17 Personalized Gifts for the Coming Season
Between Mother's Day, graduations, spring and summer weddings, and Father's Day, we're heading into a prime gifting season. Here are 17 ways to add a personal touch to your gifts this year!
Mother’s Day is right around the corner! With Father’s Day close behind — and graduations and weddings peppered in between — it’s time to start stocking up on gifts. To make your tribe feel especially loved this year, consider these pretty-and-practical gifts that can be easily personalized. From jewelry and travel accessories to home decor, we’ve rounded up 17 fabulous options.
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JEWELRY & ACCESSORIES
Custom Charm Jewelry Combinations
While its roots are in Charleston, HART has become a darling jewelry brand around the South thanks to its adorable personalized offerings. Their website allows you to select a custom combination of charms for necklaces, bracelets, or earrings. The possibilities are endless, but a popular choice is to begin with a charm you know they’ll love, and add initials, zodiac charms, or numbers. Pictured here is the MAMA Topaz Coin, plus one initial ($228).
Monogram Sunglass Strap
Handcrafted in Louisville, KY, Clayton & Crume’s personalized leather goods are a favorite of ours for gifting, and the monogram sunglass strap ($40), is a guaranteed hit. Available in natural (pictured here) or solid black, each strap features snug silicone grips and solid brass rivets for a sturdy hold.
Initial Bangle
Nashville’s Yearly Co. is known for its special-occasion bangle collections, ideal for milestones of all kinds. The stamped initial bangle — available in yellow gold, white gold, and rose gold — makes a fantastic starter piece or addition to an existing collection of favorite bangles. The Stamped Initial bangle is currently priced starting at $400, but prices are due to increase on April 19, so order soon to take advantage!
Embroidered Bandana
Commission Nashville’s Ranger Stitch to embroider your loved one’s name — or their dog’s name, or their favorite team — on a bandana! Order a classic bandana style embroidered with one name for $25, or contact them directly for additional options.
Cufflinks
Dapper Dans will always appreciate a pair of well-crafted cufflinks. These vintage sterling silver beauties from ExVoto Vintage in Birmingham, AL ($299) offer plenty of space for a traditional three-initial monogram. They’re hand-engraved, so you’ll want to allow four weeks for completion, but once your design is ready, shipping and gift-wrapping are complimentary!
Initial Compass Bracelet
Jewelry line Oak & Luna offers a wide variety of personalized jewelry, but we’re especially fond of this initialed compass bracelet, available in sterling silver, 18k gold vermeil, and 14k solid gold — with or without a diamond accent at the center of the compass. This bracelet runs $80-$540, depending on your final design.
Stamp Necklace
Here’s a gift that keeps on giving. ABLE’s workforce around the world is comprised of 80% women, and the company’s focus is on providing living wages and safe working conditions. For a sweet, personalized gift, go for the ‘Novel’ necklace ($70), which allows you to stamp three lines of custom text — five characters per line — right on the pendant.
TRAVEL & STORAGE
Tech Folio
Fabulous for men and women at any stage of life, this leather tech folio ($139-$159) has dedicated pouches for a smartphone, charging cable, earbud case, tablet, pen, and credit cards — everything in its place! Available in six color combinations, (including Camel-Red, pictured here). Monogram options include understated embossed foil or a bold printed text, pictured here.
Everyday Tote
Never underestimate the value of a great tote! Cute, durable, and incredibly useful, the extra large five-pocket tote from Lands’ End (currently only $38.46!) is available in a wide variety of colors and embroidery options. You can’t miss with the classic monogram, but you can also add a variety of additional designs (think hearts, flags, sailboats, and more).
Leather Train Case
Available in three sizes and 12 colors, the leather train case from Texan brand Leatherology is a chic choice for travel or dorm living. The extra large case ($195) can even be paired with a long shoulder strap, making it even more convenient when you’re on the move. Personalization is available for an additional $15-$100, depending on the monogram style and the size of the train case.
Keepsake Trunk
Petite Keep‘s custom trunks are perfect for storing keepsakes of all kinds — bridal and graduation accessories, early childhood mementos, and more. Start by choosing a size, color, and interior pattern for your trunk, and then further customize it with your monogram font and color of choice!
Beverage Cooler Trio
Did you know Brümate’s wildly popular can coolers can be personalized, too? The Hopsulator Trio ($29.99) includes a 16-ounce can cooler, plus an adapter piece for 12-ounce cans, and a lid that turns the can cooler into a tumbler! For an additional $8, the can cooler can be customized with lettering or a variety of icons (or both).
FOR THE HOME
Towel Starter Set
A set of ultra-soft Weezie Towels is ideal for graduates, newlyweds, new homeowners, and just about anyone who loves luxurious towels. The scalloped edge on this particular set offers a touch of whimsy, and custom embroidery is available for $15 per piece. You could opt to personalize every towel in the set, or even just the hand towels!
Pajama Sets
Austin, TX-based Katie Kime is known for sleepwear and home decor adorned with vibrant patterns — most of which can be monogrammed! We’re partial to the personalized pajama sets, but Katie Kime offers a collection of classic button-downs that can be monogrammed, too.
Monogram Sateen Shams
Available in six romantic patterns and two solids, Hill House Homes shams are guaranteed to lend a homey-yet-luxurious touch to a dorm room, or any other bedroom! And if you love leaning into a single pattern, you can find additional bedding and sleepwear in the same motif.
Resort Robe
Talk about adding a touch of luxury to any bedroom! A comfy robe is a game-changer and a gift that’s extremely unlikely to disappoint. Available in three neutral shades, Pottery Barn’s Waffle Weave Resort Robe can be monogrammed for a surcharge of $15 (for a grand total of $144). Fair warning: You’ll be tempted to order one for yourself, too.
Pinch Tray
Great for jewelry, cosmetics, keys, you name it — this acrylic pinch tray ($35) from South of Hampton fits right into just about any space that calls for a catch-all tray. To personalize, choose from 11 monogram fonts (or six fonts if you prefer to print a full name) and 16 colors!
Happy gifting!
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Alissa Harb
Alissa Harb is StyleBlueprint's Managing Editor, based in Nashville. A lifelong Tennessee native, Alissa has over 13 years of experience in digital media and loves writing about food, travel, and entertaining. She is a lover of dogs, true crime, and ordering for the table.