A Really Fun Gift Idea For Family And Friends

A DIY Customizable Cell Phone Case Or Skin Can Make a fun gift. In these days of digital technology we are swamped with electrical devices to keep us abreast of the news and allow us to stay in close contact with our loved ones. No device is more important to us than our cell phone; wherever we go our mobile phone comes too!

Most people want their mobile phone to be unique, so it appears different to the masses. With this in mind, the most common course of action is to try and find a ring tone that nobody else they know has, or cover their phone with a customizable case or a personalized skin.

With so much music available for download, creating your own unique ring tone is easy, but when it comes to cases and skins, lots of us often run into friends who's cell phones are decorated with the same designs.

The greatest benefit of a custom phone case or skin is they make it easy for anyone to come up with and make their own unique designs that they can be sure no one else will have. The other thing customizable phone accessories provide us with is a great gift idea for difficult to buy for friends.

Spiffy phone cases and skins are already commonly used as presents for men, women and children of all ages, but as previously mentioned, all to often, you bump into people with the exact same design. Pre-designed phone cases normally cost you more than $25, while it's not unusual for good quality skins to cost $18 or more.

When you make a comparison of the cost of pre-made cases and skins with their fully customizable cousins, it makes even more sense to make your own personalized phone accessories; if you look around, you will find quality customizable cases for about $18, while personalized skins are freely available for around $16 or so.

On this basis why would anyone want to pay more for the same generic product that millions of others already have?

So if you really want to make your cell phone stand out from the crowd, why not dress it up in its own clothing by giving it a customized case or skin featuring your own one of a kind design?

Do it yourself phone cases and skins can be anything you want them to be; you can customize them in any color you want, design them with your favorite pictures or if you are a business owner, with your company logo. One thing's for sure though, if you personalize a cell phone case or skin with your own photos and designs, it will definitely be a one of a kind!

As well as being fun to design and create, customized cell phone accessories make great gift ideas for him or for her.

Some of the more common designs for ladies include photos of their children, or for grand mothers, photos of their grand children. For daughters and girlfriends photos of their boyfriends.

For men, common designs include photos of kids, the golf club logo or if they are into cars, maybe a photo of their pride and joy. Boyfriends are normally happy with a case or skin featuring a stunning photo of their girlfriend.

Clearly you can personalize custom phone accessories with any images you want; flowers, cartoon characters, graphic designs, sports teams, dogs, cats etc. are all commonly used. The bottom line is your only limitation is your own imagination!

So whether it's an Apple iPhone or a smart phone from Blackberry, HTC, Motorola or Samsung, why not dress up your phone in it's own designer clothing by making your own custom case or skin? Better still, create one for somebody else and give it to them as a gift.... they are sure to adore it!

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Crafty Gift Ideas

There are several gift-giving holidays embedded in the national culture. People are compelled to purchase things on a regular basis, even if those items are not necessary. The retail economy sees influxes of profits every Christmas, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day and graduation season. Birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions also warrant gifts. 

While any boost to the current economy is a good thing, many people cannot afford to spend money on all of the gifts that their friends and family members are accustomed to receiving in the course of a year. There are many creative gift ideas that will allow these people to save money without disappointing their loved ones.

Handmade gifts are always appreciated. Simple items like scarves and hats cost mere dollars to make. Avid knitters can look up complex knitting patterns on the Internet and make scarves in different styles and colors. Recipients will not feel as if they are receiving the same items over and over if each scarf is distinct. 

Knit hats in varied styles are also fun gifts. Striped and plain beanies are popular right now among college-aged people. Anyone in his or her early twenties will be happy to receive a hat in a new color. Matching hat and scarf sets can be given to individuals as large gifts, or the individual items can be given on different holidays spanning one year. The items do not have to match perfectly to constitute a complementary set. For example, a green scarf can have black stripes while its corresponding hat is black with green stripes. Inversions of this nature are clever ways to comprise sets of accessories without overwhelming the wearer with one color or pattern.

Household items that are made by hand give any room a quirky, one-of-a-kind atmosphere. A traditional framed cross-stitch design can be hung over a door or in a prominent spot in a living room or hallway. These pieces usually feature floral motifs surrounding friendly or welcoming text. Something of this nature would be an especially appropriate gift for a young adult who has just moved into a new apartment. 

