Mixbook is a dog-friendly work space. Seriously! At any given hour of the day, there can be as many as 12 paws prancing around the office, darting in and out of conference rooms and scavenging under desks for crumbs. So it comes as no surprise that one of our favorite photo book themes is the pet photo book. And it’s clear that Mixbookers love their furry friends too! All you have to do to be convinced is visit Mixbook’s gallery of recently published pet photo books to see how many books are created by real Mixbookers like you and dedicated to their sweet, silly, and utterly lovable four-legged children. Below find five ways to honor the mangy muts in your life that give you comfort when you’re sad, company when you’re lonely, and unconditional love when you need it the most.

1. Give Your Pet a Voice

After so many years together, we know our best friends so well that it feels like we can read their minds and almost hear what they’re saying to us. Why not create a pet photo book from your precious angel’s point of view? That’s what Melissa M. did in her pet photo book called “The Life of Czar.” In it, Czar the cat tells the story of how it felt to arrive at a forever home and the times when curiosity resulted in multiple spilled water cups. We adore this truly personal approach to creating a commemorative pet photo book.

2. Quote Charming Sayings

“A dog is a bundle of love wrapped in fur,” “Every boy should have two things: a dog, and a mother willing to let him have one,” and “Home is where the dog is” are just a few of the funny-but-true sayings sprinkled throughout Marilyn R.’s pet photo book, “Tribute to Mr. Big.”

3. Record the Story of How You Met

Patti G.’s precious kitten, Sebastian, was found in the backyard one day along with his 3 tiny sisters. Patti writes, “I just had to keep him, he was so cute.” We don’t blame her! Just look at that little guy getting his first bath. What a trooper! The details of how Sebastian joined Patti’s family will forever be remembered in her charming pet photo book, which tells the story of a “lucky gato” named Sebastian.

4. Organize a Decade of Memories

Chances are, you’ve got piles of pet photos sitting in boxes or collecting dust in drawers. Mixbook makes it easy to organize all of your memories in one place. Jeanette R. created a pet photo book starring her dog, Cleo, and featuring over ten years of memories. Carefully chronicled photos memorialize a lifetime full of adventure, holidays, playtime, and those big, irresistible puppy-dog eyes.

5. Allow a Poem to Speak for You

In a pet photo book named after her cat, Nakita, June P. created a beautiful tribute to her special feline friend. June wove the popular poem “Rainbow Bridge” throughout her book, which expresses feelings of love, gratitude, and anticipation of one day reuniting.

Whether your pet is the newest addition to your family or has been around forever, there’s no better time than today to memorialize your special friend in a pet photo book with a little help from Mixbook. Get started now!

As the school season starts getting into full swing, we here at Mixbook have noticed teachers using Mixbook photo books in a very cool way.  Paula Naugle, a fourth grade teacher located in New Orleans, recently blogged about how she has created a Mixbook project to record her classroom events throughout the entire school year.  Aviva Dunsiger, a first grade teacher in Canada is also creating an electronic classroom yearbook with her students which can be viewed on her blog.  We salute you for your creative use of technology in the classroom and look forward to seeing more interesting Mixbook projects with your students!

Have you used Mixbook in your classroom or know of any teachers using it in an innovative way? Tell us about it in the comment section below.  We would love to hear from you!

I just received this email from a happy Mixbook customer:

“I just received my mixbook and it looks awesome!!!!! I LOVE IT !!!! I am already making an other one lol Thank you”

We love hearing your stories and feedback!  That’s what drives us to make the most powerful and easy to use photobook editor on the web! 

Andrew Laffoon
CEO and Chief Mixbooker

We just love being loved. Here are some quotes from our users about Mixbook. We are so grateful for your kind words!

“I love Mixbook and regret that I can’t just spend all day and night mixing it up!” – Sayuri S.

“Mixbook easily creates sharp looking books.”- Martha T.

“I’m really happy with the quality of your Mixbooks. I recently created one, got it printed and all I can say is that it is the best little photo album that I’ve ever had.” – Darius Z.

And we get praise from teachers too! Many teachers use Mixbook as a tool to teach their students and to help them process what they’ve learned in the classroom. Here is what they had to say:

“Great potential for collaborative classroom creation, editing and publishing of books. Great variety of layouts, including text AND images.” – Silvia T.

“Students simply load the pictures into the page, insert text where they want it and boom! A book is born.” – Patrick H.

“Any time we give students the opportunity to create products that demonstrate their learning, they are much more motivated to do the hard work of learning. Mixbook helps us with this!” – Jennifer B.

Thanks to all who took the time to email us! We appreciate you.

Alison

Hi Mixbookers! We just found out that Mrs. Plumeria at Weddingbee wrote a little post about Mixbook.

She says: “This could definitely be a cool way to get some nice books of those candids taken by wedding guests, laid out and compiled with ease… or a group memoir of a bachelorette night or bridal shower… or even a personalized bridesmaid’s gift. I personally love to scrapbook together with those of my friends that do — and now this is even possible online. Who woulda thunk? ”

You can read more here: http://www.weddingbee.com/2007/07/18/an-idea-for-the-hive/. Thanks Mrs. Plumeria, we’re glad you love Mixbook as much as we do!

P.S. And yes, wedding bees, our books really do start at $9.99 until July 31. Get Yours Now!

Remember when it was actually fun and exciting to get a package in the mail because it just didn’t happen that often? Ah, those good ol’ days… Well, times have changed and nowadays, online shopping sprees result in too many boxes, peanuts all over your carpet (or air-pacs if you get lucky), and shrink wrap galore–and it’s pretty much no big deal when you get another delivery.

I had become quite jaded myself…until I ordered a Mixbook that I worked on with my sister recently. When I came home from work yesterday, I just had this feeling and I could not be more excited to go check my mailbox. Ladies and gentlemen, let me just say that there’s nothing quite like getting your very own beautiful Mixbook creation shipped to your door, ready to be paged through, admired, wowed over, and passed around the office/neighborhood/classroom/social gathering/etc.

Here’s a little peek into my afternoon of happiness:

	My Mixbook package goes so well with my MacBook. Hmm…Mixbook. MacBook. Eerie. Ah, two great loves of my life. Both brought into my world, courtesy of my husband (Shout out to the greatest love of my life!!)
	See how peacefully it lies on my dining table.
	Close up shot of how you can get to my place (if you can unblur my address).
	I’m starting to get goosebumps right about now…
	There it is!
	First, we have the obligatory packing slip.
	[play Overture from Romeo & Juliet]Ahh… I love it. <3 It arrives to me in pristine condition thanks to the cool shrink wrap packaging. What a great feature!
	It looks exactly like the screen version of my book and I can’t believe how crisp and true the colors are. Glossy cover, perfect binding, versatile size (8×8”) – Gosh, this feels great in my hands!
	Let’s take a look at my title page…Shout out to my mom!
	Mmmm….Bo’s California Rolls. Yum.
	The sequel will definitely be my next project. Can’t wait to get another Mixbook published and sent to my little home!

It’s pretty amazing how Mixbook let me upload digital pictures that had just been hiding inside my Mac all this time, create beautiful pages with layouts, frames and backgrounds, and immortalize the cooking magic inside my brain into text on a page. Even better, I had so much fun collaborating on this recipe book with my favorite (and only) sister. It’s fun to share it online with friends and family, but I gotta say — it’s wonderful getting a fabulous, professionally printed book to have and to hold.

Now it’s your turn! Get started now.

–Rebekah, Mixbook Connoisseur

P.S. If you’re not a Mixbooker yet, post a comment and I’ll send you an invite.