From July 2008 archives - mighty mouse stops scrolling

Back in July last year, we wrote how our Apple Mac experience was cut short when the wireless might mouse stopped scrolling.

In case you missed it or you've been recently affected, here's how we solved it:

http://purple13.blogspot.com/2008/07/mighty-mouse-stops-scrolling-scrolling.html

Keep scrolling!

P.S If you need a nice personalised photo mousemat to put your mouse on, then check out our photo mousemats.

Photo Gifts - how do you do that?

Fabulous Photo Gifts isn't the 'fast-food' of personalised gifts - we tend to leave that stuff to others.

When someone buys a personalised gift from us, we want that gift to last. Quite frankly, there's nothing worse than a mug where the 'transfer' starts rubbing off after a couple of uses is there?

So much of our personalised gifts - wooden jigsaws, mugs, mousemats, placemats, t-shirts, chopping boards, clocks and photo blocks are printed using a process known as dye-sublimation printing.

What's that? Dye-sublimation?

In a nutshell, your photo is optimised for printing, scaled etc for the gift you've chosen and then printed using these special dye-sublimation inks onto a special transferring medium.

The printed sheet is then placed over the item to be personalised and pressed in a special heat press at incredibly high temperatures- for some items as along as 15 minutes.

The press is then lifted and the very hot item removed. Some items like jigsaws and placemats require pressing until cool before they can be packed.

Why use this dye-sublimation method?

Ready for the science bit? Dye sublimation uses special inks that when heated, convert the ink to a gas - this gas 'fires' itself onto the item to be printed, impregnating the special receptive coating previously applied to the blank.

So you get very vibrant colours and a print that will last a considerable time. Our mugs (excludes wow mug) are dishwasher safe and our placemats can withstand hot tableware (naturally) and be wiped clean.

And that's why we're not 'fast food'. If it's possible to turn around a gift in double quick time, we don't mind you calling us first and we'll always try to be as helpful as possible. Depending on when you call and what you wanted to order, it is possible to get an item shipped for next day delivery in the UK (we recommend you call us before 10am). After all, that's what we're here for.

Here's a reminder of our phone number - 0845 003 4118 - that's a 'local call rate number' from within the UK and not a premium line. If you're calling from a mobile, check with your provider if you're unsure on how your network treats 0845 calls.

From July 2007 Archive - Harry Potter casts his spell on Fabulous Photo Gifts

With the latest installment of the Harry Potter books - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (why do I always want to pronounce that mud blood prince?) about to hit our cinema screens (and about time too!) - seriously, I think the film studio have made a big mistake by letting so long pass between films.

Anyway, back to the post, we had fun trawling back through our old blog posts and found this absolute gem from July 2007 - strangely enough about our family getting excited about seeing the then new film installment of everybody's favourite boy wizard - Harry Potter.

Harry Potter casts his spell - July 2007

Blankie Bear personalised childs comforter and photo placemats new shop buttons - shiny!

Yes - we have some shiny new shop buttons on the Fabulous Photo Gifts website - take a look.



Although it was a popular item for children, we were always unhappy with how the personalised Blankie Bunny was shown on the shop page button, so we've given it a massive makeover to: a) show the large scale of the actual bear by showing a child cuddling one of them and b) by showing a separate picture of the popular bear option.

Whilst we were in button frame of mind, we got around to updating our ever popular personalised photo place mats and serving mats shop button with some updated product specification - all place mats and serving mats come with a baize backing and not cork backing as was previously stated on the shop button.



We hope you find our new buttons useful and descriptive.

Fabulous Photo Gifts.

Photo Beach Bags and Deckchairs - make the most of Summer with Fabulous Photo Gifts

Make the most of this Summer....

Dare we mutter Summer is officially here? Some glorious weather the last few days has really made sitting out in the garden a pleasure, not to mention drawing up plans for a little summer holiday.

So why not make yours (or someone else's) Summer extra special this year with our fantastic range of personalised photo gift ideas - ideal for the garden or the beach....

Quality wooden framed photo personalised deckchair.
You'll be the envy of everyone whether that's reclining in your garden or relaxing on the beach with our hard wearing and comfortable, traditionally styled deckchairs, which can be personalised with your own photographs.

As well as making a great Birthday present idea, they also make a great anniversary or retirement presentation gift idea too.

So comfy, you may find that sandcastle never gets made.

Quality wooden framed personalised garden stool.
Featuring the same heavy canvas material as our popular deckchair, you can have your choice of photograph printed onto the hard wearing canvas seat of this comfy and practical garden / beach folding stool.



Garden cushion.
Our practical hard wearing garden cushion measures 60cm x 60cm - the front panel can be personalised with the photograph of your choice and makes a really stunning gift idea.

The practical hard wearing underside means our garden cushion is equally at home on the beach, campsite or picnic in the park, and oh so comfy too. Even the cover is removable.

And whilst we're heading out for the day, what about something to carry it all in?

Amongst our range of personalised bags and handbags, we have a couple of ideas you may not have noticed.

We have two 'beach bags' that you can choose from and personalise with your own photographs. Ideal for carrying picnics or beach gear, swimming stuff or towels, with comfy handles / shoulder straps.



Strong and durable, these cloth carrying bags make another great birthday gift idea or how about a new baby gift? Something personalised that's strong enough to carry all of babies requirements for a fun day out.

For new parents, we even offer a baby changing bag which can be personalised with a photograph. Click here to see more details on that.

Finally, if you're traveling then how about our personalised wash kit bags? Strong and with a practical waterproof inner, there'll be no mistaking whose wash kit is whose this summer holiday.

More great personalised photo gift ideas from Fabulous Photo Gifts.

P.S Whilst we always pray it won't, we can even help out with the 'rainy days' with a huge range of personalised photo, date and address sensitive jigsaw puzzles. Some previous customers have used photo's of their holiday homes and caravans as the photo. If you own a holiday home/villa or caravan, then these jigsaws are a great idea to leave 'in stock' for your guests to amuse themselves with on rainy days and evenings.

spade handles image credit: doug88888

Online quotes for building home extensions - what will they think of next?

Came across this interesting little site that offers instant online quotes for having an extension built on your home.

Called simply ExtensionQuoter - you're invited to enter your address details and then proceed to enter your own approximate desired measurements, whether it's a single storey or double storey extension you're looking for and what you intend to use your new extension for.

The website then returns an estimate of what you could expect to pay.

We really like these online quoting websites - it does enable you to get a rough expectation of cost before you start having loads of tradesmen traipsing through your home, clipboards and tape measures in hand.

If you want to take your quote further, then the websites owners will call you back, confirm your details and offer to pass your details onto up to 3 companies, local to you, that offer the service you're looking for. No hassle, just written quotes.

Fabulous Photo Gifts.

Fancy a bit of Squash coaching in Derbyshire?

We came across another local 'champion' at the weekend - Lisa Mckenna.

Lisa is a professional squash coach based at Lumb Farm Country Club, Ripley (just up the road from us), and also offers squash coaching at other venues as required.

She also works developing squash in schools and leisure centres in Nottinghamshire through her work with England Squash and Racketball. She coaches juniors in the East Midlands who go on to represent the area at National (inter area) championships.

As Lisa says "Squash is an energetic sport which at all levels, provides enjoyment and fun".

So whether you want to compete or simply play for pleasure, you can brush up on your squash playing technique with a visit to Lisa's website for more details.