Alternately, the crafter can give her friends amusing framed works. Once she has learned the basics of cross-stitching, she can create any pattern she chooses. The zombie trend has extended to crafting; inexpensive books of zombie and other supernatural cross-stitching patterns can be purchased online, in craft stores and in regular book stores. An artfully stitched monster in a mature, formal frame would be a unique gift for a good friend with unconventional tastes. 

Talented painters can paint small portraits of their friends for their birthdays. Instead of placing them in frames, the artists should consider including miniature easels with the portraits. Permanently displaying a painting on an easel is a creative idea that makes the gift seem more expensive than it really was.

Re-gifting is appropriate under the right circumstances. Friends of the same age and economic status can trade items on holidays. Young women will gladly receive clothing that they once admired on their friends. 

Recommended books can be passed on to people who have not read them yet. When re-gifting, it is important to give items that are still fashionable and in good condition.

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Put The Fun Back Into Card Games

In the depths of winter many of gather with friends to play cards, one way to enhance the experience is to personalize the deck of cards you are playing with at the game.

Customized playing cards allow almost anyone to put the fun back into card games. It doesn't matter what game you are playing, Poker, Barbu, Spades or Bridge, playing the game with personalized cards always makes it a lot more fun!

If you look around, you will not only find regular shaped playing cards, you will find round cards, heart shaped cards and who knows what else?

Playing cards can be customized in a number of different ways, so much so in fact that you should be able to find exactly what you are looking for.

Standard customization involves having your photos, logos and other designs printed on the back of each card - this is customization in its basic form - each of the 52 cards plus the 2 jokers has the same photo on the reverse side. Playing cards customized in this way are suitable for serious card games such as bridge or brag.

Taking customization to the next level, you will find there are many photo gift websites where you can put a different photo or design on each of the 54 playing cards. Clearly, making your own playing cards with 54 different images means they are not well suited for serious card games, but they really come into their own when playing fun games with the kids and other family members.

The final option offered on personalized playing cards is to have 54 different photos printed on both the front and the back of each card - this is a firm favorite of children and your kids will probably get a real kick from playing with them.

As I already mentioned, although playing cards with 54 different designs are not much use for a serious game of bridge or poker, they make for great fun when playing with the kids. Try testing your memory to see which of you can remember what picture is on each card? Chances are the kids will be telling you you have the ace of hearts and the 10 of spades in your hand.... and you won't have a clue what they have!

Apart from the obvious fun, personalized cards can also help both children and adults to improve their memories!

If you do decide to make your own playing cards, before you upload your photos and designs to a photo gifts website, it's worth taking the time to find out how the cards are printed. The standard for high quality playing cards is Fuji Xerox Docucolor or the equivalent. By following this advice you will ensure your custom playing cards are finished to the highest quality standard.

There's no mistaking it, customized playing cards really do make great gift ideas for just about anyone, men, women and children will all get a kick out of playing with their own personalized cards!

To sum up, if you are like the majority of us, you love "Do it Yourself" projects and custom photo gifts are almost certainly no exception. You will find making your own personalized playing cards is great fun, especially when you design and create them yourself using your own special pictures, logo's and text.

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10 Unique Gift Ideas For Christmas

Christmas is just around the corner and there will be many unique gifts available for the season. Using a favorite photo in a gift is a great way to personalize Christmas gifts. Here are 10 photo gift ideas that would look great under anyone's Christmas tree and are sure to make everyone smile!

Photo Coffee Mug

Give the gift of a personalized coffee mug this season! With a variety of styles to choose from, mugs make a great gift for a cold winter night. Choose a stainless steel mug for a traveler. Select one photo or a collage of photos and finish off with a favorite sentiment. For an added bonus, make a gift set by filling the mug with a variety of favorite candy, tea or coffee.

Photo Puzzle

For an unusual idea, turn a favorite family photo into a photo puzzle for all to enjoy. Picture puzzles make a great gift for grandparents and can easily be mailed to the recipient. 

Photo Skin for a Laptop or Cell Phone

Photo skins are a great gift for that tech-obsessed friend or family member. To ensure proper fit, know the make and model of the gadget before ordering the skin. To cover the space on a laptop, make a collage of favorite photos. 

