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The universal tradition of giving gifts on Christmas is as old as Christmas itself. The tradition emanated from a mythical figure of Saint Nicholas, a bishop of Myra in the fourth century, who was kind and compassionate. He not only gave gifts to children but helped poor and unprivileged and to those who help others. Hence, the act of gift giving
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is to bring cheers to others lives. Part of the pleasure in giving a Christmas gift is to know the taste of the receiver and what kind of things he/she would treasure most. Here comes the concept of personalized gifts. Personalizing the gift means adding a personal touch to the gift or the way it is presented to make it special for the recipient.
For those who love art, a painting; for music lovers, a CD or an album of their favorite musician's creations; for a lover of glass or porcelain artifacts, a Murano vase, a paper weight or a beautiful porcelain figurine, knitted sweaters, a gift that is handmade rather than bought, all are different ways of personalizing the gift. Another way of personalizing a Christmas gift is monogramming the gifts or engraving them with some message or initials of the receiver, wherever required. Here are some unique personalized Christmas gift ideas:
Christmas Poetry
This one's sure to make a perfect gift for anybody you are close to. If the gift is for your partner, zero in on her favorite poem or better still, write one yourself if you have a creative zeal in you. Next with a little research you should be able to find an engraver, artist who will engrave that poem on a slab of stone or a thick sheet of colorful glass and then framed for your beloved along with a personal message from you at the bottom. This is a timeless gift and will be forever cherished as one of the most unique Christmas gifts. Choice of poetry can be hers or yours. The point of this gift is to express someone your feelings.
Personalized Christmas Holiday Gift
This gift is perfect to warm someone's holidays. Apart from a blazing fire, a few things bring warmth on a cold winter. A pack of tools and supplies are sure to keep the home fires burning all season long. Packed in a galvanized ask bucket, stuff heavy-duty suede gloves, shovel or other fireplace tools, wood kindling (available from garden stores), treated pinecones that burn in different colors (also available at garden and hearth stores), peat pots filled with paraffin and a pinecone for starting fires, and extra long matches. To make the gift look more attractive, remove some items from their original packaging and bundle them with ribbon, raffia, or clear cellophane. Stuff containers with newspaper so that items can be displayed at varying heights in the bucket. This will surely be loved by the recipient as a perfect warm Christmas gift!
Personalized Rocks
This is a gift that can be used to décor the indoors or outdoor of any house. The personalized rocks are very simple to make and is a wonderful present which is priceless and unique. You need- rocks with smooth surfaces, leaves, alphabet stencil, heavy paper, pencil, crafts knife, spray adhesive, newspapers, spray paint in gold, copper, or other desired color. First step is to trace a leaf or letter in the center of a piece of heavy paper and using a crafts knife, cut along the traced lines; then remove the shape, and discard, leaving a stencil. Spray the backside of paper leaf or alphabet cutout with spray adhesive.
To paint the rock, spray the backside of leaves with adhesive and place onto the rock. Then cover work surface with newspapers in a well-ventilated work area and spray rocks with three light coats of spray paint. Let the rocks dry and remove leaves or paper stencil. You can make enough monogrammed rocks to spell a name or "Merry Christmas". Unique ways to wish someone have a wonderful Christmas.
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