Every once in a while, it feels really good to receive a gift that is truly personal and unique. It shows so much caring and thoughtfulness that it can truly bring you closer to the person giving you the gift. So, I always strive to seek out these sentimental type gift ideas. Minted is an online company that really does this category right! They have so many amazingly unique gift ideas and a TON of options for personalization too. I rounded up my top picks for personalized gift ideas.
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Silhouette Portrait Art
This personalized gift idea is perfect for any person or pet! You simply send in a profile picture (a real profile – no not Instagram profile pic) and they create custom silhouette art. It’s great for kids, adults, and they’ll even do your pet! They’ll send you a proof so you can see it ahead of time to approve, and you have many options for printing as well. You can have them print it foil-pressed, letter-pressed or in a variety of color choices!
Minted has an amazing selection for sizing as well. You can get the following sizes: 5” x 7”, 8” x 10”, 11” x 14” or 16” x 20”. To complete your personalized gift idea, you can add a frame. And, you guessed it, they have customization options for that too. You can check out all your options on the website.
Get your personalized silhouette art here.
Custom Leather Tag Personalized Apron
If you’re gifting for a newlywed, a baking fiend or an amateur chef, this personalized apron is a great gift idea! There are a ton of different patterns created by designers and each comes with free personalization in the form of a custom foil-pressed leather tag. They even offer children’s aprons, or personalized oven mitts on the website as well.
The aprons are 32”W x 30.25”L and have an adjustable neck strap finished with a brushed copper buckle. There are also two 44” waist straps to secure the apron. It’s made of cotton with a split front pocket and all their aprons are finished with a special process to help maintain color vibrancy! (aka, it’s not going to fade easily). Finally, the piece de resistance (French, I know) is that they’re all machine washable! So, easy maintenance for whoever you’re gifting to.
Get the personalized adult apron & oven mitts.
Get the personalized children’s aprons.
Custom Map Art
I love the idea of this gift. It is a custom printed map as a piece of art. You can select a city/town that is personal to the person you’re gifting to! Maybe it’s where they are getting married, where they were born, or where their kids live. (There’s an idea. My sisters and I live in three different places, so how cool would three maps of our cities look on my mom’s wall at home!)
Minted makes it so easy, too. All you have to do is provide them with the city. They will do a proof for you and show you what the map will look like. You can get the map foil-pressed, letter-pressed or printed standard. Your size options are 8”, 11” or 16” squares. You can also get them framed or unframed. And, you guessed it, there are a ton of color options.
Get your custom map art on Minted here.
Printed Snap Close Tote
This tote bag is the perfect combo of form and function. There are a bunch of beautiful designs sourced from Minted’s independent artists. You can personalize this tote with a foil-pressed leather tag. It’s made from a super durable cotton and is 15.5”W x 16”H x 3.5”D. It’s topped off with leather straps measuring 22” long. There is a brushed copper snap closure.
Grab your personalized snap tote here.
Heart Snapshot Mix Photo Art
This gift is so personal and a great keepsake to commemorate an event like honeymoon, wedding, retirement party, birth, or any other life event! You can choose 30 photos to put in this heart shaped collage. It has the option of being framed as well.
The size options are incredible, 8”, 11”, 16”, 24”, 30” and 44” squares. They also show you pictures of each size with a person for scale, to help you choose.
Gift your personalized heart snapshot photo art.
Personalized Notebooks
This is a great smaller gift idea and a little more budget friendly. But don’t think that reduces your quality! Minted goes all out with options for personalized notebooks. You can get a regular notebook, an address book, a monthly planner or weekly planner! And they take the customization one step further that putting your name on it, you can also choose lined, unlined or grid paper for the regular notebook. The address books have tabs and room for 480 entries. The planners come undated, so you don’t have to worry about what year planner you’re buying. They also cover a two year span.
The price ranges are $18-28, depending on what type of notebook or planner you choose. Each is designed by their artists and has options to put your name and/or initials on the cover!
Get your customizable notebooks here
Custom Tagged Stockings
It’s not always Christmastime (maybe it is when you’re reading this, maybe not). But, it’s never too early to start thinking about it! Minted has some beautifully designed stockings and they offer personalization in the form of a foil-pressed leather tag. That personalization is free, by the way. They are made from premium cotton and measure 7”W x 20”L with a 4” loop to hang. The detail is beautiful with the brushed copper rivets that affix the leather label to the stocking.
They have a bunch of different stocking patterns as well as matching accompaniments like tree skirts, throw blankets and pillows.
Pick up some Personalized Minted Stockings here.
Check out the Tree Skirts here.
Custom House Portrait Art
The personalization on this gift idea gives so many feelings! You simply upload a photo of a house, home, or building that means a lot to the person your gifting it to (or yourself!). Then, Minted will create a drawing with a custom color of your choice and send you a proof. Once you finalize it, you can choose from printing in a letterpress style or standard printing. You can get it framed or unframed.
The size options you have are 7” x 5”, 10” x 8”, 14” x 11”, or 20” x 16”.
You can get your Custom House Portrait here.
Wrap Up
What do you think? Super unique personalized gift ideas, right? Have you seen any customizable gifts like these anywhere? Share in the comments! Giving a gift with this much thought and personalization is sure to make your gift one to be remembered. These are the gifts we keep for a very long time and look upon fondly. Enjoy shopping for your personalized gift! For more awesome gift idea, check out EventOTB’s Gift Idea Pinterest board.
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