Personalized Photo Book

Give the gift of memories with a personalized photo book . Upload pictures from a major family event, such as a wedding or birth, and use an online program to create the book. This gift is sure to delight and be a favorite for years to come!

Photo Calendar

Give a gift that keeps on giving. A photo calendar is a great Christmas gift. There are many programs available that can assist in creating a personalized photo calendar. Use photos from the previous year to preserve those memories. Mail calendars to distant relatives along with annual Christmas cards. 

Photo Ornament

Order photo ornaments from a company or hand make at home. Use children's school photos to create new ornaments each year. Display ornaments on the tree.

Photo Playing Cards

For the card shark in the family, create photo playing cards online. Upload pictures of a vacation, kids or a favorite pet. These playing cards are sure to be a hit at the next family game night!

Photo Blanket

The recipient of a photo blanket will love keeping warm this Christmas wrapped up in the arms of loved ones. Choose a wedding photo for newlyweds or a baby picture for the new parents. A favorite family photo makes a great addition to any couch. 

Photo Stamps

Personalized photo stamps make a great gift for the aunt that loves to write letters! Or use the photo stamps to personalize annual family Christmas cards and letters. Either way, these stamps will definitely bring a smile!

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Customized Ornaments: An Interesting and personal Gift this Xmas

When the term "customized ornaments" is thought of, it is generally associated with the fond memories of grade school years and, therefore, with attempts to create something unique for parents or grandparents as a holiday gift. Well, maybe twenty years ago. The truth is that the holiday season has become, currently, more commercialized than ever with stores putting their displays of holiday decorations out for sale as early as July. 

Most people embrace the commercial side of the holiday season eagerly and happily, and even employ professional holiday designers in an effort to alleviate some of the work and burden out of their holiday season. However, there are those types of people who not only enjoy the hustle and bustle associated with that time of year, but also like their decorations to have a personalized feel to them.

For these people, there are two basic types of personalized ornaments that can be used during the holiday season; those that are home-made and those that are purchased. Each option provides consumers with a distinct step away from the mass produced ornaments and decorations that so many people fit into their holiday design scheme. They also have the added benefit of personalization that can be cherished for several generations.

Home-made Personalized Ornaments

From personal experience, the most common element used in the construction of nearly all home-made ornaments are the clear glass balls available at most craft stores. These provide a base with which to start an ornament and can be manipulated in any way to change the tone of the ornament from one thing to the next very easily. For example, a mother could convert her child's Christmas Wish List from their own handwriting into calligraphy to place inside the ornament and then glitter the year's date on the outside of the glass. This method is not only easy to do, but extremely creative and also extremely inexpensive.

On a separate wavelength, that same glass ball can be used with simple household items like floor wax, and glitter to create a rainbow of sparkling ornaments in which the glitter is all on the inside and, therefore, mess-free. 

Purchased Personalized Ornaments

From a corporate standpoint, during the holidays, most offices display their daily haul of holiday cards in their reception area for any walk-ins to view. While thoughtful and considerate, they do tend to create a clutter and each one contains the same message as the one on the counter next to it. For that reason, what does the company that desires to stand out from the crowd send to their clients rather than the same type of card? Simple. They personalize an ornament with their logo and send these to their clients instead. 

The same can be done in regard to the standard holiday family portraits. Rather than purchasing prints, several companies now offer a more modern option in which customers can have their photo baked onto a ceramic tile or laser printed into a crystal.

On behalf of a season when love, joy and celebration are the primary focus, a personalizedgift or decoration can be the change from the ordinary that preserves wonderful memories between family, friends and colleagues for years to come.


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Why A Personalized Photo Book Makes The Perfect Gift For Parents

A personalized photo book makes an ideal gift for any loved one celebrating a special event. A wedding, birth, baptism, birthday, graduation or even Christmas; photo books are the perfect gift for saving those cherished memories. 

Nothing is more personal than giving a personalized photo book with meaningful pictures in it. Personalized photo books are about sharing memories of the people and places that are important to your friends and family.

Everyone has mountains of old pictures stored away in boxes, pictures that have not seen the light of day in years. Nowadays, instead of locking our pictures away in an old shoebox, we store them on our computers. Now, if you are anything like me, you look at those pictures about as often as you look at the ones stored in the shoebox in the back of your closet!

