AROUND OUR TABLE02
Sunday lunch.
All hands in.
Mum made the filling. Grace folded the wonky ones. Nobody waited for the last batch to cool.
“The wonky ones are mine.”GRACE, DUMPLING MAKER
THE LAM FAMILYSmall moments, kept.
A REAL MAGAZINE. ALL ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.
Your family’s little moments. A magazine worth keeping.
The Sunday lunch. The new puppy. The things the kids say. Share your photos and stories; we’ll make a printed magazine to post to someone you love.
A$39 for one 8-page magazine
Postage within Australia + PDF included. Pay after you approve.
The paper workers are an illustration of how a magazine is made.
Sample cover · fictional family · photos AI-generated. Your magazine uses your family’s own photos.
How it works
You live it.
We help you keep it.
You share
Start with a little of your week.
Start a new WhatsApp group with your family and your editor. Add photos, a few words or a voice note.
We edit
We give those moments a page.
Your editor brings the photos and stories together, with thoughtful layouts and room for your family’s own words.
You check
Make sure it feels like your family.
Review every page and ask for changes. Your family’s nominated person approves the final version before you pay.
We post
From our hands to their letterbox.
Once paid, your magazine is printed and posted to your chosen address. Your family gets a PDF too.
They open it
A little of everyone, all together.
Something to read over a cuppa, show a visitor, or keep by the armchair. No phone or app needed to enjoy it.
Made personally in our Melbourne pilot.
INSIDE THE FAMILY PAPER
The photos are just
the beginning.
Sunday lunch. A proud little milestone.
The birthdays coming up.
Your everyday life, given a place on the page.
Sunday lunch.
THE GOOD, ORDINARY DAYS03
FROM THE GARDENFour tomatoes.
Four tomatoes.
One proud gardener.
Dad’s tomatoes are finally red. His smallest helper would like some of the credit.
OUR MONTH, IN LITTLE NUMBERS
36dumplings folded
4ripe tomatoes
1very happy helper
SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO
Grandma’s birthday.
18 October · Time to plan a family lunch.
FAMILY PAPERA little closer, page by page.
Warm editorialSample magazine · fictional family · photos AI-generated
Illustrative image · AI-generated
KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING
Their turn
to tell a story.
For the family members who aren’t at the table every week.
One question for them. Asked by you.
A question from the sample magazine
“What do you remember about your first day in Australia?”
Ask it on your next call or visit. Their answer can become a story for your family to keep.
How it works, in 3 steps
They receive a question card
A question card comes with the magazine. There’s nothing for the recipient to fill in or post back.
You ask on a call or visit
With their permission, record 30–60 seconds of their answer on your phone and share it with your editor.
We help you keep the story
Their words go into the next magazine. After a one-off magazine, you receive a one-page keepsake PDF instead.
Front · A note from your family
For Mum, with love from Vivian, Andy and Grace.
This magazine is yours to read and keep.
Nothing to pay or send back.
Back · A question for next time
For your next chat with Vivian:
“What do you remember about your first day in Australia?”
No need to write an answer. Sharing is up to you.
No app, form or return postage for the recipient. We never call them; you’ll get one reminder after delivery.
Prices
One lovely magazine. Or a little tradition.
Each printed magazine includes editing, up to 3 rounds of changes, postage within Australia, and a PDF. Pay one magazine at a time, after approval.
Keep in touch, your way.
No automatic payments. Skip or stop with one message.
Little updates, more often
A Magazine Every Month
A$35
per magazine · 8 pages
A little of your family’s life, delivered every month in an 8-page magazine.
- Skip or stop any time with one message
- One question card per magazine, asked by you
For keeping in touch
A Magazine Every Two Months
Our regular plan
A$59, then A$45
per magazine · 12 pages
Your family keeps posting little moments; every two months they become a 12-page magazine.
- The first magazine (A$59) includes helping set up your family’s group
- Skip or stop any time with one message
- One question card per magazine, asked by you
Or make just one.
For photos already waiting
One-off Magazine
A$39
8 pages, one-off
Already have the photos and stories? Send them together and we’ll make them into a finished magazine.
Ask about this option (One-off Magazine)For their next birthday
Birthday Magazine
A$59
8 pages, one-off
- We help collect wishes from relatives
- Posted Priority in Australia, plus the PDF
- Choose to continue every two months at A$45 per magazine
Prices in Australian dollars.
Extra copies, languages & other options
- Extra printed copyA$20
Same magazine posted to another Australian address.
- PDF-only editionA$10 less
No printing — for family overseas or anyone who’d rather print at home. One-off A$29; Birthday A$49; monthly A$25; every two months A$49 first, then A$35.
- Full stories in two languages+A$10
Per magazine, side by side. For any magazine not in English, headlines and photo captions come in both languages at no extra cost.
- Easy-read editionIncluded
Bigger text and larger photos, if you’d like it.
Good to know
Made to suit the way they read.
A familiar language. Our first pilot magazines are in English. Ask us about other languages.
