Unique Digital Photo Holiday Gifts

You've take a bazillion digital photos so far this year or have a shoe box of great old photos. This holiday season, put those photos to fun use by creating unique gifts with them.

Using tools you already have, you can create photo t-shirts, aprons, and carry bags. All you need is the perfect photo, an ink jet printer, an iron, and special iron-on paper. Ink jet iron on paper can be found at any office supply or large retail store. All the major ink jet printer makers make their own brand of iron paper, and I suggest matching the paper with your printer.

Use any photo editing or publishing program to come up with a fun design, then print it directly on the iron-on paper. You do have to remember to print the 'mirror or reverse' image of the design so that it transfers properly to your project. To find the mirror or reverse option, click to the properties or settings section of your printer before you hit the print button.

Using online sites like Shutterfly,Club Photo, or orSnap Fish, you can find some incredible projects to use with your digital photos. You will find everything from photo mouse pads, coffee mugs, and Christmas ornaments to edible gifts like cookies, lollipops and cookies.

All of these services are free to join and then you upload your photos from your computer to the service. Once the photos are uploaded, you can pick and choose to add them to any project you can imagine. These services also offer great calendar printing and one of my favorites; photo books.

These gifts are all reasonably priced and, if you start planning now, can be shipped in plenty of time for the holidays.