Creative Uses of a Laminator?

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  • specialK
    specialK Posts: 512 Forumite
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    How about personalised certificates?
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  • scotgirl
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    Laminate old photos (or copies of photos) and punch holes and put in a ring binder to create a really nice photobook for the grandparents?
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  • RustyFlange
    RustyFlange Posts: 7,538 Forumite
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    there is a link on the baskets thread to name a free star. you could do one from the children, print the certificate and laminate it :)

    I have done one for both my children and one for grandad from the kiddies.
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  • sethsgran
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    You can also get children to make paper snowflakes by folding a circle into 8 then cutting away at it, remember making these?? Then laminate it and cut out punch a hole in the top and put cotton through to decorate, not a present but they look lovely. You could also add glitter.
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  • mary43
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    Try www.inthepaper.co.uk I got it from the freebie board and you can personalise the front page of a newspaper. Did one for teenage grandson -he's now 'King of the Consoles'................lol Haven't laminated mine (don't have one) but it would look good done like that I think
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  • sweetnskint
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    how about recipe cards! they never get messy cos can wipe clean keep them nice!:o
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  • savvy
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    Hi Juliav
    I remembered we had a very similar thread last year, so I've merged yours with it to keep ideas together for everyone ;)
    savvy
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  • phague
    phague Posts: 762 Forumite
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    Hello,

    Thanks to everyone who has posted on this very interested thread
    I am about to buy a laminator and wondered which is the best one/price, and where is the cheapest place to buy the sheets, please?

    Someone at work said there mate buys the sheets from Poundland - are all sheets the same??

    I was going to buy just a cheap machine (around £12 from Argos or Tesco) - are they all the same??

    Thanks in advance!!
  • savvy
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    Can't help you with the best model or the cheapest pockets, but I DO know they have different thickness, measured in microns or something! ;)
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  • Butterfly_Brain
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    I had some old worn out cork placemats , I got a sheet of cheap wrapping paper cut it to size, laminated it and then stuck it on - Voila! New placemats.
    You could also make banners of individual letters made up on word, laminate them use a hole punch and string them together - great fun!
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