2020 Is In The Books...

Brynwood Needleworks - 2020 Blog Books

 

I started ordering blog books every year when I started blogging, but stopped in 2014. Our internet connection seemed to hang up whenever I started the process, so I'd go on to something else and forget to try again.

I decided to get back to it, so I began with 2020, and I'll work my way back each year until I have them all. That way, if something happens with my blog, I'll still have hard copies.

Because I write every day - and keep the photographs and comments together with each post - I divide my books into two volumes. The first one contains my posts from January 1st to June 30th, and the second is July 1 to December 31st. I choose images from my blog posts for the front and back covers.

 

Brynwood Needleworks - 2020 Volume 2 Blog Book

 

Getting my blog book to print is really pretty simple. I order them from Blog2Print or it's sister company, Cutest Blog On The Block. All you have to do it enter your blog address, choose the date parameters, and wait for them to pull all the pages into a book. 

After the book is assembled, you can choose the pattern for your cover, and whether or not you want a hard or soft cover, a title, and what images you'd like for the front and back covers.

 

Brynwood Needleworks - 2020 Blog Book Inside

At that point, you also proof your copy to make sure you have the desired layout, and then you're ready to place your order. My books came back in less than two weeks, and they're really high quality. The best part was that I got a discount coupon to save 35% off the regular pricing.

I'll wait until I get another discount offer (they'll offer 40% off sometime during the year), and catch up with another year I've missed. By the end of the year, I should have every year printed  since I began my daily musing since 2009.

Tuesdays With Tag - My Own Blog Book...

Hi, Everybody!

It's Tuesday again, and here I am to visit with you.

I've got somethin' really special to show you, too!

Did you know I'm gonna be TWO YEARS OLD pretty soon?

Yup! I was born on April 3rd, and golly, that's right around the corner.

Mom has been a fan of Blog2Print for a long time, so she decided that

she wanted to give me my own blog book to celebrate my big day.

When she showed it to me, I couldn't believe my eyes! 

I just had to take a closer look. This book starts with the day 

Mom and Dad chose me to come home and live with them, and it 

goes all the way through the end of the year -  December 2012!

I can't begin to tell you how surprised I was! For me???

July 2011 to December 31, 2012, all saved between the covers

of my very own book. It has stuff Mom wrote about me before I

got old enough to write my own posts. Then, there are all the other posts

that I wrote myself to tell you my own story. Mom said I deserved it.

When I think about it, we sure have come a long way together - 

you and I.

You welcomed me into your homes each week, and you've left

so many wonderful comments to me to read, too. I'm so glad that

Mom and Dad picked me to come and live with them, and that Mom

has shared me with you each week. Have I told you how much I like you?

Now that she ordered my "life story", I have my very own book to look 

back on whenever I get the urge. There were stories that I even forgot about!

I'm really looking forward to writin' some fun stuff this year

so that I can make my next book even more interestin' . I hope,

while I'm at it, to make your Tuesdays more entertainin', too!

I'll be back with my stories next week. 'til then,

"More Waggin' and Less Barkin'!"

We've Had This Chat Before...

I originally posted this photo in October, 2009. (You can read about it here.) At that time, I was telling you about a wonderful service provided by The Cutest Blog on The Block, who provide my blog background design. I ordered my first blog books back then, and have recently ordered more to update my blog library.

I read this article last week about U.S. authorities shutting down WordPress host (with 73,000 blogs) and got paranoid all over again. I want to memorialize all the thoughts I've shared with my readers - Just. In. Case.

I really like this service, and it's available to other blog hosts - not just Blogger. They have lots of different cover designs. You can select hard or soft cover, and you can even choose to purchase digital versions. You can decide whether you want a compact layout, which uses the least number of pages, or the layout you used in your posts. They even allow you to edit your pages, include reader comments, and add or remove posts from your book. You just select the date range you want in one book, and go from there.

If you're interested, please use this link to visit The Cutest Blog On The Block book service, called Blog2Print, to see about turning your blog posts into books, too.

PS. Still busy with the ATCs and hoping to finish them tomorrow.