Welcome to Spring 2012, we are in the 99 day countdown to the Olympics held in London, England and there is a general buzz of excitement about who will be the winners and contenders in the vast array of sporting events. One thing for sure is there will be moments that will be indelibly burned into millions of peoples memory by the excitement and spectacle of these events. These memories will be cherished and shared around the world and is the blood that courses through the veins of our interconnected world civilisation.

Similarly smaller events that occur in your own world are there to be shared and build bonds with dispersed family and friends. I came across a pleasing blog from Multiple Mummy Kerry, which documents the every day trials of new parenthood.. Blogging is a great way to keep a diary but if you are exhausted then there has to be other ways to capture those golden days. A great memento of your little darlings could be a photo pendant attached to the car keys.

As another of my favourite bloggers wrote recently: “ Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it!”

If you want to make a gift of it then we have introduced a range of silver 925 chains at very modest prices. You can choose 925 silver snake chain,belcher,curb or ball chain.

Another new idea for creating your favourite keepsake is the full colour pendants. These cannot have any writing on the front but we can engrave a dedication on the back.

Photo Pendant UK print full colour gold and rhodium plated photo pendants

If you want to spread the love then you can order in multiples and we will give a discount starting at 10% increasing to 30% for an order of 6 identical photo pendants.

To help you choose your photo pendant we have preview software which allows you to upload your photo, position the subject, zoom or rotate and overwrite a dedication. We do ask you to upload the photo again, so we have the original image and re-enter your text.

Try our photo pendant preview software by uploading your own photo

Thanks for reading this blog. I hope you enjoy peace and good health. Geoff Allibone, Photo Pendant UK 23rd April 2012

This blog is to explain how and what the preview tool does. The preview tool has been designed to help the visitor to www.photopendant.co.uk see what their photo would look like on a photo engraved pendant and to help the user personalise their keepsake to their needs.

When someone is considering a personalised photo gift it is reassuring to have a good idea what it will look like before placing an order. That’s why we have created our Photo Pendant Preview Tool which enables you to upload a digital photo from your computer and see what it would look like if engraved onto a pendant.

How to use the Photo Pendant Preview Tool:

First choose from the categories a style of photo pendant you like; Colour, Diamante, Solid Silver, Deluxe Bevelled, Luxury Mounted, Jewellery Pendants.
Then select a pendant. (You will be given the choice of platinum or gold plate during the design process). This will take you to the details page where there is a prominent key saying “Design Yours”. Click  this key to start the preview process.The first instruction is to enter your name and email address.

Next select the photo you want to use from your photo files with the Browse key.  Click the upload button.  The file format of the photo should be jpg, gif, bmp, pdf, tif, eps & png. Most digital photos tend to be jpeg or gif. There is a progress loader bar which tells you how much of your photo has been uploaded. When the upload is complete your photo will appear within the outline of the pendant chosen.

There are a selection of keys which allow you to manipulate your photo in the outline of the photo pendant:

1. Zoom magnifies the photo. You may decide to focus on one individual in a photo so you will want to make them larger in the frame of the Pendant Preview
2. Position allows you to move your uploaded photo from left to right, up or down. Again this allows you to focus on part of a photo simply by holding down the arrow key in the direction you want to the photo to move.
3. Stretch or Shrink.  Sometimes the photo uploaded doesn’t quite fill the shape of the pendant you have chosen so you have the option to stretch your photo to fill the frame. Alternatively you may think the image is a little too wide or long for the pendant. The left arrow shrinks your photo while the right stretches it. The up arrow stretches and the down arrow shrinks your photo from top to bottom. This can have a flattering effect on a person’s appearance but it can be overused with the outcome that it’s obvious the photo is warped.This will not be very flattering.
4. Rotate allows you to tilt the photo by small steps, so if the person you are wanting to centre on your photo pendant is leaning to the left or right you can make them appear upright .
5. Rotate 90 degrees click on the left or right buttons to rotate 90 degrees in that direction.

Text. If you want text to appear on the face of the pendant click on this button to enter your dedication on screen. Please limit your text so it does not obscure the subject of your photo. You can increase or decrease the size of the font and choose what style of font from a dropdown menu.

When you are happy with your layout click on the finish editing key and we will send a copy of the preview to your email address. It saves the Preview in our records with your name and email address.This completes the Preview process. This is not the same as placing an order. However it is very helpful for us to have it to refer to when producing an order.