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You are here: Home / Giveaways / Fun Family Projects with the Epson Expression XP-850 (Giveaway!)

Fun Family Projects with the Epson Expression XP-850 (Giveaway!)

March 8, 2013 By Stephanie

Having a top-notch printer is absolutely crucial if you (a) have kids, (b) run a home business, (c) enjoy taking pictures, and/or (d) homeschool. Since our family falls in all four of those categories, our printer gets quite the workout.

I’d like to introduce you to our printer – the Epson Expression Photo XP-850 Small-in-One Printer.

Epson-Expression-XP-850

Designed with photo enthusiasts and families in mind, the sleek and compact printer delivers brilliant 4″ x 6″ photos as fast as 10 seconds (no need to use Walgreens, Shutterfly, or other photo printing services). The printer also features automatic 2-sided printing, CD/DVD printing, a rear paper feed for card stock & envelopes, plus convenient wireless networking. You can even print from your smartphone!

It has color fax capabilities too, which I am less enthused about since faxing is all but dead in 2013. RIP.

Here are a few projects our family has used the machine for.

Coloring Sheets! Our girls are forever asking for “just one more coloring sheet.” We typically google “free coloring sheets” and plenty of options pop up. Their favorite subject matter is princesses, Disney-anything, nature scenes, and/or children’s book characters.

printable-coloring-sheets

Another appealing option is that you can take any real photo and turn it into a coloring sheet. Cool, right?

Coloring-Sheets-from-Photos

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Pictures for grandparents! I snapped a cute shot of my mom holding Audrey at the park several weeks ago. Instead of letting the photo sit on my phone, I decided to print it out and send it via mail for a happy postal surprise. (I really ought to do that more often – now that I know how to do it). It was so simple. I just went to my photo of choice, hit print, and the XP-850 “knew” to print it on 4×6 photo paper. So smart.

print-directly-from-phone

Give­away:

One Metropolitan Mama will receive an Epson Expression XP-850 Small-in-One Printer. ARV $299.99.

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Use the Raf­fle­copter form below to enter. Com­plete as many (or as few) tasks as you like.

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* Thanks to Epson for providing two product samples – one for review and one for this giveaway. 

Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: business, Giveaways, homeschooling, product reviews, work at home mom, working at home

Comments

  1. Harmony B says

    March 15, 2013 at 8:12 am

    print quality and price of ink

  2. Audra Weathers says

    March 14, 2013 at 2:28 pm

    I care about print quality/resolution and how expensive the ink is.

  3. Jessica L says

    March 14, 2013 at 10:16 am

    Speed, cost of ink, quality. I like having a Quick Print feature for regular paper pages.

  4. Livivua Ramsey says

    March 14, 2013 at 9:50 am

    The number of pages per printing and size

  5. Staci A says

    March 13, 2013 at 5:36 pm

    I look for something that offers good quality prints and is easy to use.

  6. Tabathia B says

    March 13, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    How long the ink last, if it’s an e-printer, if it includes a scanner.

  7. Lauren Harmon says

    March 11, 2013 at 7:13 pm

    I look for a printer that offers quality picture prints! I’m wanting to upgrade since my last purchase was out of desperation and was a garage sale buy… LOL. It’s nice enough but this one would blow it out of the water!

  8. Susan P says

    March 11, 2013 at 3:23 pm

    I’m partial to laser printers since the ink doesn’t dry out and you can get a lot of prints before you have to refill the “ink”. Now that I’ve officially started homeschooling (at my 5 yr old’s insistence) I would really like to have a color printer.

  9. Sarah VM says

    March 11, 2013 at 12:39 pm

    I look for a printer that prints good quality pictures.

  10. Tiffany Ziegenhorn O'Connell says

    March 11, 2013 at 12:20 pm

    Honestly it has been years since we have owned a printer at home – if we need to print something we head to work! That being said this printer sounds awesome. I love the idea of being able to print out quality pictures at home and mailing them off to the grandparents.

