Weekly Chats!

Just a reminder about my weekly chats hosted by me! These are just for fun to get together and share ideas, stories, or whatever. Please join me! I'd love to hear from you.
Click here to join us at that time, or visit www.legacybookmaker.com for a link.

Here's a schedule of this month's topics:

December 9
Last Minute Gift Ideas
10 am PST, 11 am MST, 12 pm CST, 1 pm EST

December 16
Christmas Traditions
10 am PST, 11 am MST, 12 pm CST, 1 pm EST

December 23
NO CHAT due to Holidays

December 30
NO CHAT due to Holidays

Christmas Gift Ideas

Need a fun and personal Christmas gift? Here's a list of great ideas for under $30 from Heritage Makers:

• Personalized Calendar: Don't just make a photo calendar with a picture above each month. Customize your calendar with photos of loved ones on the date of their birthdays, anniversarys, and more. Add text if you'd like to tell your family story right on your calendar.
  
  
  
• Playing Cards: This is the funnest Heritage Makers project yet! Use them for great family games, or get creative and make tags, bookmarks, whatever. Here's a list of fun family game ideas you can make with your favorite photos:

  -GO FISH (Use pictures of your kids at different ages, or dressed up in costumes)
  -MATCH GAME (Use ABC's or family members).
  -PHASE 10 (Or Family "Face" 10)
  -UNO (An all time favorite!)
  -TRADITIONAL FACE CARDS (with YOUR faces!!)
  
  

• Framed Prints: Frame scrapbook pages, photos, posters, family pedigrees, and more using our posters and individual scrapbook pages available in lots of different sizes.
  
  
  

• Decorative Tiles: Create a cute 12x12 or 8x8 page and mod podge it onto a tile of the same size.
  
  
  
  
  
• Heritage Makers gift account: Give the gift of creativity! For a limited time, you can give a one month Premier Membership for $10 off the listed price! Includes unlimited artwork and photo storage. Contact me for details.
  
  

To get started, simply create your free Heritage Makers account at www.bindingfamiliestogether.com. If you'd like to know how you can upgrade your membership for free for one or more months, please contact me.

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog newsletter! I hope you find fun ideas that inspire you to preserve your family heritage.

Please pass the stories!

Thanksgiving is a time for family, food and fun! As your family is gathered around the dinner table, what do you do to create special memories?

This year, challenge your family to bring a story from their life that they would like to share. You can be more specific and have them bring a love story, a story of faith, a story of success, or a story of triumph – it’s up to you. Then sit back and enjoy as memories are passed around the table.

Don’t forget to write down these special stories! They’ll be your favorite Thanksgiving leftovers.

NEW! HM Chat – Ten on Tuesday

Introducing a fun way to get connected with your fellow HM storybookers and scrappers! I’ll be hosting a weekly chat every Tuesday at 10 am PST. Click here to join us at that time, or visit www.legacybookmaker.com for a link. You don't need an HM account to join - come find out what all the buzz is about! We’ll have a weekly topic, but you’re welcome to chat about whatever!

November Chats

November 12
Christmas Gift Ideas
10 am PST, 11 am MST, 12 pm CST, 1 pm EST

November 19
Organizing your photos
10 am PST, 11 am MST, 12 pm CST, 1 pm EST

November 26
1 Hour Challenge – Christmas Cards
10 am PST, 11 am MST, 12 pm CST, 1 pm EST

Make Family Photo Swapping Easy!

Benefits of a family Heritage Makers account

Any account can be a family account. Here are some great reasons to share your account with your loved ones:

1. Share family photos
   Uploading photos to your Heritage Makers account keeps them secure and safe. But it’s also a great way to share! Family members can log into your account and download as many full resolution photos as they want, for free! With our free basic account, you have 2 full GB of space, so family members can upload their own photos to share with you. For even more storage, upgrade to a Premier membership and enjoy UNLIMITED photo storage.
   
   
2. Share family stories
   Of course you’ll want to upload all your favorite photos so you can create beautiful family memory books. And you’ll be so proud of your work you’ll want to show it off. By sharing your account, family members can view and order your storybooks.
   
   
3. Collaborate
   You’re writing a storybook about your parents. But what about your siblings memories? They remember different things about your parents than you do. Why not let them help write the story! Assign everyone a few pages, and snap! Your book is done!
   
   
4. Share the cost
   If you want the benefits of a Premier account, why not let everyone pitch in? By purchasing a 6 month renewing membership instead of a monthly membership, you can save up to $60 a year. Plus, sharing the cost helps everyone’s wallets.
   
   
5. Earn free stuff!
   Your sibs all want a copy of your parents storybook that you made, so you purchase a storybook package from your consultant. You’ve now earned one to two free months of Premier membership for your family account, and you can earn free or discounted products! Ask me for details.
   
   
6. Preserving your Heritage
   Need a little help getting your family excited? Hold an online workshop with me, and I’ll guide them through the storybooking process. Soon your heritage will be unfolding in beautiful storybooks written by your entire family.

Need to create an account? visit www.bindingfamiliestogether.com