More about languages
Our first pilot magazines are in English. If your family reads another language, tell us when you enquire and we’ll confirm what we can offer before you start.
- English
- 繁體中文 Chinese (Traditional)
Our first pilot magazines are in English. If your family reads another language, tell us when you enquire and we’ll confirm what we can offer before you start.
Family overseas? Share the included PDF. Printed copies stay within Australia during the pilot.
More about delivery
Printed copies go to any address in Australia by Australia Post, usually 2–6 business days after posting.
Family overseas? Every magazine comes with a PDF you can share with family anywhere — and you can order a PDF-only edition for relatives abroad. During our pilot we don’t post printed copies overseas.
Bigger text? Ask for the easy-read edition — same price.
More about the easy-read edition
Our easy-read edition has bigger text, larger photos and fewer words per page. You choose. If the person receiving it is 70 or older, we’ll mention it once when we start and once on your first preview — then we won’t bring it up again. Same price.
Who makes it
Your editor at The Family Paper.
AI tools help sort photos, transcribe voice notes and draft text. A person checks every page.
A few things you might be wondering.
How long does it take?
About two weeks from the last day for photos to their letterbox: a few days to prepare your preview, up to 48 hours for your changes, then printing and 2–6 business days in the post. We confirm exact dates in your quote.
Does the person receiving it need a phone or an app?
No. They just open the envelope. Only the family members who share photos use WhatsApp.
Is this our usual family chat?
No — you start a new group just for the paper, so your everyday chat stays as it is. Anyone who’d rather send things privately can message the editor directly.
What if only one or two of us post anything?
That’s fine — a magazine can be made from one or two people’s photos. If your 12-page plan magazine is short on photos, you can choose 8 pages for A$10 less, move the last day for photos by a week, or skip that magazine at no charge.
How do I pay?
You pay after you approve the final preview. We’ll confirm payment details with you. Nothing is charged before approval.
More questions
Which languages can it be in?
Our first pilot magazines are in English. If your family reads another language, tell us when you enquire and we’ll confirm what we can offer before you start.
Can you post to family overseas?
Not printed copies during our pilot. Every magazine comes with a PDF you can share with family anywhere, and you can order a PDF-only edition for relatives abroad.
What if someone doesn’t want a photo in it?
Anyone shown can ask for it to be removed before printing, and it comes out.
Can it be a surprise?
Yes. Just don’t add the person receiving it to the group.
Can the person receiving it order it themselves?
Of course. The person who receives the magazine can be the one who orders it, joins the group and approves every page.
Start here
Let’s start with one page.
Tell us a little about your family. We’ll reply within 2 business days with a quote and offer a free sample page. You only pay if you go ahead and approve the full magazine.
Pilot terms, in plain English
We’re a small, founder-run pilot in Melbourne. Here’s exactly how it works.
Who we are.
The Family Paper is operated by HEART BLOOM AI PTY LTD, a founder-run pilot in Melbourne. ABN 92 690 231 522. Contact: info@thefamilypaper.com.au.
What you pay, and when.
Prices are in Australian dollars. Printed options include editing, one printed copy posted within Australia and the PDF; PDF-only options do not include printing or postage. Prices include GST. You pay for each magazine after you approve its final preview and before it’s printed. Nothing is charged before you approve.
Plans.
No automatic payments or lock-in. We print once it’s paid. Stop or pause any time with one message; a magazine you haven’t approved is never charged.
Delivery.
During the pilot we print and post within Australia only (Australia Post, usually 2–6 business days after posting; remote areas can take longer). Every magazine comes with a PDF you can share with family anywhere.
If it doesn’t arrive or arrives damaged.
Tell us within 30 days of posting and we’ll reprint and repost it once at no cost.
Changes and approval.
Each magazine includes up to 3 rounds of changes. You have 48 hours to review your preview — just ask if you need longer. Fixes to names, dates or facts never count as a round. We print only the version your family’s nominated person approves by replying “APPROVED” with the version number. Anyone shown in a photo can ask for it to be removed before printing.
Your photos and words.
What you post is seen by your family’s group and by your editor. To make your magazine we use AI tools to help sort photos, transcribe voice notes and draft text and translations. We send the final pages to our printer, and your payment goes through our card processor. Each of them gets only what it needs. We use your content only to make your family’s magazines. We never sell it, and we never use it in our own marketing without written permission from everyone shown.
Keeping and deleting.
If you don’t go ahead after a free sample, we delete your photos within 30 days. If you stop, we send you all your PDFs and delete the rest within 30 days unless you ask us to keep them. You can ask us to delete your photos and recordings from our files at any time, and we’ll confirm in writing within 7 days. (We can’t remove copies in your family’s own WhatsApp group, or in PDFs and magazines already sent.)
If life changes.
Tell us if anything changes — an illness, a death, a move — and everything stops the same day: no reminders, no printing, no charges. If a magazine has already been posted, we can’t call it back. We’ll pick up only when you say so.
If we can’t deliver.
If The Family Paper can’t finish a magazine you’ve paid for, you get a full refund and your files back.