Looking for a great way to share pictures with friends and family this holiday season? Holiday cards are always welcome, but there’s a limit to how many photos you can fit on them. If you’re looking to use even more of your favorite photos, look to the future—create a 2009 photo calendar. Fill it with pictures of you, your kids, your pets, vacations you’ve taken or anything else that tells a good story. Add in personalized dates each month, including birthdays and events. Then order as many copies as you need for the people on your gift list. It’s a great way to share your memories every single day of the year.

Creating a 2009 photo calendar is simple. Here’s how to do it:

1. Sign in, click on the “My Shutterfly” tab and select “Calendars” under the My projects box.
   
2. Choose either a collage calendar or a classic calendar. With a classic 2009 photo calendar, you select one picture for each month in the calendar (either 12 or 18 months, starting whatever month you choose). With a collage 2009 photo calendar, you can add multiple pictures to each month.
   
3. Decorate your calendar by selecting layouts. Each month can have a different layout, if you’d like. For calendars, you can also choose from different styles and backgrounds.
   
4. Add pictures and text captions. Click the “Get picture” button to access the albums in your account. Choose the album(s) from which you’d like to use pictures, then drag-and-drop pictures onto each month of the calendar. Double-click on text boxes to enter captions (or just leave them blank.)
   
5. Personalize your dates. Choose from nearly 50 pre-printed holidays, then add your own. Once you’ve created a personalized date, we’ll save it so it can be added to any future photo calendars you might create.
   
6. Preview your calendar in slideshow mode to see how it will look when printed. Click order and you're good to go.
   

For more detailed information about how to create a 2009 photo calendar, click here.