Imagine how frequently you would look at those very same pictures, pictures that hold all those special memories for you, if they were in a smart looking photo book that you kept on the coffee table in your living room.

What a wonderful gift idea.

Imagine the fun you could have if you had a photo book of the family vacation you could quickly pick up, to show friends how your "better half" made a complete fool of themselves on the beach or in the night club!

Think about the happiness a photo book of the children would give to their grandparents. You could rest assured they would love it and it would almost certainly take pride of place in their home!

What about the godparents? The possibilities are endless!

A Photo book really is the perfect way to record those special moments in your life, big one in a lifetime events like weddings, births and baptisms.

Photo books are also surprisingly affordable, with prices normally ranging from as low as $10 for a small basic 20 page book up to $150 or more for a large 100 page book.

The quality of photo books can vary widely between suppliers, so there are a few things buyers need to be aware of:

1)    Try to avoid "glue bound" books. Although they look and feel fine when you first receive them, after even relatively light use, they tend to come apart. This is especially true in warmer climates where humidity plays havoc with the glue. 

2)    Look for a "Stitch Bound" photo book. A stitch bound book will allow you to spread the book out flat so you can flip through the pages without having the binding crack. 

3)    Try to stick with at least a 157gsm or higher premium paper.

4)    Look for a web store that offers easy drag and drop picture placement, controllable text placement and a good choice of themes and backgrounds.

When you design your photo book, it is worth remembering that you should have the option to order multiple copies. That means it's pretty easy for you to make gifts for more than one person. All you need to do is change some of the text to create individually personalized photo books for as many people as you want.

If you make the right choices, you will have a photo book that will bring great pleasure to you and your family for years to come, plus, it will look great on your coffee table!

Conclusion

Photo books are a wonderful gift idea for those difficult to buy for people, especially parents and grand parents.

The one thing you can be certain of is a photo book with pictures of the grand children in it will not only be well received, it will take pride of place in the home and bring them a ton of enjoyment as they show off the grand kids to their friends and neighbors!

Unusual Valentine Gift's Part One

Winter is upon us and some of us are thinking of Spring Cleaning, while others are thinking of Valentines' Day. Why not combine the two and make a  chore into a romantic endeavor?

Personalizing your own custom shower curtain is a terrific way to give your bathroom a vibrant new look and to remind the love of your life that you are still a romantic at heart.. Best of all, regardless of the bathroom's theme or color scheme, you can make your own unique shower curtain in vibrant colors designed to bring the best out of the existing decor. 

It really is surprising how a new shower curtain can transform the look of any bathroom - red or blue, green or yellow, the color doesn't matter because you can make your shower curtain to complement any color scheme you can think of!

Many of us would like to update our aging bathrooms, but the reality is, few of us can afford the thousands it costs to do so! Just another reason to brighten things up with a vibrantly colored shower curtain.

Personalizable shower curtains are available in many different sizes and are designed to fit both bath tub showers and stall showers, regardless of shape or size. The most durable ones are made from a tough polyester fabric that can be easily customized with a wide array of colors to complement any bathroom.

Like other personalized photo gifts, it's extremely easy to make your own unique shower curtain using your own photos, designs and text to create your own unique shower curtain that complements both the colors and theme of your bathroom.

If you do decide to create your own shower curtain look for a company that will print your photos and designs on the shower curtain using a dye sublimation process that will ensure the fine details of your design are displayed clearly in vivid colors. Dye sublimation will also ensure your designs will not fade, crack or peel and your shower curtain will remain in pristine condition for years to come.

If you are looking for a unique gift idea for someone custom photo gifts are often one of the best ways to go. If you are familiar with a friend or family member's bathroom, a personalized shower curtain certainly makes an unusual gift idea, especially when you design it to complement their bathroom decor.

Often, when you think of a great gift idea for someone it's not always easy to find what you are looking for. The best thing about custom photo gifts is they give you the ability to create just about anything you can think of! Even better, they allow you to do it yourself; all you have to do is upload your photos, logos and designs to a photo gifts webstore, add them to a product, put a personalized message or any other text you choose on it, and you will have made your own unique one of a kind gift in just a few minutes.

