When holiday gift shopping for that person who seems to have everything, one key word to remember is: personalization.
Although personalized gifts typically are non-returnable (check with each merchant for their policy before adding to your cart), they offer a wonderful solution for special gifts for people you love and cherish.
And if you haven’t started stocking up on early holiday gifts yet, fret not, but just make sure you don’t leave personalized holiday gifts to the last minute, as you’ll need to leave enough lead time for both customization and shipment.
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Best for Collectors: Funko Pop! Yourself
What You Get: If you’ve ever dreamed of having your very own Funko Pop! vinyl figure, now is your chance. Funko’s new Pop! Yourself feature allows you to create figures based on yourself, friends, family or practically anyone else you can think of with millions of combinations to try.
Why We Love It: Funko’s cute figurines are popular with fandoms of all sorts, and now you can stand amongst your favorite characters. The Pop! Yourself feature on Funko’s site is fun and easy to use, with different options for body types, hairstyles, glasses, clothing and more. Every custom order comes with a personalized box and a space to write a note on the back. You’ll receive free shipping on orders above $65 and you can even get 2% cash back on your purchase!
Price: $30 at Funko.com
Best for Sneakerheads: Custom Chucks
What You Get: Ever thought about customizing a pair of Chucks for yourself or a loved one? At Converse, the whole shoe is your canvas, literally. Start by choosing your favorite solid or printed canvas shoe. Then, you can add prints and customize all parts of the shoe from the tongue, heel, trim and thread to lining, laces and so much more. You can create a shoe that’s unique both inside and out, and even add embroidery text for an incredibly personal touch. The best part? Converse is running 4% cash back for purchases sitewide now.
Why We Love It: Chuck Taylors are a classic look, and now they can be made uniquely to match anyone’s personality and style to perfection. This level of customization seems like it should break the bank, but the brand makes it super accessible, and this current opportunity for savings makes the gift even sweeter.
Price: Starting at $80 at Converse.com
Best for Dogs: Plaid Dog Bandana
What You Get: This soft cotton bandana (15 inches long x 8 inches wide) has a classic tartan design with an embroidered monogram for a personal touch.
Why We Love It: Festive, customized bandanas are perfect personalized gifts for your pooch! The quality and price make it a smart gift idea for the person who has everything.
Price: $21.50 – $31.50 at MarkandGraham.com
Best for Sports Fanatics: Custom Baseball Jersey
What You Get: This button-front polyester jersey has sewn-on tackle twill graphics.
Why We Love It: This is a timeless gift that keeps on giving whether your loved one sports it at the stadium or simply around the house. A jersey with their home team and name on the back is, essentially, a home run.
Price: Starting at $145 at MLBShop.com
Best for Coffee Lovers: Personalized Coffee Mug
What You Get: With an option to upload up to 16 photos and available in two sizes (11 ounces and 15 ounces) and eight colors, there are so many different ways to personalize this mug at Shutterfly. You can also choose color options for the handle, inside and the rim.
Why We Love It: When someone loves a cup of Joe, a reusable, customized mug to pour it in ranks up there with the top personalized holiday gifts! This stylish design is made specifically to contain hot beverages, but Shutterfly also has tons of other customizable drinkware options for the cold brew lover, wine and beer lover, and everyone in between.
Price: Starting at $10.99 at Shutterfly
Best for Kids: Kids Sleeping Bag with Attached Pillow
What You Get: It has polyester on the outside and warm fleece on the inside and is available in two patterns. Add your child’s name or initials to the sleeping bag.
Why We Love It: When you want something special for your child they won’t quickly outgrow, this super soft and warm sleeping bag is your answer. Plus, it includes an attached pillow for extra support!
Price: $59.97+ at LandsEnd.com
Best for Parents: Custom Photo Heart Gallery
What You Get: This custom art piece can showcase family favorite photos in adorable heart shapes.
Why We Love It: The best kind of home decor is the kind that feels personal and warm. Give a gift that keeps on giving with this custom photo art. Your loved one will feel how much you care every time they look at it.
Price: Starting at $25 on minted.com
Best for Foodies: Personalized Cutting Board
What You Get: This rectangular-shaped cutting board made of bamboo wood is engravable.
Why We Love It: For the person who loves to cook and already has gadgets galore, this cutting board ranks among our favorites of personalized holiday gifts! The price is right and it’s a quality gift to spruce up the kitchen whether it’s for a quiet dinner at home or a house party.
Price: $14.95 at Amazon.com
Best for Wine Lovers: Wine Tumbler Glasses
What You Get: Sold individually without breakable stems, this Lavish Last Name Engraved Stemless Wine Glass can be engraved with initial, name and 1 line of text.
