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.
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).
Putting together puzzles is easy for everyone and lends itself to catching up with conversation as you match each piece to its place in the puzzle.
Make your puzzles more challenging by using an image like the one featured in this example with lots of other solid colors.
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.
Zazzle (www.Zazzle.com) Design your own t-shirts, posters, greeting cards, and more. Follow this link to Zazzle to create postage stamps and more.
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!
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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Play the Golden Gate Bridge Puzzle Game