted through and packaged up everything.

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