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Black Belt Shopper
Homemade Gifts from Your Computer by Larry Wiener
All you have to
do is go into almost any store and you know that Christmas is coming. If
you’re like me, you’re thinking about gift buying already. You can,
however, use your computer and an ink jet printer to make a lot of personalized
gifts that will be much more meaningful than yet another tie or sweater. More...
What You’ll Need Besides the computer and printer, you’ll need software. Two of the best software packages for making personalized gifts are Print Shop and Microsoft Publisher. Print Shop, which is available just about anywhere that software is sold, is designed for home use. The opening screen suggests a number of different projects you can use for gift making, such as calendars, labels, and t-shirt transfers. Microsoft Publisher, which is designed more for business use is very powerful and integrates beautifully with other Microsoft applications. You can find specialized applications for making t-shirts, calendars, and other gifts. Many of them are easy to use, but are not as flexible or powerful as the general applications. What Projects You Can Make Your imagination is the limit and you can get a lot of ideas by looking at the applications, but here are some that have worked for me.
Tips for Making Your Gifts High in Quality Of course you’ll want to make your gifts high in quality and you can. As one who has been making gifts on the computer for many years, I offer you the following tips:
Computer-made gifts can bring great joy to your friends and family and can be a lot more fun than trudging through a mall at this time of the year (even the Black Belt Shopper gets tired of shopping at this time of the year). And how can I forget to plug my book, The Black Belt Shopper’s Guide available at this site! Check it out yourself for other gift-buying ideas or maybe even you can give it as a gift to someone who either is into shopping or who needs to make better use of his or her money! * * * Copyright © 2007 by Larry Wiener, author of The Black Belt Shopper's Guide. All rights reserved. Want more money-saving tips? Get a FREE Subscription to our monthly newsletter!
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