Happy Valentine’s Day!
One of my favorite people I’ve met in my short travels here at Tiny McSmall is Kim O’Neil from Good Stock Press & Bindery.
Not only is she one of the sweetest people, she is also a wealth of talent. Kim designs custom heirloom memory books that capture the essence and personality of a family and the story they are sharing. She inspires me to no end with the creative work she does but this latest project she’s working on stopped me my in my tracks…I only wish I had thought of it!
When their daughter was born, this Mom and Dad took a picture a day for her 1st year and then had Kim design a book around the collection. One of the many things I love about this book is that the parents wrote down some of their hopes and dreams and wishes for their daughter, Seneca, and Kim interspersed them throughout the book next to photos. Something to inspire us all!
…and if you’ve never seen one of her pre-designed books, Good Stock: A Family Tale, you need to check them out as well. I did one for my daughter’s first birthday and LOVE it.
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What an amazing book.
Doesn’t it make you want to have another baby just so you can take their picture every day for a year and make them a priceless book? ;)
what a great idea! I will definitely be keeping this in mind when my first little one gets here early this fall.
So beautiful and a lovely idea. My 2nd is already 2 mo. old but I think we will start doing this so we can document her and her big sister growing up this year. Thanks for the inspiration!
That is so cute and beautifully done! Definitely checking out the web site now, these types of books would make great gifts!
Beautiful day-by-day book. I love the teaching/goal comments from loving parents.
OMG, that one of her holding the little one in her hands and the saying about just being herself and being loved….that brought tears to my eyes and goosebumps up. Awesome.
Exceptionally Beautiful- Thank you for sharing this idea.
When I first saw the post I thought it was about the book one can turn their blog posts into. I love the RED shoe book when one goes to her site. Simply Lovely.
I wish I could backtrack with our daughter’s first year, maybe I’ll do a toddler book.
Oh… boo hoo… i just looked @ the prices of her books.
Ouch, can’t swing that, but still very beautiful, definitely on a dream list.
Beautiful, creative and meaningful books! Love this.
Incredily beautiful and meaningful. I love it!
Awesome! So incredibly beautiful. My husband will be heading to Iraq in a few months. I think I’ll document each day of the year he’ll be gone. THANK YOU for the inspiration!
Wow – gorgeous. Just found you here, and, since I found approximately 12 things I love in the span of 3.5 seconds, I am immediately adding the site to Google Reader. Now, off to read all the archives….yay!
saw the site, what an awesome concept and so well done. However i wanted to know if you had to have some professional shots..? The pics in the samples look amazing …just curious…
Jen Ramos
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Oh my goodness. I absolutely love this! Wow.
I must do this! I love it!