Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Personalize your "Stuff"

Would you like to have friends ooh and ahh over the gifts you give?  Have you thought about personalizing them?  Let me give you an example.  I recently made a wedding gift for my niece and her fiance.  I took three 8x10 frames, connected them vertically with chain, took the matting out of the top and bottom frames and in vinyl lettering I put this quote:  TOP FRAME:  "There are many great love stories"  BOTTOM FRAME:  "But ours is my favorite"  using the middle frame to place a picture of the couple with their names and wedding date on the glass around the matting.
I guarantee it's a gift that they would not receive from anyone else.  Very personal, very unique.
    Recently we have been making boxes/crates with names and sayings on them.  (See Pictures)  You can use just about anything, and truly a gift like this says you put little extra thought into it, it becomes a keepsake.
    So, next time you need to purchase a gift, think outside the box and make it "personal".
And of course, you can order any of these items or work with me on your own idea.