My Own Blog Book...And a Giveaway!

Last month I celebrated the two year anniversary of Wives with Knives.

When I started blogging I couldn't imagine that I would have enough to say

to write posts for two months, let alone two years.

It's been an amazing journey.

When I reached the one year mark I decided that, on my next anniversary date, 

I would have my precious blog made into a book, something that I could hold in my hands

 that would tell the story of a very important part of my life.

I recently received an email from Julie at Blog2Print, a company that makes books out of blogs, 

and she asked me if I was interested in having my blog professionally printed in book form and

 would I like to host a giveaway.  I was thrilled!

With Blog2Print you can print your blog posts and pictures and include comments if you wish. 

I selected a sampling of posts over my two years of blogging that included trips to Europe

and lots of photos from my farmers' market so my book is essentially

a personal diary of my first two years. I chose a hard cover, but soft cover

is available as well.

I personalized my book by dedicating it to my family. I started my blog as a way

 of preserving my recipes and family history

 for my children and grandchildren.

A table of contents makes it easy to see at a glance which posts are

included in the book.

Posts are beautifully laid out and easy to read.

You can also add extra pages of photographs of your choosing.

I included a post that was a tribute to my Mother

on her 86th birthday.  As luck would have it my book arrived the day before

my Mom's birthday last month and I was able to give it to her as a gift.

She was thrilled to see herself in print.

The book I gave my Mother was a selection of posts

 and now I'm going to have my entire blog printed in several volumes.

Blog2Print has thought of everything and will help you put together

a book that will become a family treasure.

If you are curious to know how your blog would look as a book just click on

Blog2Print 

and they will show you a sample.  Go try it.  It's fun!

My book is on my coffee table in my living room and I'm so proud of it.

I browse through it often and love to see my family pick it up and comment on the recipes

and stories. 

And now, thanks to Blog2Print, one of you will have the opportunity to

have your story professionally printed as well.

All you need to do is become a follower of Wives with Knives and

leave a comment.  That's it!   The winner will receive a $40 gift certificate to Blog2Print

and the giveaway is open to bloggers world wide.  If you live outside the United States

  you will be responsible for the shipping for your book. A winner will be selected on Thursday, November 4.

Blog2Print now offers "Blog2Print Autosave" where, for a small subscription fee,

they will preserve a blog on a monthly or quarterly basis.  Each month or quarter they mail a PDF 

of published posts and retain a copy in their records in case the blogger's copies are lost.  The file is automatically generated and sent by email.

This is such a great service! I don't know a blogger who doesn't worry about losing all their hard work 

and creativity because of some computer glitch.  I urge you to check into it.

I hope you will leave a comment so you have the opportunity to

win a book of your own.