There are many different ways that you can use plastic door hangers to either get a message out to someone or just for a joke or a gag. Door hangers are used a lot and can sometimes be seen hanging from a hotel door room with the words “Do Not Disturb” on the door. You don’t just have to be in a hotel room to use a plastic door hanger to request room service or state that you need your privacy. They can also be used in your office, house, apartment or anywhere else where you need to get the word out to passers by.
Making Your Very Own Plastic Door Hangers
If you feel like you are the creative type, or if you happen to be a graphic artist with access to a computer and some desktop publishing software, you can very easily put together and design some cool looking door hangers with your computer and a few minutes of your time.
1. First you can go down to a local craft store and look around for some templates to work with. You can usually find stores that carry a wide variety of different styles of door hangers ranging from plastic, wood, foam and cardboard. You can use these to decorate with your own custom embellishments and decorations like glitter, paint and buttons.
2. If you are better with the computer you might find it much easier to design a plastic door hanger in your favorite publishing program. You don’t have to be a Photoshop master to do it. Even with Microsoft Word you can get a good design going for your door hanger.
3. You’ll need to make a template in the program that has edges you can cut out, because you can’t stick a door hanger inside of the printer. After you have designed your hanger, print out a test one to make sure that it’s in a good position and centered. The you can proceed to print your custom plastic door hanger and put in on your door for everyone to see.
If you don’t have you own computer or the right tools to make your own door hangers or if you are not that great of an artist you can still make your own by visiting an online printer which can assist you in creating your own custom door hanger with web based software and templates. This actually might be a lot cheaper and will give you more options as far as backgrounds and templates as opposed to doing it with your own supplies and resources.