LET'S PRINT MORE PICTURES. (an ode to my sps calendar)

We don't print out pictures enough these days.

We take a ton of them, and share them every chance we get on social media...but we don't print them out. 

Isn't that the point of taking them? To have something tangible that connects to a memory?

So let's print more pictures, shall we?

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I know, I know, my intro to this post is a little long winded, but I'm feeling extra chatty today. Anyways:

Social Print Studio. I first declared my groupie-dom back in 2012. (whoa.) Then I reiterated said love while sharing my printstagram sticker tray in 2013. I figured I might as well make it 3 years in a row to show my appreciation- hat trick, right?

So a (long) while back I ordered a calendar from Social Print Studio- and for a while was putting it up month by month at my desk. When I went one day to check on August...I noticed my August 28th day was missing. Now, I'm sure that somehow when we moved from 1 apartment to the other I misplaced it somehow- but still, emailed the SPS team.

Long story short they MAILED me one of THEIR August 28ths from one of their calendars.

For free.

In a funny card.

Of which they all signed.

WHO DOES THIS NOWADAYS? WHAT COMPANIES HAVE THAT GREAT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE?

I've worked in customer service & the service industry for maaaaaaaaany years, and I know some customers are just huge pains in the ass- and I might have been like one of those to SPS- but they just smiled and helped me out right away. High five, fantastic team.

So where is this all going to?

Our (not so) new apartment needed some more photos in it- so I decided to hang the (now complete) calendar in our home. After much deliberation that involved having the entire year laid out on the floor in 3 different rooms...I realized the whole thing wasn't going up until I found a good way to do it. Instead I started doing month by month with string & mini clips.

Here's Feb, in case you were wondering what it looked like...complete with garish hearts and all:

Every time I walk by this wall I can't help but be brought back to a memory..

like the Feb 2nd- Ice cream in Mystic Seaport, CT wearing tacky 4th of July outfits.

like the Feb 16th - Richmond Flying Squirrels game in VA where I got gut-rot eating so much cotton candy.

like Feb 19th- M trying desperately to blow up a pool floatie for me at our old apartment pool in WI

like Feb 25th- Dancing around the huge Sorry! pieces in Philadelphia, PA

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I won't got on forever... but you get the point. 

The pictures we share on Instagram/Facebook are great- but how often do we revisit them and enjoy them? Probably not enough. 

These pictures- I see them every day and when a new month comes, so will a new set of memories be remembered. 

Moral of the story:

Print. More. Pictures.

And do it with Social Print Studio- because heck, they're really swell.

Care to get on board the picture train? 

Find them HERE.

xo, lp

* no, SPS didn't bully me into writing this post. nor did they pay me. i just think they deserve yet another post. ya dig?

it's my party and i'll cry if i want to.

It's my birthday in a few weeks, and I am fully on the "treat yo'self" train nowadays. 

I don't think there's anything wrong with getting yourself something shiny and new on your big day, so here's what's in the running for a good old gift to myself:

1. New Printstagram Prints from Social Print Studio: These guys & gals are just the best. I have prints, a calendar, heck- even stickers from SPS. I haven't ordered anything in a while, and I think some new prints with new Instagram shots I've taken recently might just be what the doctor ordered.

2. The First Snow has the most gorgeous prints. I have one in my bedroom and this beautiful quote about The Compass would make a great addition!

3. Michael is pretty spot on when it comes to buying me jewelry, but that doesn't mean I can't still grab something for myself- like this ladylike bracelet!

4. I'm a bowl hoarder, I've turned into my mother. But I mean, these West Elm bowls are pretty fantastic, right?

5. DUDES. Have you seen Gap's new line of shoes? Just yes yes yes and yes all over again. I think these would be some pretty nice birthday kicks.

6. When I lived in Peru I read Pablo Neruda's Love Poems over and over in Spanish. They are poetic perfection and I don't own the full book...so this is currently the front runner in my "treat yo'self" birthday gift. I love (hah. punny) how Anthropologie made the cover of this book- just as romantic as what is inside!

7. I love the Pine Sophia studs I got for Christmas, and the Coral version are just as lovely. Loren Hope-you do good work, lady! 

If you feel like sending me something off this list, you just let me know and I'll send ya my new address. Kidding. But seriously.

So tell me: if you were to treat yo'self on your birthday- what would you get yourself?
I expect some fabulous answers here, friends!

xo, lp

(PR)INSTAGRAM STICKER DIY TRAY

Alright.

There are a few ways I thought about beginning this post:

1. I LOVE INSTAGRAM AND PRINSTAGRAM!

2. HEY SO I'M A BOBBY PIN HOARDER!

3. STICKERS ARE JUST AS COOL NOW AS WHEN WE WERE 5!

And since I couldn't decide, I went with all 3. Are you following me yet with what this post will be about? I gave it away in the title, so unless you're really daft you clearly do. Dang. Too late to go back and change it now, I'm on a roll!

So to break these titles down:

1. You all know I love Instagram. I've done post about my collections here and here. I've also done a post on Social Print Studio and Prinstagrams, and my undying groupie love for their products.

2. If you gave Michael a dime for every bobby pin he found in random places in our apartment he would have enough money to buy us a nicer apartment. Fun fact: once got into the apt in summer and realized I had a bobby pin stuck to my leg- no idea when/how it got there. #facepalm

3. I had a massive sticker collection as a kid. My dad used to work for Lisa Frank- so that should give you a hint at my obsession. Social Print Studio turns your Instagram shots into stickers...is this all coming together yet?

Here, I'll just let you at it:

What I used:

Ugly tin trays for $0.49 from Goodwill  //  Black spray paint  // Instagram stickers from Printstagram  // Mod Podge

Before:

During:

After:

Couldn't have been easier- just picked out my 48 favorite images, stuck them on, and sealed with a layer of Mod Podge so it would be water resistant. Boom. 

So these are the pretty little things. You get 252 of them for $10. YEAH. TEN DOLLARS. Whaaaaat! 

**Update: Social PS might take this product away. WAH. I'm totally going to beg and plead that they keep them foreva. If you want some too email them or place an order ASAP!!  **

I made two trays- one to keep little jewelry and trinkets on ....

...and one for the ridiculous amount of bobby pins I own. No, the amount shown below is not realistic. If you scrubbed our apartment this tray would be so full you wouldn't be able to see an inch of the pictures. For real.

So there you have it! Pretty, colorful, happy trays. Besides being useful, they're also fun to look at because the pictures are from adventures all over the USA! 

Instagram lover too?

Find me: @lpodlich & leave your handle in the comments!

xo, lp

** NO this post was not paid for or sponsored by Social PS! I paid for everything on my own. I just love a good Instagram project and a good DIY! **