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How to Make a Magnetic Marker Board That Actually Holds Magnets

How to Make a Magnetic Marker Board That Actually Holds Magnets

Make a magnetic marker board the right way: a steel backer plus a printed dry erase surface. Which boards hold magnets, which never will, and what to order.

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How to Make a Mouse Pad With a Picture That Prints Sharp

How to Make a Mouse Pad With a Picture That Prints Sharp

Turn a photo into a custom mousepad: the pixels the 7.75 by 9.25 in pad needs, the crop a 4:3 phone shot loses, and what one pad costs at 4OVER4.COM.

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How to Make a Scrapbook That Holds Up for Decades

How to Make a Scrapbook That Holds Up for Decades

How to make a scrapbook that lasts: plan the page grid, choose acid-free lignin-free paper, pick a binding that opens flat, and print the pages instead of gluing them.

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How to Make Custom Sports Cards From Your Own Photos

How to Make Custom Sports Cards From Your Own Photos

Turn an action photo into a real 2.5 by 3.5 inch sports card: file size, safe margins, stats on the back, which stock takes an autograph, and what a team set costs.

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How to Make a Fridge Magnet Calendar People Keep All Year

How to Make a Fridge Magnet Calendar People Keep All Year

How to lay out a fridge magnet calendar that stays readable, the type size each face gives you, 17pt versus 35pt stock, and how to mail one as a magnet postcard.

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How to Make Hotel Door Hangers Guests Actually Read

How to Make Hotel Door Hangers Guests Actually Read

Hotel door hanger sizes, stock and two sided do not disturb wording, plus the top dead zone the die creates and the finishes that survive daily housekeeping.

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How to Make Picture Plaques for Your Wall Without a Frame or Glass

How to Make Picture Plaques for Your Wall Without a Frame or Glass

Make picture plaques for your wall: the DIY wood panel method step by step, or printed and mounted on 3/16 inch board from $39.99, plus sizes and hanging.

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How to Make QR Code Cards That Scan Every Time

How to Make QR Code Cards That Scan Every Time

Make QR code cards that scan first try. Size the code at 0.8 inches, keep four blank modules around it, print dark on light, and proof before you order.

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How to Order Custom Paper Placemats for Restaurants and Events

How to Order Custom Paper Placemats for Restaurants and Events

Sizes, paper weight and layout for custom paper placemats, plus the dinner plate footprint that decides where your logo, menu and ad slots actually go.

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How to Order Custom Pharmacy Bags That Protect Privacy and Carry Your Brand

How to Order Custom Pharmacy Bags That Protect Privacy and Carry Your Brand

Size a pharmacy bag around the folded monograph, brand it with a label that clears the seams, keep the therapy off the outside, and order the set from 4OVER4.

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How to Order Waterproof Stickers That Survive Rain, Sun and the Dishwasher

How to Order Waterproof Stickers That Survive Rain, Sun and the Dishwasher

Order waterproof stickers the right way: a vinyl or BOPP face, a laminate over the print, and the cure time that decides whether they survive a dishwasher.

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How to Plan and Print Business Pamphlets That Get Read

How to Plan and Print Business Pamphlets That Get Read

A business pamphlet is a folded brochure. Pick the fold first, size the tuck panel 1/16 inch narrower, choose stock that folds, and print from $57.11.

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