Rethinking the customized holiday gift

Somehow another year has come to pass, and the pressure to create unique and memorable holiday gifts is upon us once more. Before you start looking through your phone for photos from the year to add to your personalized calendar, look at our take on new personalized gifts that will blow away the competition.

Calendars to journals

There is nothing quite like a journal that puts a smile on your face. Allow your loved ones to enjoy photos during the mundane workday by creating a custom journal or notebook they can take with them to meetings. This way, between slideshows and to-do lists, they can reminisce about the vacation you took last summer or pictures of your family get-togethers. The usefulness of a notebook doesn’t stop at the office, the gardener, traveler, or oenophile in your life could use it to catalog the plants, travels, and wines they experience throughout the year.

Photo books of kids to kid’s art portfolios

I’m willing to bet, as a parent, your fridge is covered in artwork. Instead of having to part with their art at the beginning of each school year, encapsulate their art in a book. You could print a large format photo book for your child to keep and print trade book or magazine versions for family members to enjoy. A true win-win situation for all involved—your child becomes a published artist, and the grandparents are able to show off a book of their perfect grandchild’s artistic prowess.

Travel books to scrapbooks

It is true that a picture can tell a story that words never can, but elevating those pictures with treasures collected along your travels helps remember the journey for years to come. If you are working on a photo book from your travels as a gift this holiday, leave space to incorporate mementos you gathered along the way. Anything from maps and plane tickets to cards and museum stubs can create additional personalized flair, taking your photo book to the next level. Not only will the recipient be touched by the gesture, but they will no doubt be blown away by the tiny memories of the tangible events of your travels.

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Blurb is here to help share your memories with your loved ones this holiday season. Look at our book-making tools to get started on your memorable gifts for the holiday season.