In case you haven’t stopped by any stores lately, you might not realize that you should start thinking about the holidays now. Personally, I think about Christmas all year long. It’s a great holiday and I shop for it all year long.
Earlier this year, I posted a thread about their Share to Care Program. I was very impressed with their which donated 30 percent of all proceeds from the sales of select photo books, calendars, notebooks, notepads and stickers to BreastCancer.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing the most up-to-date, reliable, medically-reviewed information on breast health and breast cancer. I wrote the people at Snapfish and told them just how impressed I was and how much I loved their site. They wrote me back and offered to let me create my own desktop calendar so I could write a product review and allow one of my readers to WIN a desktop calendar.
If you have been a follower of my site for awhile, then you know how much I love taking photos and receiving them as gifts from friends and families. Snapfish makes giving unique photo gifts both easy and inexpensive. As a grandparent I can personally verify that receiving photobooks, t-shirts, cards, posters, blankets, and more featuring the World’s Cutest Grandkids, Trent, Jake, and Lily.
I decided to create my desktop calendar under the theme of “A Year of Living Thrifty”. In it I uploaded fun and inexpensive things we have done as a family.
Snapfish’s new desktop calendars capture your favorite photos from the year, while keeping track of important holidays, birthdays and anniversaries. Display memories with a special photo caption on your
desk at work, home or while traveling – you can even pick the starting month! Choose from 12 or 18 month calendars. Available for $14.99. Best of all Snapfish provides their users with a 110% satisfaction guarantee!
They are also easy to make. Begin by registering for a Snapfish account, include your e-mail address; you will receive often receive coupons for free prints and discount offers. Then upload the photos you plan to use. There are a variety of style templates and 3 calendar sizes from which to choose. Review your choices.
Once you have selected the calendar size, number of months (12 or 18), starting month, and style, click “create calendar.” Now you can begin to add photos and caption text by clicking “get photos” and selecting the appropriate album.
You can choose to have 1-3 photos on each month’s top page. Experiment, rearrange photos, styles, and text until you are satisfied. Save and save often. Preview your calendar (you can also zoom in/enlarge the photos and text by sliding the image bar at the bottom of the screen to the right (towards the larger picture size) and check for spelling mistakes.
So how did I like the calendar I ordered? LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I may have titled my calendar “A Year Of Living Thrifty” but really I should have called it was “A Year In Living Color.” Everything went off without a hitch. I was easy to make and I received notice about the progress of my order throughout the process.
Would you like to win one of these great desktop calendars?
This giveaway begins November 2, 2009 and ends November 14, 2009 at 11:59 PM. You MUST leave a separate comment for each entry you wish to make. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only, 18 years old or over, and the winner will be chosen by random.org. The winner will be contacted by email and will have 48 hours to respond. Once I have received a response from the winner’s the name of the winner will be posted here
1. Check out the desktop calendars and tell me which calendar you like best and come back here to let everyone know. (Mandatory) You can enter this way only once. Posts that say I want to win or pick me will be disqualified.
Want to earn extra entries?
1. If you are a subscriber of our Maven Moment Alerts, simply write “I am a Member of the ThriftyMaven community and I want one of those Snapfish desktop calendars. (You can enter this way one time)
2. Tell us who you would give this desktop calendar to as a holiday gift. If it’s you want it for yourself, that’s OK too because I LOVE mine. (You can enter this way one time.)
3. Blog about this giveway and link your blog to this post. Make sure you leave a link for your post below. (You can enter this way one time.)
4. Twitter about this giveaway: #Snapfish and #Thriftymaven.com are giving away a desktop calendar to one lucky reader. (You can tweet every day for an entry.) You must show us your link in order for your entry to count.
50 responses so far ↓
1 susan p // Nov 2, 2009 at 8:21 am
I’d like the baby blue backgrounds for baby Everett! Thanks for another great giveaway! (and who says the first entry never wins)…
2 Alice // Nov 2, 2009 at 9:01 am
in bloom
3 mickeyfan // Nov 2, 2009 at 11:52 am
I like the Natural calendar. For hubby’s bday, we made him a Snapfish wall calendar. He LOVES it!!! (Great gift for the hard-to-buy for set.)
4 mickeyfan // Nov 2, 2009 at 11:53 am
Who would I give one of these to? The parents, the in-laws, grandmas and grandpas, the kids who live away from home….you name it!
5 Jill L // Nov 2, 2009 at 6:27 pm
I love the Simply Elegant calendar. I would love to win one of these.
6 Jill L // Nov 2, 2009 at 6:28 pm
I would love to give this to my husband for Christmas. He could take it to work to remind him why he works so hard each day.
7 Terri // Nov 2, 2009 at 11:42 pm
I like the simply elegant design. I love the way the pictures pop with the black behind it.
8 Terri // Nov 2, 2009 at 11:43 pm
I would give this calendar as a gift to grandparents as they would love to have something to sit on their desk showing off their wonderful grandkids.
9 Abby G. // Nov 3, 2009 at 3:29 pm
I like Swirl. It is so cute!
