For Gifts, Add a Personalized Touch

(NewsUSA) - Choosing the perfect gift for a birthday, anniversary or other event can be stressful, but there's no need to resort to gift cards. With a little creativity, you can put together gifts that will satisfy every family member, friend and coworker.

Here are some tips for giving creative gifts:

- Use photographs. From scrapbooks to frames, you can use photographs to remind your family and friends of good times. Make a memento book to commemorate a trip. Mat and frame pictures of the grandparents and the kids.

- Create cookbooks. If your aunt's unique lasagna recipe always gets raves, and no one's snickerdoodles taste quite like grandma's, why not record their secrets?

You can type the recipes on your computer, then print them out into decorated binders. Include photographs and stories so the next generation will not only learn your great-uncle's killer pecan pie recipe, but also about your great-uncle. For co-workers, a plate of cookies, complete with recipe cards, ensures home-baked office goodies all year.

- Look for personalized merchandise. Unique gifts make everyone smile. One company, Ink Pixi (www.InkPixi.com), makes shirts and hats that can be personalized with any name. The company offers many easily customized designs, from Irish pub to handyman logos, and even free shipping when you use promotional code A2288.

If Mom needs three cups of coffee before she can function, a "McMurphy Coffee Company" t-shirt might appeal to her, while a "James Smith is my Name, Baseball is my Game" hoodie could thrill a sports-loving cousin. Or stock up on "Property of the Johnson Family" t-shirts for the next family reunion -; they're even available in infant onesies.

With a little thought, gift giving for any occasion can become a heart-warming experience. When you put your own personal touch on a gift, its meaning goes beyond its usefulness.

"Article By: NewsUSA"