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There's a budding artist or designer in all of us, but the harsh reality is, for most of us, our artistic skills fall way short of where we would like them to be. But don't despair - now there is an easy way to make your own designs - designs that look so good they will turn heads and draw lots of compliments! If you're like the majority of us, when you sit down with a piece of paper and a pencil in an attempt to draw something, your creation is totally unrecognizable to others, and probably to you too! So doing your own drawings is totally out of the question! If that describes you then you should be interested in what I have to say. I am going to talk about how you can use photos and designer templates to make your own designs and put them on a multitude of products - products that you will be proud to use or display yourself, products that also make wonderful gift ideas for friends and relatives. It's the burgeoning photo gifts industry that has made this possible - for those of you that are not familiar with photo gifts, photo gifts are customizable products that allow you to upload your own photos and designs and put them on products of your choice, to create unique "one of a kind" gifts. The photo gifts marketplace has become so large that it's now possible to find just about any custom product you can think of, and personalize it with your own photos. So leave your pencil and paper in the desk and start thinking out of the box - what products are you interested in and how do you want to design them? I think the easiest way to show you how good your own designs can look is to provide you with a few example products, and suggest a few designs to give you an idea of what is possible. As we move along you will soon get a better understanding of just how easy it is to make your own designs - the reality is, if you can think of it, you can probably do it! Let's start out with a really basic one - say you want to design your own pink cufflinks. Go to a photo gifts website that offers cufflinks, either upload a pink image or choose a pink background from the stock templates, then apply it to your cufflinks. If you want to monogram them, you will find that most photo gifts sites offer upwards of 100 fonts, so choose a font, write your monogram onto the cufflinks and your done! It really is that simple. When your cufflinks arrive you will be stunned by the quality of the product you have just created. How about a collage poster? You could create a collage of your children growing up - imagine one poster displaying your children from birth up to graduation, or whatever age you choose. You can easily create your own collage by using the simple drag and drop function that is available on most websites, the result of which is a wonderful poster that looks like it was made by a professional! Make your own custom blanket. Again its simplicity itself - use a single photo, create a collage or simply choose a stock background color and add a personal message - the results are stunning! How about creating a collage blanket of the children and giving it to the grandparents as a gift - you will have great fun designing and creating it while the grandparents will absolutely adore it. As a final example let's take a look at making your own golf accessories; golf ball markers, divot tools and hat clips. Again, they are easily personalized with your own designs; perhaps a simple monogram, a photo of the dog or how about putting the golf club logo on them? The bottom line is, photo gifts offer so much flexibility that you can use any photo(s) you choose, or make your own designs using anything from kid's drawings to your own artwork, or simply choose a background pattern and/or color, add a little text and you'll have your own unique design with just a few clicks of your mouse. Have fun! David Sheath is greatly experienced in the photo gifts industry. If you are looking for a cool DIY gift idea a visit to his store will help inspire you. His website http://www.makeyourowngiftideas.com offers more than 400 fully customizable products that can be easily personalized with your own photos, logos, designs and text.
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