10 Abby G. // Nov 3, 2009 at 3:32 pm
I would give it to my mom. She would really like it!
11 Jamie Yonash // Nov 4, 2009 at 3:15 pm
I loved the WILD THINGS calendar! I am sure I would give it to my in-laws who live far away.
12 Angela M. // Nov 5, 2009 at 12:56 am
I like the simply elegant background. I know this would be a great gift for the grandparents. Thanks for the giveaway!
13 Janet Tyrone // Nov 5, 2009 at 6:50 am
I am a member of the ThriftyMaven community I would like the calendar for myself . Thanks for the chance to win.
14 Rose Alexis // Nov 7, 2009 at 11:38 am
I like the Simply Elegant Desk Top Calendar.
Thank you.
15 Rose Alexis // Nov 7, 2009 at 11:39 am
I am a Member of the ThriftyMaven community and I want one of those Snapfish desktop calendars.
16 Rose Alexis // Nov 7, 2009 at 11:40 am
This would be for me. I think it’s a neat way to showcase the family. I love having pictures of them around me when I’m working.
17 Carolyn // Nov 8, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Big with butterflies so FLUTTER!!!
18 Laura Garmendia // Nov 8, 2009 at 5:48 pm
This would be a great gift for my parents!
19 Vicky H. // Nov 8, 2009 at 8:12 pm
I like the Swirl design.
20 Vicky H. // Nov 8, 2009 at 8:13 pm
If I win, this would be a gift for my dad.
21 Cynthia Tims // Nov 9, 2009 at 4:17 am
Nice way for co-workers to see your family on your work desk. Thanks!
22 Pamela Callahan // Nov 9, 2009 at 5:37 am
I would choose the Swirl Desk Calendar
23 Pamela Callahan // Nov 9, 2009 at 5:39 am
I am a Member of the ThriftyMaven community and I want one of those Snapfish desktop calendars.
24 Pamela Callahan // Nov 9, 2009 at 5:39 am
I would give this one to my mom – but I might have to buy one for myself!
25 Claire // Nov 9, 2009 at 9:35 am
I love the Damask calendar.
26 Rosie // Nov 10, 2009 at 12:33 am
I like the simply elegant calendar.
27 Amanda // Nov 10, 2009 at 5:46 am
I really like the colorful stripes and the swirl is a close second.
28 Angela // Nov 11, 2009 at 12:07 pm
I think the Four Seasons would be great!
29 Jaimee // Nov 11, 2009 at 10:59 pm
I like “modern” thanks!
30 Janna Johnson // Nov 12, 2009 at 1:25 am
I love the swirl!
Thanks for entering me! Great Contest!
Janna Johnson
janna@FeedYourPigBlog.com
jannajanna@hotmail.com
http://www.FeedYourPigBlog.com
31 Julie Moe // Nov 12, 2009 at 9:34 pm
I like the simply elegant design
32 Julie Moe // Nov 12, 2009 at 9:35 pm
I would get this as a gift for my mom
33 cass // Nov 13, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Swirl please ~
wombatspurple at yahoo dot com
34 Shane // Nov 13, 2009 at 7:46 pm
The Bermuda design is very nice.
35 nancy // Nov 13, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Gifts for the family, and friends.
36 joD // Nov 13, 2009 at 11:53 pm
I like the Swirl calendar design. Thanks!
37 Jennifer // Nov 13, 2009 at 11:56 pm
I like the simply elegant design the best.
38 Gianna // Nov 14, 2009 at 4:18 pm
I love the baby blue
39 Tammy // Nov 14, 2009 at 4:21 pm
I like the black and white.
40 Tammy // Nov 14, 2009 at 4:22 pm
I would give this to my mom and have all the grandkids on it each month she has 9 so I guess I’d have to double some up lol!
41 DONNA // Nov 14, 2009 at 6:48 pm
This would be a fabulous gift for my sister who is always giving me things and I can never afford to reciprocate. Thanks for the opportunity!
42 venus m. // Nov 14, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Love the Simply Elegant
43 Veronica Garrett // Nov 14, 2009 at 10:30 pm
I like the swirl calendar.
44 Cindy // Nov 14, 2009 at 10:36 pm
The simply elegant calendar is my favorite!
45 Phyllis Jenkins // Nov 14, 2009 at 11:51 pm
swirl
Life is a whirl.
46 Lily Kwan // Nov 15, 2009 at 3:44 am
I love the in bloom calendar!
47 Lily Kwan // Nov 15, 2009 at 3:48 am
I am a Member of the ThriftyMaven community and I want one of those Snapfish desktop calendars.
48 Lily Kwan // Nov 15, 2009 at 4:05 am
I would give this desktop calendar to my friend.
49 Paula Adams // Nov 18, 2009 at 10:06 am
I love Simply Elegant. What a great gift!
50 Bonnie Harvey // Nov 27, 2009 at 8:56 pm
This would be Great for my son in DC.He would enjoy it,but it just might stay with me!
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