Linggo, Setyembre 18, 2011

Six Wonderful Personalised Gift Ideas for Your Loved Ones

Your loved one sure deserves the best gift - a personalised and customised gift from your heart.
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     It’s your loved one’s birthday, and just like last year, you can’t think of a great gift to give to him/her simply because he/she deserves the best. You don’t think that any of the current options you have is good enough. And as it turns out, the best can’t just be found right around the corner.

     In this situation, creativity will step in. And time has proven that creative, personalised and customised gifts never fail to incite a comment of “wow” or “awesome” from your family and friends. To spare you of the head-banging thinking, here are five brilliant personalised gift ideas:

1.)    Puzzle letters/ photos. This is unique. Grab a fave pic of you and your loved one, OR make a letter for him/her. Sprinkle a twist by making it a puzzle! In this way, before he/she reads your letter, there is a little “work out”. Believe me, it’s all worth going through the puzzle only to know what your precious message/ picture is in the end!

2.)    Photo Cross-Stitch. This one will take some time, effort and money. Once again, get a fave photo of him/ her. A portrait would be suggested. The one in which he/she is at his/her best. You can either go to the nearest craft store or google a site for a free software to turn your photo in to a cross-stitch pattern. You may try, “free photo cross stitch converter” in the search bar. They will also provide you with the colours of the thread. You can buy all the materials (cloth, threads, needle) and some accessories you need in either a physical or online store. There is a 100% guarantee that your loved one will be touched with the time, effort, money and a great love you have poured in to making this portrait masterpiece.
Photo Mosaic, another wonderful personalised gift idea
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3.)    Photo Mosaic is an assembly of multiple photographs. One photograph will outshine though, which will largely represent the whole picture. This is another awesome personalised gift idea. Collate all your loved ones favourite photos. Make sure to choose the happiest moments where there are a lot of smiling, events to reminisce, memories and celebration. Then choose a main picture. Once again, a portrait is strongly suggested. Something that will tell other people what kind of person this friend of yours is just by looking the portrait. If your friend is known for her ripples of infectious laughter then choose a laughing portrait of her! Go to the nearest photo store or google (type “photo mosaic”) the net of the software which can do just like this. Nothing will beat this personalised and well thought-of gift.

4.)    Create Your Signature Craft. This is any of your “do-it-yourself” project. So bring out your water colours, pens, highlighters, any art materials there and whip your obra exclusively for your loved one. You might say, “nah, I’m not in any craft of sort.” That is actually an added value. When they know that you don’t lift a finger to produce something close to artistry, they will surely appreciate you for the effort and for collecting humongous guts to swallow no-artistry-in-body stance and belief. For ideas, you can look for some inspiration in any craft magazine. This blog, www.dorotheabenedictinthenorth.blogspot.com, may also give you an idea.

5.)    Awards, awards.  This actually appeals to some people. You can brag your greeting to the “man” or “woman” of the hour through tangible awards-like object: certificates, plaques, trophies. Go to a gift shop and you will sure find one or create one, something that banners words similar to “Very Important Person Award presented to (your loved one’s name), given by (your name) on (date). That’s another creative twist to your personalised gift idea.   
Bonsai, one of the unique "green" gifts you can give to your loved ones
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6.)    Be Green.  As you know, green is in. Anything about “caring for the environment” is cool. You can buy your loved one a small plant, flower plants perhaps. For it to live longer, you can ask the plant guy if it’s low maintenance specially if you know that your loved one has no “green thumb” or you’re unsure if he/she has some “plant” background. Or you can check out for the bonsai instead. You may want to search more info about the plant and associate it to your friend, like “You’re beauty reminds me of the rose, blooming and wonderful.” Uhm, that was rather bad. I’m sure you’re a better wordsmith or poet.  Mushy as it sounds, your loved one will definitely have her “ahhh” moment with your unique personalised gift idea. 

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