It can seem like there’s no end to giving gifts, especially since most people need to think of new ones every year. If you’re in a relationship or have friends and family to give presents to, you know how challenging it can be to pick the perfect gift. If you’re wondering what to choose this year, consider photo gifts you can personalise. Here’s some helpful advice before you start looking at photo presents to buy.
Create a Dedication Page
Are you buying an album? That’s one of the most popular personalised photo gifts that consumers get. There are plenty of ways to be creative with the interior pages of the photo book. However, for the basics, start with a dedication page. Build a book for someone. Fill the pages with messages, wishes, sweet notes, stickers, and more. A dedication page helps prepare the reader or giftee for what they’ll find once they turn the pages of the photo book. Open it with a message congratulating them on graduating or getting accepted to a program. Create a dedication page to show them how proud you are of them. Tell them you look forward to more of their success and achievements in the future.
Pick Based on a Theme
You can pick a photo cube cushion customised with a photo. Consider photos based on a theme if you’re giving them to a group of friends. Are these your travel buddies? Then, personalise the cushion with pictures from your last trip together. If these are your classmates from graduate school, consider school elements as a unifying theme. Add details or images that mark your time together as friends in school. That makes for a memorable gift. Every time they see that photo, they’ll think of you.
Consider the Holiday
Choose heart-shaped cushions for Valentine’s Day and give them to your friends and family. That’s a fun, cute way to celebrate the day of hearts and a small reminder that you can have fun, even when you don’t have a romantic partner. You could also pick a Christmas or Halloween theme for your cushion designs.
Think of Nicknames
Date key rings are also popular as personalised photo gifts. They’re small, easy to customise with a photo, and have the date and month on the opposite side of the picture. They’re popular at weddings since couples can add a photo of themselves on one side and their wedding date on the other. However, you can also give something to your friends. Some put ‘I love you’ under the image, but you can request a different text. What about using a nickname? Do you have a friend you call by a nickname no one else calls him by? It’s a small detail but it can elevate the gift by a lot and make it even more special. Your friend will be happy every time they see that date key ring and nickname.
Move on to Lines
Cushions personalised with your loved one’s photos—or yours together—or even face cushions are also a hit among shoppers. But if you want something more unique, why not add a small text—or a single line of a few words—to the cushions? Put the line under the image. Add something funny, sarcastic, or memorable. If you’re giving that cushion to your best friend, what is her favourite line from a sad book? What lines does she love from her favourite TV shows or films? A photo of you together is already sweet. But her favourite line can add more emotional punch to the moment when they unwrap your gift and read it for the first time. It’s always a tender moment when you realise someone knows you so well they remember what lines you love from your favourite drama shows.
Decorate Fleece Blankets
Fleece blankets can be used for so many things. You can put it on the back of your sofa to add more colour to your interiors. You can also use it as a towel. It’s also handy as a picnic blanket, so you don’t sit on the grass and ground. The blanket can also be useful if you’re stuck in the car waiting for repair assistance. You can stay warm by wrapping the fleece blanket around you.
Try Chopping Boards
There’s something to be said for finding ways to add more creativity to your life, even through the smallest details. Getting a chopping board customised with a photo can be the perfect gift for friends who love to cook and bake. All you have to do is choose the best image, arrange the order, and have it delivered to your friend’s—or family member’s—address. That’s an easy way to cross off people on your gift list, allowing you to finish shopping for gifts in no time.
