Read the latest news from the gift niche. From personalised gifts to experience days out, each month we review the top picks and reveal the trending gift searches.
Personalised Candles
Put a match to something personal. Go on. Set fire to this personal gift and it will fill the space… Space Personalised I want paradise on earth and I want it now. Part of my paradise will be the scent of a bluebell wood during the day and at night some essence of sandalwood. Paradise is a fragrant luxury candle emitting your aroma of choice. Over at boutiquetoyou.co.uk they have a whole range of... [Read more]
Personalised Wrapping Paper
Make your gifts purr with fur or bark, or put a face to the name with personalised gift-wrapping. It’s a… It’s a Wrap We love this idea from thedigitalstory. Take one of your pictures of a friend and print it as one large image or scale the picture to make a tiled effect and wrap your gift. OK so it’s only going to work on small gifts (something that can be wrapped in A3) but you could go a... [Read more]
Gift Search – June 2009
June is the month of Father’s Day but Father’s Day searches don’t feature in the Top 10 of what we’re searching for. Top Ten Gifts Searches Christening gifts Personalised gifts Gifts for men Baby gifts Gifts for her Wedding gifts Birthday gifts Anniversary gifts Graduation gifts Unusual gifts As ever ‘Personalised Gift’s features quite highly but Father’s Day doesn’t feature until... [Read more]
Woolworths Party Banners
We love woolies! It’s such a joy to see them rise from the ashes. OK it’s not quite the same as wondering around a shop on the high street cramming sweeties into a bag (and grazing on them like a stealth-vanilla-fudge-burglar) but you can get your own Pic n’ Mix online! Your Bag is Dangerously Empty This is the slogan on the woolworths.co.uk Pic n’ Mix page before you put any sweets... [Read more]
Wedding Runner Rules
Here’s a fine twist to the traditional red carpet used at weddings; a personalised wedding runner for the great day. Imagine your names and the date of the event woven into a customised rug all the way up the aisle. Ordinary Wedding to Extraordinary Wedding I missed them on Dragons Den but this Irish company’s appearance gained them a lot of publicity and it’s paying off with the company... [Read more]
Personalised Gift Songs
qfrhnudmby Here’s a neat idea for your Facebook friends; a personalised song from GreetBeatz. You sign in with your Facebook or Twitter ID and fill in some details, all for USD 9.95 for a 60 – 90 second track. Once you give you details the crack team of musicians will produce a one-off track which will appear on the recipient’s Facebook wall. Silver Balloon – Perfect for Children under... [Read more]
Personalised Cupcakes
This is a new one on us; personalisation for cup cake casings. We love all things personalised especially if it looks good enough to eat. A gift with your loved ones name or even better a picture says more than a plain old present. These cup cake ‘wraps’ came to our notice on the cupcakestakethecake blog, a fun place for foodies and gives a contact email address for the baking company... [Read more]
Make Them a Star
Gifts that make them Stars Put them in the Movies Gifts are all about the personal touch. You can put a name on a calendar or a picture in a fake newspaper but how about taking your gift-giving a stage further with yoostar.com or gonedigging.co.uk and really making their day? Yoostar Movie Kit Personally I’m going to invest in one of these yoostar.com movie kits and start starring in some... [Read more]