The Ultimate, Personalized Holiday Gift List!
Nothing says you put thought into a gift like a personalized one! With plenty of time to plan and order some truly unique and killer gifts, check out what made the cut for customized choices this 2024 that I shared with NBC’s TODAY show. (Final order dates for shipping to arrive by Christmas are subject to change.)
1. Build Your Custom Pop | from $30, Funko
Funko is known as a company that creates fun, collectible POP characters of your favorite fandoms. But did you know you can also custom create your very own! You can POP YOURSELF and personalize it with accessories? What a festive gift!
You’ll select whether you’d like to make one or two. Then you’ll go through series of easy prompts customizing body and body tone, hair, glasses, tops & outfits, 2 accessories (this part is SO much fun! Ranging from holiday-themed to limited-edition Harry Potter accessories pack ($15), NFL teams, sports, music and more…it’s fun to pair accessories related to the person’s interests and hobbies. Then you can add a pet buddy if you wish for an extra $4, and finally, you can name your POP with a customized nickname.
The protective box is an additional $8.
SHIPPING:
The order cut off is 12/13 to ensure arrival before Christmas.
2. Name-tini Book | $29.99, Wonderbly
Personalize a friend who loves cocktails…into her very own! This How to Make a Name-tini book by Wonderbly features your friend’s name as a fav cocktail on the cover. First you assess their personality “flavor” from Smooth, Spicy, Sweet, Zesty and then choose their cocktail name from six options:
-tini
-arita
-jito
-groni
-osa
Spritz
You’ve now personalize their front-of-book toast, and you’re done! The 29 cocktail recipes in the book shall delight your favorite sipper with this colorful, tabletop book that’s sure to be a conversation starter.
SHIPPING
Our last ordering dates depends on format, state and shipping. The last shipping date for guaranteed delivery before Christmas would be 15th December for standard shipping, 19th of December for super speedy.
3. Hand-Painted Ornaments | $90 & up, Minted
Minted artist Arohika Verma, designer of the location-specific ornaments, is from Washington State.
Hand-painted, glass-blown custom ornaments from the independent artists of Minted never made decorating the tree so special! Whether you wish to feature a pet, a place or the people in your life, you can do so with ease: by picking an ornament color, sending along a photo or, in the case of the blue and white etoile ornament, specifying the name, dates and icons you wish to have featured. Each ornament ships with a ribbon tie.
For example, with Toki’s pet ornament, first the ornament color selected was gold, a photo was sent and the rest of the hand-painted magic was created by the artist!
For the blue & white etoile ornament, the name THE ZIMS was submitted, we skipped an “established by” date, and then the following 8-10 icons were requested: leaves, protea, coffee cup, wine, pen, statue of liberty
When icons are specified, a standard floral toile is used, as seen on The Greenfields.
Minted artist Ashley Myers, designer of the pet and toile ornaments, is based in Tribeca, NYC.
SHIPPING
Order by December 1st with regular shipping to safely receive by Christmas and Hanukkah.
4. Monogrammed Clogs | $54.99, Marleylilly
As I’m originally from Northern California, these slip-on, faux suede clogs speak to my roots and love of fall fashion! Made by Marleylilly for women, these clogs in tan or mocha brown are can be monogrammed in 14 different font styles and in 34 different colors. Wear alone or with socks, as you lounge about Christmas morning or beyond. Tip: if in-between sizes, size down as they supposedly run a little big.
SHIPPING
Order by December 15th with standard shipping to arrive in time for Christmas. Exepedited shipping may or may not be available.
5. Monogram Socks | 3 for $75, Nice Laundry
Help your man make his mark! Snazz up a men’s sock gift with custom monograms by Nice Laundry. First, these socks are luxurious with reinforced toes, high-quality stitching and 2,000-stitches per monogram.
There are three monogram styles: Varsity (1 letter), Classic (up to 2-3 letters) and Diamond (2-3 letters). One sock is monogrammed per pair and fits men’s sizes 7 - 13.
Remember, for three-letter monogramming, the last name initial goes in the middle, traditionally.
Herringbone: light blue, navy, black.
Essential Blues: hot dots, blocks, maze patterns.
Ace: pindots, diamond tile, birdseye patterns.
Personal Edition - Seasonal Favorites (black and blues and bestsellers): pindot navy, pindot black, birdseye blue patterns.
And when the socks are worn out? Simply return them to Nice Laundry with a prepaid shipping label and they make sure your old essentials are recycled responsibly and efficiently with 2ReWear Inc. To date they’ve recycled 121,871 items, saving over 18.3 million gallons of water and 114,254 lbs of CO2.
SHIPPING
Dec 12 for normal shipping and Dec 14 for express
6. Love Lock, Love Note, Fiona | $58 & up, Beads by Tara
Jewelry is a popular choice for holiday gift-giving and here are three different designs that will be one-of-kind ways to express your love. Look at these sweet ways to add sentiment to this delicate jewelry by Beads by Tara.
The Love Lock ($58) engravable necklace features two initials with a plus.
The Love Note necklace ($88) has a tiny letter inside the envelope that can be personalized with a short phrase: 7 characters each line, up to 3 lines. The more characters used, the smaller the text will appear.
Lastly, the Fiona Engravable Necklace ($88) supports up to 8 characters each line, up to 3 lines of text. This pendant can be engraved with names to initials to declarations of love. The more characters used, the smaller the text will appear.
These pieces are dainty and delicate and can definitely by layered with other pieces.
With each jewelry, there is several fonts to choose from and the pieces are either 14k gold-fill stainless steel, 18k gold vermeil or sterling silver. The Fiona has the option of backside engraving for an additional fee.
SHIPPING
They only offer standard shipping, but the last date to order all personalized, non-fine jewelry pieces which are these, is December 12.
7. Brewing Co Personalized Printed Whisky Glasses |$12.59 ea, PersonalizationMall.com
The ultimate gift for the whisky lover in your life…cool, Brewing Co personalized whisky glasses made in the USA by PersonalizationMal dotcom! There is up to 4 lines of personalized text on the front, and one special sentiment on the back.
Purchased individually, you select one of 13 colors, nickname, name with ‘s, personalization (batch, bar, dram, club, etc), established (est.) by date if you wish, and message on back (up to 4 lines, 11 characters per line). It’s a great way to have a signature glass of whisky from their home bar!
Measures 4" H x 3 ¼” W, 14-ounce capacity, handwash
*Sale price of 12.59 each confirmed for segment date, from $17.99 msrp.
SHIPPING
Standard shipping is available until December 17, but customers can still order with rush shipping up until December 23 at 2 PM Central Time to arrive in time for Christmas.
Shipping dates are subject to the publishing year, 2024.