With the advent of digital image technology, creating customized gifts and accessories, has become both easy and prolific. And although sharing images online and via email/IM has become the norm for many, there's still something to be said about receiving a physical printed image. The folks at
Photojojo understand this love of the tactile and seem to relish the concept of sharing actual photos as gifts, but in new creative ways, such as their
Mailable Photo Frame. Made to fit a standard 4" x 6" photo, the plastic clear sleeve seals and protects your photo, opens up into a self-standing photo frame, and ships all for the standard letter-rate postage price. Your photo memories, signed, sealed , delivered and ready for immediate display. 6 for $12/12 for $23/24 for $44.
If this sounds too 2-dimensional for you, how about their
Photojojo DIY Photo Block Kit? With just some plain old scissors, a ruler, and a few minutes of your time, you can create your own Photo Blocks with the kit, which includes hardwood blocks, foam brush, sandpaper, instructions, photo-safe glue & sealer. The set even comes with a 30 day happiness guarantee and enough material to create two cubist photo sets, that are part photo and part building blocks keen.
A couple years ago, Ikea has something very similar, and they were 3 for 1.99. I bought a few packs, but they quickly stopped selling them. They were one of my favorite gifts, and people really loved receiving them. Its nice to see someone took up the idea.
I actually really like flipclips too. (http://www.flipclips.com) They take a 10 or 15 second digital clip from your camera or camcorder and turn it into a flip book! I got one as an early Christmas gift from a friend, and it was awesome. There were even pictures snuck into the "frames" of the clip-I could flip through it fast for the flip book effect or I could go through it slowly like a mini photo album.
Aarrrrgh. http://www.flipclips.com