  11. Julie Bigboy says

    March 11, 2013 at 9:29 am

    I have never bought a printer before and boy, do I need one! We are in the midst of homebuying and I’ve spent a small fortune at the office supply store printing paperwork!

  12. Jeannette says

    March 10, 2013 at 9:22 pm

    How clearly it prints and how expensive the ink is

  13. Kelly Urban says

    March 10, 2013 at 4:05 pm

    speed, cost of ink

  14. Donna Pierson Wilson says

    March 10, 2013 at 1:25 am

    How the ink adheres to the paper – Epson is the best with this feature

  15. jewelsntreasures says

    March 9, 2013 at 9:22 pm

    I would definitely say the cost of ink is the most important thing to me.

  16. Lindsay Hindman says

    March 9, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    cost per print, plus I prefer it to be able to print in grayscale to save money since black ink is almost always a lot cheaper!

  17. Aura says

    March 9, 2013 at 8:21 pm

    cost of ink, how many pages it prints with each refill, size of printer, speed of printer, inkjet or laser, color or black/white

  18. Amanda S. says

    March 9, 2013 at 6:48 pm

    The cost of the ink is most important to me.

  19. SaraMama says

    March 9, 2013 at 6:00 pm

    I want a printer with re fillable ink cartridges.

  20. Dawn Schmidt says

    March 9, 2013 at 3:41 pm

    I look for how much the ink costs for it! Some are so expensive

  21. Brandy says

    March 9, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    The cost of ink.

  22. superdumb says

    March 9, 2013 at 1:20 pm

    Print quality and reliability are the most important things. My current printer is a total dud on both counts!

  23. Sarah says

    March 9, 2013 at 10:45 am

    I care about the cost of ink, ease of use, and wi-fi printing capabilities! I have WAY too many pictures that would make great mail surprises, and I’d love to be able to do more of that!

  24. ginger g. says

    March 9, 2013 at 8:33 am

    I care about the quality and the cost of the ink!

  25. Christy Wiggins says

    March 9, 2013 at 7:55 am

    I think reliability is so important and I’m a little impatient so fast printing is also a major plus.

  26. Liz F says

    March 8, 2013 at 11:54 pm

    My kiddos are the same, they are always asking me to print more coloring pages. I am a homeschool mama so I use a printer a lot as well.

    Also, I love that this printer can print photos from your iphone. How great would that be?

  27. Alicia Osburn Wilson says

    March 8, 2013 at 10:53 pm

    I have an older Epson…they make quality printers…I would love a newer model!!

  28. Kara Carroll says

    March 8, 2013 at 10:35 pm

    The photo to coloring sheet is amazing! My girls would absolutely wear that feature out.

  29. phxbne says

    March 8, 2013 at 9:53 pm

    reliability!

  30. Ruthy T. says

    March 8, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    I just started looking into new printers..ours is dying…so I’m kinda looking at all the details!

  31. scotandbecca says

    March 8, 2013 at 7:57 pm

    I care most about print quality, and the cost of replacement ink cartridges. Those things are pricey!

  32. latanya t says

    March 8, 2013 at 7:22 pm

    whether or not it is laser or inkjet

  33. Mary Happymommy says

    March 8, 2013 at 6:42 pm

    Print quality and affordable printer refills

  34. Whitehead's Zoo says

    March 8, 2013 at 6:36 pm

    That it is easy to refill the ink, not to expensive to refill and easy to use. I also like mine to be wireless.

  35. susan says

    March 8, 2013 at 6:28 pm

    I am looking for ease of use and print quality. Also, that the ink doesn’t cause an arm and a leg!

  36. Krista says

    March 8, 2013 at 5:57 pm

    I actually care most that the ink is affordable and doesn’t run out in a month… :) I would like to get one with a scanner too, but beggars can’t be choosers…

  37. Kristen says

    March 8, 2013 at 5:51 pm

    I care about quality of printing (for pictures, etc) and price of ink! I had a great printer once, but the ink was sooooo expensive.

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