The holidays are upon us! As you start to plan for gifts & greetings, celebrating the ties between your friends, family, and self, I ask you this: what if you could find things that were easy to make, deeply personal, and eminently practical?
That’s exactly what you can expect of the wide variety of photo gifts you can find at Mike’s Camera! Our incredible production labs can work all kinds of magic with your very own photos, and our simple system makes it a snap to whip up the order. Here are eight of our favorite personalized photo products, highlight for your consideration.
Get to work on your order right away at the links below, or come into any of our brick-and-mortar stores if you’d like to see samples or a little help from an imaging expert.

It always seems crazy to me that anyone would buy a card from the grocery store when it’s so attainable to use only custom cards—for less than you’d typically pay for a stock greeting card! Our cards come in a variety of sizes and finishes. Use a template to make design quick, or go all-in and craft every inch. Either way, cards are an inexpensive yet meaningful way to connect with a wide swath of those dear to you. Create a custom card in under 5 minutes!


I’ve rhapsodized about calendars many a time already… but what’s one more? For those who might appreciate your personal touch all year long, calendars are a great way to share it. Wring out more joy from a shared vacation, warm grandma’s kitchen with the grandkids, put together an elaborate, illustrated serialized story—the sky is the limit! If you have time, you can even enter birthdays, anniversaries, and more. Create a calendar in under 5 minutes!


Who doesn’t love a puzzle? Share a special photo in a creative way or use your own image to make a promise—”Is that the Lutheran cathedral… why, a holiday in Sibiu? Oh, I am so excited!” Whatever the draw, don’t forget to add a matching tin to keep the pieces together when they’re pulled apart. Create a puzzle in under 5 minutes!


As an enthusiast of beverages, drinkware, and furniture (at least an enthusiast of my drinkware and furniture), I have a healthy appreciation of a nice set of coasters. Help your loved ones protect their furniture and relive great memories any time they sit down for a refreshing beverage. Create a coaster set in under 5 minutes!


The person without a weakness for drinkware is a rare person, indeed. We’ve got coffee mugs, water bottles, and camp cups, all waiting for your images to brighten their faces! This is the kind of gift sure to bring regular (maybe even daily) joy, and—even better—can be given broadly, as it’s pretty darn fun to be part of the matching mug club. Create a mug in under 5 minutes!


An underrated part of any desk, the humble mousepad works hard at the side of nearly everyone in this digital age (barring those of us who use trackballs). You can only squeeze so many framed photos and so forth onto a desk—but many don’t realize that they could make their workplace more cozy and personal by replacing some freebie pad with a fine, customized one from Mike’s.


Custom ornaments can be an annual tradition or a way to celebrate special events like births, marriages, new homes, and more. Even memorializing a loved one who has passed on with an ornament can be a small but special way to keep them a part of your holiday gatherings. We offer a variety of shapes, materials, and festive templates. Create an ornament in under 5 minutes!


We know that water bottles are the obvious place to put stickers… but what if your bottle came with a permanent sticker of your own design? Pretty cool! Bonus: you’ll never have to worry about your hydrator getting mixed up with someone else’s, precipitating a wacky series of misfortunes. (And you know what they say: hydrate or die-drate!) Create a water bottle in under 5 minutes!


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