Why We Love It: This gift strikes a balance between a gift that will stand the test of time and can be used all time. It’s made in the USA from glass and is perfect for usage beyond wine, too like soda, juice or simply water.
Price: $16.99+ at ThingsRemembered.com
Best for Whiskey Lovers: Custom Whiskey Glass
What You Get: This beautifully personalized whiskey glass adds a touch of elegance to your loved one’s pick-me-up or nightcap.
Why We Love It: The design of this glass makes it look like a splurge, but it comes at an affordable price.
Price: $19.29+ at Etsy.com
Best for Beauty Lovers: Compact Mirror
What You Get: This compact 2.25-inch x 2.25-inch mirror has so many options: 16 colors are available along with 13 fonts to choose from and four trim colors (rose gold, silver, gold and onyx). It has a regular mirror and a 2x mirror.
Why We Love It: It’s super cute and makes a great gift (with an even better price point) for a friend, teacher, stylist or anyone else on your list who’s stumping you. We’ll tuck this adorable mirror in the category of personalized holiday beauty gifts you can’t live without!
Price: $7.99 at Etsy.com
Best for Avid Readers: Custom Library Stamp
What You Get: Available in three designs as a custom self-inking or wood stamp, the print area is 2.3 inches x 0.9 inches with a maximum capacity of 35 characters per line.
Why We Love It: For the person who is head over heels for books, this stamp is the one thing missing from their library. Especially for people who are in a book club, they can literally put this stamp on their book so people know who’s boss (and by that, we mean people know who to return the book to). They won’t run out of ink too quickly — each pad will last for more than 3,000 prints.
Price: Starting at $17.99 at Amazon.com
Best for Travelers: Leather Passport Case
What You Get: Crafted from leather with a slightly pebbled finish, it’s available in six shades and features four tabs to secure the passport inside.
Why We Love It: Up, up and away! This thoughtful gift for the traveler in your life allows personalization up to 14 letters or numbers that’s foil debossed.
Price: $77.50 at MarkandGraham.com
Best for Beach Bums: Canvas Weekender Duffle Bag
What You Get: Tested to hold up to 200 pounds, this 18-inch-wide x 8-inch-deep x 14-inch-high durable cotton canvas bag has a full zipper top, exterior pocket and three interior pockets.
Why We Love It: When you need to toss sunscreen, towels and everything else beach related, among personalized holiday gifts, this is ideal for beach goers. Monograms are available as letters, initials or text, or select from their embroidery designs.
Price: Starting at $53.97 at LandsEnd.com
Best for Cooks: Classic Solid Adult Apron
What You Get: This heavy-gauge, sustainably sourced 100% cotton fabric apron provides lasting comfort. It’s 27 inches wide x 36 inches long and is available in nine colors.
Why We Love It: We love the subtle personalization on this timeless, colorful apron. The fully adjustable neck strap allows you to make it longer or shorter depending on height. Spacious pockets also hold kitchen tools and gadgets.
Price: Starting at $24.95 at Williams-Sonoma.com
Best for Golfers: Personalized Golf Balls
What You Get: These personalized Wilson golf balls come in a set of 12.
Why We Love It: With 18 different styles of monogramming to choose from, there’s something for everyone. In addition to initials, you can add a year. The packaging is great, too — golf balls are packaged in a clear clamshell.
Price: $34.95 at Amazon.com
Best for Gardeners: Personalized Garden Tools
What You Get: A nice, heavy-duty set includes a trowel and raking/weeding tool. Each measures approximately one foot long. A drawstring burlap bag is included. Tools will be engraved on the wood handles.
Why We Love It: There are four super cute fonts to choose from — both gardening tools can state the same thing or you can switch things up and make them different. Once you select the font, we love that you can also select the style: gray coated, black coated or silver plated (silver is slightly larger).
Price: $30 at Etsy.com
Best for Professionals: Michael Kors Watch
What You Get: The Lennox is a timeless and versatile piece, featuring a pearlescent dial with updated Roman numeral markers. Crafted from silver-tone stainless steel, it offers both durability and a polished finish. Engraving up to 3 letters is free.
Why We Love It: Wear it day or night for effortlessly chic, round-the-clock style.
Price: $200 at Michael Kors
Best for Romantics: Couple’s Engravable Two Halves of One Heart Pendants
What You Get: This couple’s two-piece pendant set can be customized with two names of your choice, inscribed in a script font on each half. When brought together, the pendants form a 25.0 x 22.0 mm heart-shaped design, featuring a cut-out heart at the center for a charming touch. Both pendants come with rope chains secured by spring-ring clasps.
Why We Love It: We love the thoughtfulness of this gift, plus it is a two-in-one gift! We also love the choices of metals: yellow gold, sterling silver, white gold, or rose gold to match your unique style.
Price: $254+ at Zales
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