Need to wrap up your present shopping? Find unique, inspired gifts for that special person, without the stress and panic of a trip to that large impersonal retail chain store or shopping mall. Here is a growing list of hand-picked gift ideas that you can order from small independent businesses, right from the comfort of your home! These gifts are not only personal and unique, but also allow you to support small independent businesses.
1. Custom Bronze Address Signs or Name Plaques
Get your very own custom address plaque, house number sign or name plaque made in real bronze (click here - 3Dprintshed). These bronze signs are great to give a unique look to your house, or to give as a completely personalised gift to someone special. The address signs are 3D printed on demand and can be customised entirely to your needs.
2. Handmade Engraved Wooden Spoons
A beautiful, personalized, olive wood spoon and spatula gift set - click here (Etsy). Handmade and eco-friendly, they’re perfect for a wedding, housewarming, anniversary, or any special occasion needing a personal and creative touch. The handles can be custom engraved with your text of choice.
3. Turn Music into Bronze: Bronze Audio Spectrogram Wall Art
If you're looking for a truly personal and unique gift, then look no further than these bronze wall plaques that are custom-made from a sound file or piece of music of your choice (click here - 3Dprintshed). Turn sound into visual art with these bronze audio spectrograms that you can hang on your wall. Specify what audio recording or piece of music you would like to turn into a bronze wall hanging (e.g. favourite song, wedding speech, sounds of nature) and it will be turned into a piece of custom wall art just for you, or for that special someone.
4. Make Your Own Custom Soaps
At a loss for a gift idea? You can never go wrong with soaps & scents, right? Well, you can take it one step further and create truly personalised scented gifts with these custom soap stamps that can be made with any text or logo of your choice (click here - Etsy). The stamps themselves make a great gift for that creative soul in your life. Alternatively, you can use (and re-use!) them to create your own very personal gifts.
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