Create coffee cups, mousepads, and postage stamps, and more with your photos!
These days anyone can create personalized gifts at a reasonable price. And it's so easy.
Just visit any of the Web sites featured here and follow the instructions for uploading your images, customizing the design, and placing your order.
I'vefeatured a variety of Web sites and products in this section to help you appreciate the range of options you can find online and where you can find them.
Kodak Gallery (www.kodakgallery.com): You'll find lots of great items you can personalize at this site, including the ability to create real postage stamps with your photos. You can also order ceramic and glass tiles in a variety of sizes, metal tins, coffee cups, mousepads, photobooks, and so much more!
- Follow this link to get 75 Free 4x6 prints when you join the Kodak Gallery!
- Follow this link to learn about Kodak's Digital Camera Trade-In Program: Trade in your old digital camera for a new one.
Snapfish (www.snapfish.com): A service of Hewlette Packard,Snapfish offers free online image hosting and a wide range of printing and other services. Create mousepads, coffee cups, photo books, and more. (Special Offer: Follow this link to get 50 Free Digital Camera Prints at Snapfish
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Shutterfly (www.shutterfly.com):Shutterfly makes it easy to post and share photos for free and features a variety of gift items, including greeting cards, bound photo albums, personalized calendars, coffee mugs, t-shirts, or tote bags. (Follow this link to save up to 50% off in Shutterfly's site wide sale. Limited time offer. See site for details.
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Create a puzzle with your pictures
Our family loves gathering around a big table to put together puzzles. It's easy for everyone and lends itself to catching up with conversation as we match each piece to its place in the puzzle.
Now I make our family tradition even more personal by ordering puzzles with our pictures.
Image Tips for Puzzles: Make your puzzles more challenging by using an image like the one featured in this example with lots of sky or other solid colors.
Play games with your favorite photos
Impress your buddies on poker night with personalized playing cards or just make your kids look cool at school. Flashing your own deck of cards is just another way to share favorite photos and a great way to help your child feel like a star.
Create Your Own Postage Stamps
Thanks to a special deal between the United States Post Office and Zazzle.com, you can create postage stamps with your own pictures, words, and designs. Order them online and then stick them on any letter or package you want to send (you can order any postage rate).While you're there, you can also design your own t-shirts, posters, greeting cards, and more. Follow this link to Zazzle to create postage stamps.
Fun and Games
Play the Golden Gate Bridge Puzzle Game
