11 Perfect Gifts For The Instagram Addict In Your Life

These necklaces sell for $25 at Photojojo, a site that also curates and sells great gifts for shutterbugs and Instagram-lovers. (Photojojo) | Photojojo

Instagram has already blessed us with five new filters and other updates this holiday season. But if you've got friends who just can't get enough of the photo-sharing network (and we all do), you may need even more Instagram-themed gifts.

And wow, there are a lot of them. People have created all sorts of ways to not only improve your Instagram photos, but to bring them out of your smartphone and into your real life. Instagram calendar, anyone? Here's a sampling.

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• Did you know you can have your favorite Instagram photos printed on a comfy throw pillow on Stitchtagram for just $54? The site also offers to put your photos on zipper pouches, coin purses, clutches and tote bags.

• If your friends are addicted to their phones, they might as well wrap them in memories. Sticky9 specializes in smartphone ($19.99) and tablet ($36.99) cases featuring your Instagram photos in different patterns. You can create customizable magnets, too ($14.99). Or buy a gift card to let your friend design his or her own case. Castegram also offers cases.

• If your friend can't help but fill your feed with pictures of handcrafted cocktails, how about combining the two habits? You can get an Instagram flask for $16.99 on Etsy.

• Attaching a lens to your smartphone will allow for a better picture when taking close-ups or landscape photos (although probably not selfies). OlloClip sells these add-ons for iPhones and Galaxy phones. The 4-in-1 lens includes two macro lenses, a fish-eye and a wide-angle lens. It retails for $60.

• CanvasPop blows up Instagram photos onto canvases. They have a design team that specializes in adjusting and retouching low-resolution photos. And if you aren't impressed, the company guarantees a refund. You can buy a 12"x12" canvas for $39.95 or a 20"x20" canvas for $114. Collages start at $60.

• If your friend doesn't know of Prinstagram, you might want to tell him or her now. The company helps you stick your Instagram photos on a variety of items, including photobooks, prints, posters and magnets. Calendars cost $40.

• For all those friends who care a lot about their likes. These necklaces sell for $25 at Photojojo, a site that also curates and sells great gifts for shutterbugs and Instagram-lovers.

• Maybe for your hipster friends. Reelagram tturns seven Instagram photos into a classic slide reel. It costs $19.95 per reel. Of course, you'll need to buy a slide viewer to look at them; Reelagram sells one of those for an extra $10. Or you can borrow an old View Master.

• If you want to bring back the Polaroid, give your friend the Socialmatic, a new digital camera that instantly prints 4"x 4" photos. The touchscreen allows for editing, so your friend can still get a filter fix. Through a Wi-Fi connection, you can instantly post to Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, too. One warning: At $300, it's quite pricey.

• Your friends may think they are photo experts, but a nice guide could probably help them learn a few tricks. "The Unforgettable Photograph: 228 Ideas, Tips, and Secrets for Taking the Best Pictures of Your Life" offers some tips specifically for taking photos with smartphones. You can find it for $9.55 on Amazon.

• This could make for one epic Insta-party. ManServant is a startup coined the "Uber for gentleman companions." No, you're not paying for strippers. These "servants" are hired to take photos of you (and with you), as well as compliment you and your friends. So far, the service is only available in San Francisco, but you can also pay for an #InstaLover -- aka someone who will like and comment on all your photos for $30 a month.

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