What are the best personalized gifts

When you give someone a gift you want them to absolutely love what they receive. One way to make sure that your gift is cherished is by giving something that is unique and personalized, something no one else could give to your loved one but you. The following are some tips to help you give the best personalized gifts that I believe will touch your gift receiver’s heart.

Give a collection of memories. Nothing expresses love and thoughtfulness more than giving a gift that represents cherished memories.  Rack your brain for what is meaningful to the person that you will be giving a gift to and ask yourself if there is a way you can help them to remember and cherish it throughout time. Some examples and ideas:

• A quilt made out of a passed loved one’s clothes or blankets.
• A clear coffee tumbler with photos of you together and a personalized note.
• A DVD converted from old home video clips.
• A scrap book of pictures with a specific theme such as a vacation you all took together or a specific time period in life.  When my family’s house burnt down we lost all of our photos.  Our extended family worked together to make a scrap book of all the pictures they could collect amongst them and gave it to us for Christmas. It was the most meaningful gift any of us ever received.

Give an original creation. Another way to express thoughtfulness and care is making something to give as a gift. Ask yourself what you are good at doing and see if you can transform whatever that is into a gift. That way you know your loved one never has and never will see again another gift like yours, and the time and effort put into preparing the gift is just as precious as the gift itself. The possibilities are endless, some examples and ideas:

• Write a song and perform it to your loved one. Give them a copy of the lyrics afterwards or record yourself performing it for them either on CD or video clip.
• Paint or draw a picture.  Depict something meaningful to them, or draw you two together.
• Make pottery that has an individual message on it. There are many places that let you paint and personalize pottery. They bake it for you and you pick it up after it is finished.