5. How will you decorate the room? Think about putting banner outside so that your guests can find you easily. Order banners that match your invitations.

6. Inside, go for banners with messages and birthday wishes for the guest of honour. If you have chosen a theme for the party, then go for decorations in keeping with your theme in order to impress your guests and create a convivial atmosphere.

7. Think about your room layout and how you will organise the space. Make sure you leave enough space for dancing, and that there are enough tables and chairs for everyone. Leave enough space between tables for people to move comfortably around the room.

8. You could offer a gift to all your guests: t-shirts, key rings, cotton bags… as a souvenir of your moment shared!

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Of course, a good party needs lots of organisation, time and a bit of money! But it’s worth it if you can offer a moment of happiness to someone you love. So, here are a few tips for the organisation:

1. Choose the place. It can be really nice to have a party at home, but you need to think about the number of guests and the space you have available to accommodate them. If you don’t have the space, you’ll need to find a room to hire (village hall, restaurant, bar…).

2. Once you have chosen the place, you need to send the invitations! You’ll need to send them early enough for all your friends to get themselves organised. Leave an RSVP space on the invitations and add a map and contact details of hotels in the area. If you are organising a themed or surprise party, then don’t forget to warn your guests on the invites!

3. It’s common to send thank you cards at some point during the two weeks following a party. Choose a design that matches your invitations and order them at the same time.

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Well, here are some solutions that will allow you to create practical but decorative objects that use your favourite pictures!

1. T-shirts
Practical and stylish, customised t-shirts mean that you share your most beautiful photo with everyone you meet!

2. Mugs
For those love their tea and coffee, these mugs are perfect. Upload and add a funny photo to make you smile at home or at work.

3. Cotton bags
Use them for shopping, going to the gym, or for when a handbag just isn’t big enough!

4. Photo books
To be placed in pride of place on the living room coffee table. Put your best photo on the front cover and then create a book that will be a real pleasure to look through and show to others.

5. Key rings
Very useful! Order key rings for all the family!

6. Photo on canvas
Now you can create your very own, truly personal, décor. Dig out your very best photographs to complement the design of your house and create some magnificent pictures.

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Whether for a man, woman or child, Vistaprint have long and short-sleeved t-shirts, and a choice of three colours (white, grey and white).

Browse through the models to find the recipient’s favourite animal: between horses, dogs, rabbits and loads of others, you are sure to find a design that you will love.

For those with more exotic tastes, you will find various wild animals on the Vistaprint t-shirts… and even a dinosaur!

Add your personal message and the job is done – you will have created a completely unique gift.

If the person you are buying for has an animal, you can even upload a photo to create a t-shirt that no-one else in the world possesses! You could even go for a selection of personalised gifts and create a mug or key-ring at the same time…

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From spa weekends, weekend breaks abroad, nights out on the town or at home, the choice is there. You also, however, need to find some small gifts for the bride or groom-to-be…

Here are few fun ideas to help your friend prepare for their future wedded bliss:

• Bumper stickers or car door magnets – add a photo of the happy couple and a personal message, or simply announce the fact they are getting wed…

• Thank you cards – they’ll definitely come in handy after the big day, when they’ll have to thank everyone who came to the ceremony or the party…

• Headed paper – with the couple’s name, of course, or maybe you could design them a monogram…

• Engraved pens – choose one of our sophisticated models and add the names of the couple, and the date they will tie the knot…

• They may not be royalty, but they still deserve ‘his and hers’ mugs! Customise them with photos à la Kate and William, and add a message from their friends…

• Luggage tags – to make their life easier when they head off on their honeymoon!

Don’t forget, after the party, create some key rings and /or t-shirts as a souvenir for all those who came!

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• You could give an embroidered polo shirt decorated with the initials of the recipient, and choose a motif depending on their hobbies or passions…

• Add a touching and special message for Mother’s or Father’s Day…

• A personalised cap or polo shirt would be just the ticket for a ‘special’ birthday (18, 21, 30, 40 years etc)!

