Customer Reviews

Creations by You Plateworks Design Your Own Plate

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I've been having my kids create annual Christmas plates for quite a few years now. I've tried both Plateworks and Makit and Plateworks is the hands-down winner. Plateworks makes the process very easy. You can make extra copies of the "special" paper in case kids make a mistake or don't like what they've drawn (I make extra copies of the blank sheets before the kids even get started...just in case) and there is no 1/2 invisible border that they have to watch out for (making it MUCH better than the Makit Make-a-Plates). The outcome is beautiful and cleaner looking thatn the Makit plates. We've never had any mistakes or problems. Each of my children now have a number of plates, from early scribbles to today's more elaborate holiday scenes. Love it!

I bought this product as the activity at my daughter's birthday party. The kids created their artwork and I filled out the forms, including the text to print on the plates' rims, and sent them all in myself. The company made mistakes on at least 1/2 of the plates, including my daugther's. When I returned hers, the company repeated the mistake. Then I gave up.

I bought my 3 year old a kit as a preschool project 8 years ago and he still uses the same plate everyday. The colors are still as bright and the plate is exactly the same. Just go for it and get one for your kid you'll be glad you did.

I did a similar project many moons ago as a child, so when I saw this kit on Amazon, I was thrilled. The kit came with everything we needed for my boys to make plates for Christmas presents. They enjoyed the chance to do artwork that they knew would be "permanent". I scanned the art and ordered online, which I am sure saved me much time in order to get them back by Christmas- we got them back before the approx. 5 weeks they said it would take. Overall, I am very pleased and would (and have) recommend this to anyone with a child that is old enough to hold a marker!

This is really a fun project for kids. I made a plate similar to these when I was in preschool (30-something years ago) and I used it for 13 years every single night and I still have it! So when I saw this kit I had to get it for my 8-year-old stepdaugther. She loved it, and while I did not get to see the finished project, she was absolutely thrilled with it and couldn't wait to make another one. It's a great idea and a really nice keepsake for children and their parents. I am going to buy one this Christmas for my 4 year old son.

This is our third year having the children's artwork turned into plates. We have not had any problems with the creation of the plates from this company. The first year we used the Make-it plates and some of the children's artwork was cut off, probably due to the kids coloring over the 1/2 inch boundary (not a problem with this kit). We have also used the kits with special markers where the kids color directly on the plates, and we have had extremely poor results with those kinds of kits - the artwork has not lasted.

Anyway, the kids just love using their art plates and seeing how their artwork has changed over the years. If you have to buy gifts for many children of different ages, this is a particularly good gift because you can kill a lot of birds with one stone - meaning, this gift will satisfy children from 2 up through early middle school, boy and girl.

These plates encouraged my kids 6 and 4 to express themselves and then enjoy their art each day with dinner. They love setting the table with their own "special" plates that they created. It makes them feel special that they created something that will last forever. The plates are easy to clean and can go into the dishwasher. Enjoy these fabulous dishes!!

My daughter and I bought this kit for our 5 year old to make as a gift.

It comes with everything that you need to make a plate mug or cup. You draw your picture on the paper, send it back in and they make a plate out of your art work!

Great for boys or girls!!

I was looking for a wedding gift that my children could make that could be personalized. I read the reviews here, including one by a person that said they received the plates in two weeks. Our wedding was in six weeks, so I thought we would have time. Alas, these took almost eight weeks to receive. I even called the company when we sent the product in to see if they could rush our order -- we sent the drawings to them overnight -- but they said they could not do a rush order. So I would say if you're looking to get these plates for a special occasion, be sure you have at least two months (more if you don't want to overnight the drawings to them). I let them know that their product description on Amazon.com at the time I purchased said it took "a few weeks," and I see it doesn't say that anymore, [...] I just want to be sure that others aren't disappointed by the wait, as we were.

That said, the plates came back done correctly (I had sent specific instructions and called them as well) and they are durable and cute. I think we will use this product again.

My children made plates a few years ago and I was excited for them to make more. I figured there would be some sort of extra cost to have the plates made, but I wish I had known how much. There are cheaper products. You do get one 'free' plate when ordering the product (basically the cost of buying the product in the first place). After the free plate you pay a fee for each additional picture (you won't have this fee if you want all the plates to have the same picture on it and turn in only 1 sheet - but I have 5 kids and they each want to do their own picture)- which was $3.00 each. Then you have a fee for each additional plate, for me $10.95. There is a sliding scale so the more you buy it gets slightly cheaper (I think the next level was $10.75). Then of course you have to pay shipping & handling. In the end for 5 plates I paid $60.75 on top of the initial fee of buying this product.
I don't have the plates yet and rated the durability according to the plates I do have - though I'm not sure if it's the same brand.