Three ways to turn photos into confectionery and satisfy a sweet tooth

Normally, the focus of this blog concentrates on preserving memories stored in digital files and spaces.

This post is a little different however because I’ve been researching suppliers who print images and messages on chocolate and other delectable goodies. A fun way to capture and share memories!

Here are three companies that print photos on confectionery and also deliver internationally.

OriginalBoomf

I love this UK based service which allows you to print images – from Instagram, Facebook or your camera roll – onto marshmallows. Marshmallows arrive in boxes of nine and cost £15, €20 or US$25 per box and come in double vanilla or strawberry flavours. Worldwide delivery is free!

Cocoagraph

Another service which is very creative. This service offers custom photo bars and chocstagram Instagram bars which are both stunning and delicious, the chocolate being provided by Guittard Chocolate Company.

Cocoagraph is US based and will ship internationally but they recommend that you drop a line to them first to confirm that customs in your country will accept the delivery. According to Cocoagraph once processed, delivery of an order to Australia will take 3-7 days depending on Australian customs. Packages are shipped via DHL International.

M&M’s

M&M’s offers a personalised service that means you can add images and messages to this familiar and hugely popular candy. In one order, you can select up to three colours, one image and four text messages (9 characters max) and the design process is very straightforward.

For international orders, M&M’s only ships customised candy with images and text and do not accept orders of ‘My Teams’ (NRL sports branded M&M’s) or personalised Packaging for personal use.

International orders take approximately 2 – 3 weeks for processing and shipping and are delivered by Fedex.

Legacy Tip #3: Have a good system for managing photos, make sure you back up!

Previously, I wrote about my own challenge with photos and how sorting through and archiving them was difficult. One of the main lessons I learnt through painful experience was that it was important to give some thought upfront to a filing system and not make it up as you go along!

Mara Morrison, Co-Owner with The Filing Fairies, a company that works with clients to organise their photo memories says that people often are overwhelmed and don’t know where to start when it comes to managing and archiving photos. This could be because of the multiple boxes of old prints, slides or negatives lying around or the sheer number of devices and images they need to gather together and work through.

Here are 5 top tips from The Filing Fairies to think about when managing photos to make sure that you hold onto important memories.

  1. Check your camera settings: having the correct date on your images will save you time and energy in the future when organising.
  2. Delete the dodgy ones straight away: resist the urge to keep all your images and be conscious that a bad photo is just digital clutter.
  3. Have a place for everything so everything can be in its place: whatever filing system you use, be consistent and make sure everyone knows and uses it.
  4. BACK UP! Wherever, however – just do it!
  5. Make it a habit: just like your lawns, your photos deserve your efforts with maintenance. If you stay on top of it you can keep organised in just 30 minutes a month – promise!

Related reading: Sorting out photos requires a good system.” Tips to get it right from the get-go.

Sorting out photos requires a good system

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Organising photos is a challenge. It’s easy to capture spontaneous moments that hang around in a phone or somewhere in a laptop folder to deal with another time.

Years later, you have pockets of squirrelled away memories on multiple devices and in boxes under the stairs. These are accompanied by a growing unease gently etching away in the back of your mind that sorting out these digital and print moments in time is a task that a) is going to be overwhelming or b) is likely to be insurmountable and won’t get done at all.

Maybe that was just me.

I smugly say ‘was’ because after years and months of procrastination, I finally got around to organising my hoarded past. It was about a year ago that I started the process, organising through 40 years of family memories after DBS died. Here are some thoughts on how to go about it if a similar project has been quietly nagging you.

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