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You may already know you can turn your photos into professionally printed books using online services. But custom printing doesn’t end there. There’s a huge range of other cool products you can have professionally produced using your very own images. So whether you’re trying to think of a gift for a loved one, or want to add a special touch to your newly decorated home, it’s well worth checking out the options.
In this article, we’ll reveal five things you probably didn’t know you could get custom-printed. And if you’d like to act on these ideas, we recommend Printique for the exceptional quality of its products. Staffed by experts with a passion for printing, everything they produce is hand-crafted, inspected and delivered with the utmost care, from their lab to your front door. So you can be sure to entrust them with your visual memories, and expect the highest quality finish in return.
We all have photos that mean a lot to us personally, and printing and framing them can be a great way to transform a blank wall into a vibrant statement. But that’s only one of the many choices open to you. Printique also allows you to print your pictures on materials such as gallery-quality canvas, sustainable wood, and state-of-the-art metal.
You also have the option of adding an extra dimension to your images as standout prints, or combining them into attention-grabbing collages. Alternatively, you could give them a refined feel as Giclee Fine Art Prints, printed on 100% archival Hahnemuhle fine art papers, or convert them into sleek HD acrylic prints, for the most modern, high-definition impact wall art. With each of these products available in a variety of sizes, Printique really does give you free reign to harness your images and transform your home in beautiful and imaginative ways.
It’s easy to spend a lot of time in stores, searching for that perfect card, only to come up empty. But a better answer is staring you in the face. Why not use your own photos to create unique cards for your loved ones; that will make them smile and forge an emotional connection, in a way that nothing shop-bought ever could? Especially as Printique gives you endless flexibility to make that gift just right; allowing you to choose the perfect size, style, and paper to suit the occasion.
We may live in a digital world, but people still value physical cards. So whether you’re celebrating a holiday, a birthday, a wedding, or any other reason to share joy, why not go the extra mile and make your card properly personal?
Simply upload your photos and drop them into one of Printique’s professionally designed templates. You can also add finishing touches such as text, stickers, and borders, to make your card truly special and show you care. And once you’re happy, Printique looks after everything from then on: from the high-quality, professional printing to the prompt and efficient delivery, envelopes included.
2021 is drawing closer, and it’s time to get a new calendar up on your wall. But glancing at all those tasks and commitments, day in day out, can get a little stressful. So a great way to lighten your mind can be a personalized calendar, brought to life with some of your favorite images.
Printique allows you to choose from its own exclusive calendar styles, including top-hanging, centerfold, and desktop designs. Alternatively, you can create your own custom calendar, with Printique’s easy-to-use website tool. Either way, all orders are handcrafted and professionally inspected for color and density, before being delivered to you as quickly as possible.
Who knew you could order your own drinkware, personalized with your own pictures, for giving as gifts, storing at home for guests, or enjoying amongst the members of your household? Printique can do this with ceramic mugs, bistro mugs, water bottles, and thermos flasks; all created as ever to the highest production quality.
It’s a lovely idea because after all, sharing food and drink is one of the most fundamental ways we connect with each other as humans. And so combining it with some of your most precious memories is a fabulous way to make it truly special.
People have been placing images of their loved ones in pendants for as long as photography has existed, and for centuries before that in the form of miniature paintings. It’s a tradition that remains strong today, and so it’s great that Printique has you covered here as well.
Its custom-printed white ceramic disk ornaments allow you to keep a hanging pendant in your window all year round, while its stunning metal snowflake ornaments are perfect for decorating your tree at Christmas. Both are also perfect for hanging out gifts to friends. Simply select a favorite photo to customize these beautiful ornaments – which measure 3 inches in diameter and include a red ribbon for hanging – and Printique will do the rest.
Win a $100 gift card!
Want to take advantage of Printique’s premium custom-printing? Then great news: Printique is giving away $100 gift cards to five lucky readers!
Just think of all the great custom-printed items you could order with that prize, from special cards and gifts to personalized calendars, books and albums; not to mention prints, wall decor, drinkware, ornaments, home, and office items, and more. Plus, this fantastic competition is super-simple to enter.
Tom May is an award-winning journalist and editor specialising in design, photography and technology. Author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Great TED Talks: Creativity, published by Pavilion Books, Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine. Today, he is a regular contributor to Creative Bloq and its sister sites Digital Camera World, T3.com and Tech Radar. He also writes for Creative Boom and works on content marketing projects.
