Five Easy Ways to Say 'I Love You' With Pictures; Creative Mother's Day Gifts Are a Snap with Kodak Picture Maker

Business Wire, May 2, 2002

Business Editors/Hi-Tech & Lifestyle Writers

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2002

Searching for a new way to tell Mom that you love her? Say it with pictures. She'll love it.

More than 80 percent of mothers like to receive a personalized, homemade gift, according to a recent national survey(a). The survey also found that nearly half (46%) of the respondents said that it is difficult to find new and appropriate gifts for Mother's Day because they have exhausted all the good ideas. Fortunately, creating your own gift does not have to be complicated or expensive.

Lisa Bearnson, founding editor of Creating Keepsakes magazine, author of Moms' Little Book of Photo Tips and a mother of four, encourages gift-givers to think beyond the usual items recycled each year and give a personalized and more memorable gift that comes from the heart.

"Any Mom will tell you, there's nothing we love more than gifts made for us by a family member or close friend," said Bearnson. "Pictures tend to say the most and are a great way to show Mom how much you care. It's easy and fun to make a gift yourself that you'll be proud to share."

Bearnson suggests the following simple gift ideas that use personal photographs, which can be copied or enhanced using do-it-yourself photo kiosks such as the Kodak Picture Maker found at 21,000 retail locations across the U.S.:

1. Scrapbook Honoring "Mom's Unique Qualities"

Organize a series of photos in a short album or album page

that depict the unique and wonderful personality traits and

interests of your mother. Mom will love that you recognize and

appreciate the individual qualities that make her your

one-of-a-kind mom.

2. Picture Poem to Mom

Sometimes tender memories with Mom deserve special words.

Collect four to six pictures that represent your favorite

moments with Mom. Add a word to the bottom of each picture

that, when put in a series, creates a short saying (i.e.,

Forever Mother, Forever Friend).

3. Personalized Mother's Day Card

Take the time to make your own Mother's Day photo card. Use a

favorite photograph and decorate around the card with fun

materials (stickers, lace, buttons, glitter, etc.). Compose

your own touching message to your mother. This gift is

priceless! You can even frame this piece of art.

4. A Child's Eyes

Create a simple, artistic photo that looks like it was

professionally made. Create an intimate image by juxtaposing a

zoomed-in picture of a pair of child's eyes next to a full

view subject using the Kodak Picture Maker. You can even turn

your color photograph into black and white or sepia tone to

bring out the emotion of the moment the picture was taken. Mom

will proudly display this warmhearted present.

5. Keepsake Box

Make a beautiful keepsake box for mom by decorating a small

wooden or cardboard box. You pick the fun size and shape of

the container along with the fabric that will cover the box.

Just mount your favorite photograph on the lid you've created

a personal, stylish present that's within your budget.

"Pictures make wonderful gifts because they can capture a special memory and provide a nice alternative to standard gift giving," said Bearnson. "Mom will appreciate the sentiment and time you spent to make her a one-of-a-kind present."

About Kodak Picture Maker

The Kodak Picture Maker makes it easy to get great quality results from the first time you use it. It is a freestanding photo kiosk that lets you make your great pictures even better in just five minutes. Using your favorite hard copy film prints or even a digital memory card, these do-it-yourself kiosks allow you to be expressive and creative with pictures.

Another great advantage using Kodak Picture Maker is the ability to get photo quality prints, enlarge and reprint digital or existing film pictures, zoom and crop photos, add text and borders, reduce red-eye, adjust color, make sepia or black and white prints, and print from digital or write to a CD.

There are 21,000 Kodak Picture Makers located in stores and malls nationwide. For a list of retailers nearby, call 800-939-1302 for a store locator or visit www.kodak.com/go/picturemaker.

(a) Omnibus Research Corp. survey conducted April 18-21, 2002.

(Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company.)

Editor's Note: For additional information about Kodak, visit our web site on the Internet at: www.kodak.com.