The bottom line is, making your own gift ideas is not only easy, it's great fun too!

So, next time you're in someone's bathroom, make a mental note of the theme and color scheme, a personalized shower curtain may just be that perfect present you have been looking for.

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Stocking Stuffers what about Personalized Magnets?

Stuck for an idea for a great stocking stuffer? Think about personalized magnets. Personalized magnets come in a variety of styles. There are picture frames to hold the portraits of loved ones and pets, ranging in size from a snapshot style several inches across to frames as small as a postage stamp. Magnets attached to wooden slats on which the names of family members are painted are quite popular. Sometimes the magnet is just a flat glass marble glued over a picture of something or someone, or a written word, which has significance to the person who owns the magnet. Other magnets are bulldog clips with children's names on them, so that classroom artwork can be hung and its tiny artist immediately identified by all who see it.

When realtors are preparing homes for an open house to try to sell them, two of the most important elements they use to interest potential buyers are photographs on the walls and magnets on the refrigerator. Just as having family photographs around can make a house feel more inviting, so too can decorating with magnets make a house feel more like a home.

Though they are often referred to and thought of as simply "refrigerator magnets ," these keepsakes need not be restricted merely to the fridge and freezer. These little mementos can be used elsewhere in the kitchen, as well as in other rooms throughout the entire home. They don't even have to be very pretty to make a more welcoming environment, they just have to be special to the people using them.

Dishwashers are a great place to use custom magnets , and not just for decorative purposes. A reversible magnet on which you've written "clean" on one end and "dirty" on the other is quite useful. Magnets with the names of everyone in the house who takes a turn doing dishes can be used to keep track of just who is next in line for that chore. Certainly moving magnets around is a lot more fun than arguing over which one of you did the chore last time.

Personalized magnets can be used on the metal edges of medicine cabinets, too. Leaving a child a note on the mirror with his or her own magnet is a much more personal way to give them a reminder of something than a text or an email. Using magnets on electronics is not advisable, but placing a "World's Best" magnet, or a picture frame with a family photo in it, on your metal desk can certainly help brighten a home office.

One of the best things about photo magnets is that they are a fun and easy craft for the family to do together. With a package of magnetic strips or sheets, some glue, a little paint and a few other small items, each person can make his or her own very special keepsake. Then each one can be displayed proudly in whatever fashion your family chooses. Something as simple as a bottle cap from a family vacation can be turned into a lasting treasure in just a few minutes.

Personalized Phone Cases Make Great Gifts Ideas For The Holidays

Thinking of the ideal holiday gift for the hard to please person in your life? Do you know anyone that doesn't own a mobile phone? Do you know anyone that wouldn't like a stunning personalized case to make their phone stand out from the crowd? I rest my case…. That is why personalized phone cases make such wonderful gifts ideas; nearly everyone needs one to help protect their expensive devices and better still, most people want one too! 

It doesn't matter if it's an iPhone or any other mobile phone, the concept is the same, personalized cases not only help protect your investment in modern communication devices, they can also give it a stunning look and provide it with its own identity.

The best thing about fully customizable phone cases is they can usually be found for any make or model phone, they are easily personalized with your own photos, logos, designs and text, they can usually be personalized free of any additional costs and they are always freely available online at most photo gift web-stores. Better still, when you design and create your own personalized case, it is often cheaper than its ready-made cousins you find in mobile phone shops the world over!

It's not difficult to make your own design and place it on a mobile phone case. If you have the artistic skills the world is your oyster when it comes to making your own designs, however, for most of us, we are sadly lacking in this area and even fewer of us are capable of producing our own graphic designs, so we need to look elsewhere.

There's no need to panic though - we are all capable of making our own designs by simply using our own photos, logos, text and a few other things I will get into later…. It's not as hard as it sounds!

Personalized Calendars: The Perfect Holiday Gift

I know it is a little early to start talking about Holiday gifts but if you are thinking of a personalized calendar, now is the time to start collecting the pictures you will need for the calendar so that you can give that perfect present to your loved one.

Some gifts are like a bouquet of red roses on Valentine's Day. They are perfectly suited to specific holidays, but do not translate nearly as well to other holidays. Then there are gifts that are always a good idea regardless of the holiday. This is where personalized calendars fit into your life. This is one gift idea that you can count on to send the perfect message to everyone you love regardless of occasion.