• For fans of a sports club or a sports event such as a marathon, an embroidered polo shirt would make a great present…

• If a colleague is leaving or retiring, tell him or her how much you will miss them with one of our personalised embroidered gifts…

So, to make a change from the printed T-shirts, think about giving an embroidered polo shirt or hooded sweatshirt the next time you are looking for a personalised present.

As a souvenir:

• When you leave university or school: club together with your friends to get ‘Class of 2011’ embroidered sweatshirts, as a reminder of your class mates…

• When you move house: ask your friends for help and get polo shirts for the whole team. Don’t forget to organise a BBQ both to thank them and as a house warming…

• For a sporting event: caps and polo shirts show everyone you are a team!

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T-shirts
Create unique t-shirts for any family or social occasion: barbecue, picnic, parties, family get-togethers… Choose your colour, add text, move elements and personalise the verso side…

Mouse pads
Add a personal touch to your office or give a mouse pad to someone else. There are models for all activities and you can also add a personal message or a photo.

Key rings
Give this practical and personal gift to your guests as a party souvenir or even instead of thank you cards.

Cotton bags
Forget plastic bags! These cotton bags are perfect for shopping, for going to the beach or the swimming pool, or for carrying all of baby’s stuff!

Photo books
The gift idea that can’t be overlooked when you want to get something really special… Include all your shared and unforgettable moments, and create a lovely gift that will give pleasure to the owner for years to come.

Magnets
Add your favourite photo and a personal message to one of our magnets and you have a great personalised gift. They are practical for sticking notes or lists to the fridge, and you could add a calendar, just to make it even more useful!

Mugs
For home or the office, personalised mugs are perfect for someone who appreciates their tea or coffee break! Make their break even better by putting a photo on their m

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You’ve been looking everywhere for a personal gift – without success. You want a new T-shirt, you know what you are looking for, but you can’t find anything like it. You want to raise the profile of your company…
The solution? Personalised T-shirts!

• As unique as the person it’s for – you have the chance to create something that no-one else is wearing.
• These printed T-shirts are not expensive, but show the person you are creating it for that they deserve the effort, time and imagination necessary to create (and not just buy) an original gift.
• A humorous way to affirm group identity (family, friends, colleagues etc.) during events like parties, concerts, holidays and team-building exercises.
• Demonstrate your personality and express yourself! A personalised T-shirt gives you the opportunity to say or show what’s close to your heart.
• You can promote your company and raise its profile wherever you are.

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• Write a party plan and make sure people know exactly what they have to do and when.

• Give people enough notice, and make sure you make it crystal clear on the party invitations that they are sworn to secrecy!

• Decide on the time of the big surprise – make sure you tell people on the invitations to arrive 1 hour before, and if they can’t get there then, make sure they won’t turn up at the same time as the guest of honour!

• Check with close friends and family that you haven’t left anyone important off the list.

• Plan another bogus event on the day, so that the person doesn’t decide to go off and do something else.

• Decide on the location – if you live with the person, it may prove difficult to organise it at home.

• Organise a playlist of music for the night – you can compile it based on the person’s likes – or you could ask guests to suggest music that reminds them of this person and include that on the playlist.

• You could also get t-shirts made for the moment when the person discovers the party. Get a surprise message and a photo printed onto the t-shirts and make sure everyone’s wearing them when the person walks in. They can also double as souvenirs for the guests.

• Also make sure they all have streamers, party poppers and balloons to make the moment more dramatic.

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They are a humorous look at ourselves and now can be a fun alternative way to personalise stationery, mugs or t-shirts for example.

Using our design tool you can create caricatures of yourself, your family or friends, your colleagues or even your pets.

At Christmas time you could design your own fun cards to send to your nearest and dearest, and have matching gift tags for your presents!

Put them on note cards and note pads and brighten up your daily correspondence with a bit of humour.
You could also use them to transform an item into a personalised gift, like a t-shirt or tote bag.

If you are organising a hen or stag party, create caricatures of the bride and groom (or of your group of friends) for t-shirts to wear on the night and keep as a souvenir.

The possibilities are endless – use your sense of fun to create an image that best represents the personality of the person (or animal) you are caricaturing. If there are a few of you, you could each choose another person to do and be prepared to have a giggle at the results!

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