transparencies film work great with inkjet printer. That's what i use here. Set your printer to the best resolution mode... yeah slower but better.

I tried laser printer in the past. i gave up, sometimes the toner don't do a nice and perfect job on 10-12mils traces.

Home made Thru-hole plating would be nice... but not a trivial thing. Sure there's some rivet kit available here and there... but it's a little bit expensive for what it worth. Better to outsource your PCB to some cheap PCB fabs.

Good luck!