Personalized Gifts: Gifts that Scream, “I Put a lot of Thought into This”

October 23, 2020

Nothing beats personalized gifts. Not that it’s a competition or anything, but if you really want a person to feel special, a custom gift is the ultimate sign of genuine thought. I’m not knocking gift cards… personally love them! But you never really know the story behind a gift card. Was it well planned out or was it a run-into-the-grocery-store-and-pray-they-have-X-Box-gift-cards-at-the-checkout-because-I-totally-forgot-to-order-a-gift type of gift? (#guilty). It’s a fine line to walk, friends. But when someone gives me a gift that is personalized, it gives me those warm fuzzies feelings that you just can’t get from a piece of plastic. Kicking myself for losing my name monogram necklace that my parents gave me when I was 16. Man I loved that and would totally still rock it today, but I digress. We scoured the internet for some of the coolest personalized gifts that you need to buy NOW to ensure they are here in time for the holidays.

From custom family portraits to monogrammed sleeping bags, we really have something for everyone. Personalized gifts are not only a no-brainer for grandparents (cue the gushing), but there is nothing that makes a kid’s face light up than seeing their own name on something. Trust, me I know this from experience!

Some of the best websites to checkout for personalized gifts are Mark & Graham (they monogram pretty much anything), Uncommon Goods, Pottery Barn (great stuff for kids), Etsy (if you can dream it, someone on Etsy probably makes it), and Minted. Of course, Anthroplogie and Nordstrom both have their own great section of monogram items that are usually ready to ship fast as they are pre-made.

Below we have some top picks and they have two sections at the bottom of this post with gifts broken into two categories… Kids… and everyone else! Not going to lie, this has been my favorite gift guide to create so far. The hard part? I need to figure out what I am going to by and for who? Or is it whom? Either way, the sentimental goodness awaits….