makemy.co.uk

...stuck for present ideas then makemy.co.uk is well worth a visit especially if you have some favourite photos that you want to make into gifts. Even if you don't have a favourite photo they have a gallery full of 'stock' photos covering a very wide range of subjects so you should be able to find something to suit just about everyone's tastes! Do you know someone who would love a t-shirt featuring George Clooney or any other famous star (they stock ...
...a particular sport or hobby?

I have to confess I love taking photos and I also love to do things with the best of my photos in terms of putting them on a range of novelty items like my mobile phone, coasters, calendars, mugs and much more. I marvel at the ability of digital editing to correct the worst of my errors and the fact that it is now so simple to transfer the images on to just about everything and 'just about everything' is ... more

If you are stuck for present ideas then makemy.co.uk is well worth a visit especially if you have some favourite photos that you want to make into gifts. Even if you don't have a favourite photo they have a gallery full of 'stock' photos covering a very wide range of subjects so you should be able to find something to suit just about everyone's tastes! Do you know someone who would love a t-shirt featuring George Clooney or any other famous star (they stock a very wide range) or someone with a penchant for a particular sport or hobby?

I have to confess I love taking photos and I also love to do things with the best of my photos in terms of putting them on a range of novelty items like my mobile phone, coasters, calendars, mugs and much more. I marvel at the ability of digital editing to correct the worst of my errors and the fact that it is now so simple to transfer the images on to just about everything and 'just about everything' is what the people at makemy offer. There are the usual mugs, placemats, t-shirts, sweatshirts etc that just about everyone does these days but what makes them different is that they have added to that list more unusual items like bumper stickers, baby clothing, bibs, badges, bags, radios, toilet seats (?!), clocks, car window suncreens, phone covers, thongs(?!) and even CHOCOLATE!

They make really unusual gifts and anyone creative can think of people they are struggling to buy presents for who just might appreciate at least something on that list. Personally I have bought mugs from them which have been well printed, the prints stay fast through plenty of wear - mine have been in daily use for over three years now. They make a china mug - I do prefer a china mug and so many photo mugs these days are pottery which are cheaper but to me not as pleasant to use. Their china mug is quite pricey though at £14.99 and there are cheaper china mugs on the market but the others I have tried haven't had such good quality printing. They also do a WoW® Heat Change Mug - with these the mug appears to be black but as you pour hot liquid inside it the image appears on the outside - we bought one of these for a colleague who was leaving the office and had images of all the team put round the mug so that when he had a cup of tea in his new job he wouldn't forget us! ( I can't say whether he truly appreciated it though - it is possible he was glad to see the back of us)

I have also bought their car window suncreen - I have a cat that I take visiting in an old folks home each weekend - I put his image on the sunscreen so that it is dual purpose - it keeps the car cool in summer and when we drive up to the home the old folk recognise that he is visiting and come to say hello.

MakeMy also do jigsaw puzzles which make great presents - a word of warning though even the large one is only 60 pieces which isn't likely to challenge an adult but as they are on 3mm MDF board they would make great children's jigsaws as they should be pretty durable. If you are thinking of doing a jigsaw for an adult then I would recommend you look at the BonusPrint site as they do two sizes 315 or 750 pieces which is much more of a challenge!

I found the service from MakeMy excellent and the quality was pretty good as well. The site is easy to use with lots of information to help you produce your gift. When you have decided what you want and the image you want to use on it you go along to their design bay and either choose your design from their gallery of images or upload your own. You select the gift you want and an image of it is shown on the screen showing you where the photo will be placed, you can then flip the image if you want or rotate it slightly (or a lot), move it from one side to the other, add a border and text and then, when you are satisfied, place your order. All very simple and the results were very good on the products I ordered. Delivery charges are based on the weight of the item you order and deliveries in the UK are quoted as 3-5 days but, if they can, they will get goods to you quicker.

If you lack the inspiration to design your own goods they even have a page on their web site showing products that other people have created to help you with ideas and if all else fails they even offer gift vouchers so you could give someone a gift voucher and they could create their own gift! What more could you want? 

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