There are thousands of calendars printed each year with stock images on different themes. If you look hard enough, you can find something that nearly everyone on your gift list will enjoy. The problem is most people prefer to pick out their own calendars unless there is something unique or special about the product.

When you give a calendar that features pictures of your recipients and their loved ones, you grab their attention and give them a reason to hang it on the wall and study it monthly. There is nothing more unique or special than a calendar created out of love and kindness.

Deck the Halls with Custom Calendars

How long is your gift list at the end of the year? Whether you are purchasing just for your immediate family or the entire town, you will appreciate custom calendars for being affordable and suitable for many people on your list.

You can order calendars online and have them printed and delivered rather quickly, so you have plenty of time to gather your favorite pictures of your favorite people and collect them into a calendar. Order a unique calendar for everyone on your list who might appreciate a gift with sentimental value. You can prevent last-minute holiday stress by taking care of many gifts at one time.

Ring in the New Year with Memories

New Years Eve is the perfect time to present this type of sentimental gift to someone you love. Collect your favorite pictures from the year that is ending and give a gift that your recipient will cherish for years to come. If you select the right pictures, you can condense a year of someone's life into a single calendar. Every month they will turn a page in their life while remembering something special that happened the year before.

This is one of the few gift ideas that never get old. You can give the same person a new calendar every year, and they are not going to complain. They are going to look forward to receiving the next calendar. They are going to collect these calendars as representations of their life. You cannot get more sentimental than that.

A Gift for Every Day

You can give customized calendars for birthdays and on any other holiday. Try to select pictures that fit the special occasion being celebrated. For instance, you may create a Thanksgiving calendar by presenting pictures of the twelve biggest blessings in your life. If you need a wedding gift, your calendar may present pictures of the couple from the first day they met to the day of the big proposal. You capture their relationship in one calendar.

You have all of those pictures stored away. Why not put them to good use and create affordable gifts that will always be cherished?

Make Your Own Design If You Want A Really Unique Gift For Someone Special

Gift giving is all about putting a smile on someone's face and the warm glow of satisfaction we all feel when a gift does the job it's intended to. There's not a better feeling in the world when you give the right gift, but often, unfortunately, our gifts do not get the response we hoped for and we miss out on that wonderful feeling of satisfaction.

If that happens to you more often than you'd like, there's no need to despair; there is a way to choose the right gift almost every time - all you need to do is make your own design , depicting photos and words that you know are close to the recipient's heart. Do this and you will nearly always experience that warm glow of satisfaction we all get when we give the right gift!

Choosing the right gift becomes far easier when it is to be customized - for example, if you buy a basic blanket for someone you will get the customary smile, a thank you, but after that, there is a fair chance the blanket will end up in the back of a cupboard.

Alternatively, you could buy a customizable blanket and personalize it with a meaningful photo and perhaps a few carefully chosen words - how do you think a mother would react to a personalized blanket featuring a picture of her child, with the child's name, the date, the event etc. emblazoned on it?

The second example is the same actual gift as the first, the only difference is the personalized design you have put on it. The personalized blanket will be met with a really broad smile, a huge thank you and maybe some hugs and kisses - the chances of the personalized blanket ending up in the back of the cupboard are almost zero - the recipient is ecstatic and you, the gift giver, are assured of that warm feeling of satisfaction!

You see, when you make your own design and apply it to a customizable product, the product takes on a completely new demeanor; assuming you choose a suitable customization design.  A personalized gift will always mean more to the recipient than one bought straight from the shop shelf - a custom personalized gift also expresses the thought and effort you have put into your gift giving - so it's always a win-win situation for both parties.

Give A Wedding Anniversary Gift That Will BeTreasured Forever

I just celebrated my 45^th Wedding Anniversary and over the years I have had trouble deciding what would be an appropriate gift. 

It is easy if you follow tradition, you are supposed to buy certain gifts for each anniversary, but honestly, I really did not want a gift made of paper for on my first anniversary, something made of wood for my fifth or how about a tin box for my  tenth? So what to do? Well the idea of personalized gifts is one way to go and it is easier today then ever to do this. 

A wedding anniversary gift should be something that can be treasured, something romantic, something totally unique that your loved one will adore. 

