| Printers are very useful tools. You can do a | | | | print out your own homemade stickers. It is |
| wide variety of things with them, including | | | | easy to do. Just use an image you like and |
| everyday tasks like printing out a shopping | | | | put it on the sticker template or design your |
| list or creating a spreadsheet of your | | | | own stickers with text and graphics. Once you |
| finances. However, the printer is one of | | | | are done, just print them out and you can use |
| those tools people tend to short change. | | | | these stickers to decorate notebooks and |
| There are many functions many people fail to | | | | more. |
| utilize regularly, making it necessary to | | | | |
| review just all of the ways you can make use | | | | Announce It |
| of your printer. Here are 10 of the best. | | | | |
| | | | When special events come around, save money |
| Note: some of these recommendations will vary | | | | by printing out your announcements and |
| depending on your printer type. If you do not | | | | invitations at home. Use that easy to use |
| have an all-in-one printer then some of these | | | | software like Apple iPhoto or Microsoft |
| ideas will not work. | | | | Publisher to design an invitation or |
| | | | announcement. Buy some quality stock paper |
| Be Your Own Photo Developer | | | | meant for these kinds of items. Then print |
| | | | them out. You can even make coordinating |
| We are a part of the digital age now. While | | | | envelopes and address labels to make them |
| professional photo developers still see quite | | | | look even more professional. |
| a bit of business they are slowly becoming a | | | | |
| thing of the past. For those into | | | | Enhance Your Wardrobe |
| photography, there will never be anything | | | | |
| like developing in a dark room, but for the | | | | You can make your very own iron-on transfers. |
| rest of us, digital cameras and at-home photo | | | | Just buy the iron-on printer paper and make a |
| printing is the latest convenience. All you | | | | design on your computer. Once you are done, |
| need is photo printer ink and some quality | | | | print it out and iron it onto your favorite |
| photo paper. | | | | shirt, tote bag or other cloth items. You can |
| | | | be stylish from the comfort of your own home. |
| Maintain Your Documents | | | | |
| | | | Wrap It Up |
| Everyone has some older documents lying | | | | |
| around that come from that time before | | | | No longer do you have to worry about running |
| computers were in every home. Think of items | | | | out and buying wrapping paper at the last |
| that you would normally put in a scrapbook | | | | minute. You can design your own on your |
| like birth certificates, baby bracelets or | | | | computer. Come up with a design of your own |
| maybe even diplomas. You can easily scan | | | | or use a design you find. Print it out on |
| these items into your computer-yes even those | | | | some high quality paper and you will be ready |
| that are not two-dimensional-and preserve | | | | to go. Just wrap up your gifts with this |
| them for all time. Think of the fun things | | | | homemade paper as you would with any other |
| you can do with scanned in images of your | | | | paper. With a special large format photo |
| objects as well. | | | | printer (for example Epson Stylus Pro 2000), |
| | | | you can even print large size photo or other |
| Make A Scrapbook | | | | special matte paper to make boxes. It is |
| | | | personal and pretty! |
| If you have scanned in your items as | | | | |
| mentioned in the above suggestion, you can | | | | Print Directly |
| also place them in a digital scrapbook. There | | | | |
| are plenty of programs out there that let you | | | | Some printers have a nifty function that |
| do this. You can edit your photos, add text | | | | allows you to connect your digital camera |
| and graphics, add stencils and borders and | | | | directly to your printer. You can print your |
| even print out a copy. Digital scrapbooking | | | | photos at high resolution straight from your |
| is really versatile and a fun way to use your | | | | camera this way! It is easy and can save you |
| printer. | | | | the hassle of importing all of your photos |
| | | | onto your computer before printing them. Just |
| Punch Up Your CDs and DVDs | | | | make sure you do not end up wasting at a lot |
| | | | of photo printer ink cartridges by printing |
| Just about everyone has those blank CDs and | | | | not your favorite shots. |
| DVDs lying around. While your idea of | | | | |
| labeling these items may be to write on them | | | | Decorate |
| with a Sharpie, you can really jazz them up | | | | |
| with some labels. And they do not have to be | | | | You can make home décor items with your |
| those plain looking labels with lines and | | | | printer. It may sound odd, but you can make |
| such like the days of yore. You can design | | | | paper candle holders, paper flowers and even |
| your own labels with interesting graphics and | | | | origami pieces with your printer. Buy some |
| text. Just buy some plain CD label sheets and | | | | different colored paper and look for some |
| you can be printing them off in no time. | | | | templates online. The HP website is |
| | | | particularly chock full of creative ideas. |
| Make Your Own Stickers | | | | Make your own designs and print them out. It |
| | | | is as simple as that! |
| You can easily get some sticker sheets and | | | | |