For many of us we have problems when it comes to coming up with a unique wedding anniversary gift ideas. Here are a couple of things you need to know: 

1. For many of us, it is the "thought that counts", so although your love may want a new designer jacket or an expensive piece of jewelry, you are not getting the bang for your buck! 
2. There are two key ingredients when it comes to creating a gift that will be treasured forever. The first is your wedding picture; the second is a heart shaped gift to put it on. 

It sounds really simple doesn't it? Well it is; there is nothing more romantic than giving your woman a heart shaped gift with a picture of you wedding day on it. Better still, it won't break the bank either! 

The development of the personalized photo gifts industry has made it very easy for absolutely anyone to create their own unique gifts. There are hundreds of products to choose from and with an endless amount of pictures, designs and text available to put on them, you have an infinite number of options. Your only limitation is your own imagination! 

Let's get back to some gifts ideas 

As I already mentioned, what you need to be looking for is a heart shaped gift you can personalize with pictures of your own wedding. Two of the most popular items are: 

HeartShaped Watches 

There are obviously many heart shaped watches to choose from, but what you are looking for is a heart shaped watch you can personalize. This cuts down your options a little but still leaves you with a good choice. 

You may want to consider a heartshaped Italian Charm Watch . The reason I suggest this is you can also personalize the charms that make up the wrist band, a really cool idea. 

Most Italian Charm Watches have a wrist band made up of sixteen 9mm ItalianCharms . To create a really unique gift you may want to consider putting a different wedding picture on each of the sixteen charms that make up the wrist band. If you do this you can pretty much guarantee she will absolutely love it! 

HeartShaped Key Chains 

Heart shaped key chains make a very popular gift, but make sure if you are going to give your loved one a personalized key chain that it is good quality; avoid plastic at all costs. ChromeKey Chains are certainly worth considering as they look really sharp, especially when they are customized with your own pictures. 

Other items you may want to consider include heartshaped jigsaws, heartshaped magnets, heartshaped dog tags, heartshaped ornaments and heartshaped mouse pads . 

A heart shaped jigsaw with your wedding picture on it can be very romantic when you are leaning over the puzzle together, giggling and revisiting some very special memories. 

Most people would be happy to put a heart shaped wedding picture magnet on their fridge for everyone to see, while heart shaped ornaments and mouse pads also make most unusual gifts they are sure to appreciate. 

Then there's the heart shaped dog tags; a novel idea is to create dog tags for him and for her, they make cute romantic gifts for any loving couple. 

Conclusion 

Wedding anniversary gifts are a symbol of a love that grows stronger with each year that passes. Personalized anniversary gifts can help put the fire back in any romance and best of all, you don't need to re-mortgage the house to pay for them! 

Why don't you spoil your special someone with a very special and unique personalized gift today?

Guidelines for successful personalized gift giving

First and foremost, always be sure to choose a suitable base product. It doesn't matter how good your personalization is, if the underlying product is something the person doesn't need or want it will not do the job!

Secondly, once you have identified a suitable product, be sure to personalize it with the appropriate designs, designs that are meaningful to the intended recipient.

Get these two things right and your family and friends will soon give you the reputation of being a great gift giver!

Some of the more popular customizable gifts ideas that you may want to consider include:

For the home and office

Bar mats, blankets, bookmarks, calendars, clocks, coasters, door mats, letter openers, memo pads, mouse pads, mugs, ornaments, photo cubes, pillow cases, place mats, porcelain plates, rubber stamps, shower curtains and towels.

Personal accessories

Belt buckles, camera cases, cosmetics bags, flip flops, lighters, hip flasks, key rings, luggage tags, money clips, photo bags, umbrellas, wallets, watches and jewelry.

Other popular customizable gifts include badges, canvas prints, clothing, tablet computer cases, golf accessories, magnets, mobile phone cases, photo books, playing cards, posters and stickers.

While I have mentioned quite a few customizable gifts ideas here, remember, there are thousands of others out there, so you should always be able to find exactly what you are looking for.

To conclude

When you identify the exact gift you are looking for, all you have to do is make your own design using your own photos, logos, designs and text, place your design on your product of choice, and low and behold, you will have the perfect gift for just about anyone, regardless of age, gender or the occasion…