The Ultimate Guide to Making a Gift Special
This post is written form our experience & perspective as personalized gifts specialists.
There are a lot of psychological and emotional benefits of gift giving we will touch on in this post.
But - firstly what makes a Gift Special ?
To us here at Cloncaia – a gift is special has to he something that packs an emotional punch.
Yes - the product has to be great.
Yes - the material has to be great.
Yes - it has to be functionally sound, fit for purpose, and have skilled design.
But to be Special !
For us – special is how it makes the gift recipient Feel.
You can have the most high tech latest product in the world, and the tech may be dazzling and what it can do might boggle the mind, but when we say special – we mean the gift has emotional meaning, it generates emotional resonance feelings in the gift recipient, it is personal, personal to the gift giver and to them.
In a nutshell it tells a Story !.
This is exactly what personalized gifts can do, as they specifically concern the gift recipient.
A son might be getting his Mom even a simple custom mug gift, but with 2 very important photos from their life printed to the mug, or custom canvas print, for example.
It could be piece of jewellery for a new mom which is personalized with her babies Name, Birthweight, Date of Birth & a Custom Message.
The choices for all family members, friends, girlfriends, boyfriends and so on – are endless frankly with personalized gifts.
Make it memorable & Be sentimental
Being sentimental when gift giving is the easiest and quickest way to connect with the heart of your loved own, to show them your love, and make them feel the appreciation vibes and stop them in their tracks.
We always say the Giver and Receiver get something out of the exchange of a special gift.
The act of giving isn’t just mentioned in the bible for sound reasoning.
There is science behind the benefits of it.
Giving a gift and receiving the gift stimulate the neurotransmitter dopamine.
Psychology and neuroscience tell us the act of giving is a rewarding experience for the gift giver and gift giver.
But in our view – getting a gift that is not special, not thoughtful, with no effort – will not really cut it when creating these positive feelings.
A pair of socks for a Dad for father’s day might be ‘a gift’ but they will be forgotten about within a day.
To make a gift memorable – it has be made with the recipient in mind.
It has to be unique to them.
It has to have the personal touch.
It has to have emotional power in essence.
And these lofty goals are all very doable with personalized gifts. They make the gift special.
We have seen a lot of gifts for Dads make them very happy – when they said they didn’t want anything at all for their birthday or father’s day.
The reason is simple – the gift was made especially for them, so it held emotional value for them.
Customize the gift specifically for the recipient
We customize gifts for :
- A best friend
- Girlfriend
- Boyfriend
- Wife / husband
- Sister
- Brother
- Mom
- Dad
- Grandma
- Grandpa
- Anyone else
You can customize a gift to mark any occasion for that person like for a :
- Birthday
- Mother’s day
- Fathers’ day
- Halloween
- Christmas
- Valentines day
- St. Patrick’s Day
- Wedding
- New baby
- Retirement
- All important life occasions
Personalize the Gift with a Photo / Text / Portrait Drawing that will have significant meaning for your loved one
The customer knows their loved one best.
What Photo will mean a lot to the gift recipient ? which can be printed / engraved to the product.
What Custom Message do you want to say to them ? .
Sometimes it is a lot easier to say what you want to say to someone in a gift card or customized to a product than it is to a person face to face.
A heartfelt message printed to a gift – can last along time frankly in terms of the heart of another.
Fabulous personalized gifts which are special are Portrait Drawing on a custom canvas prints for example of a customers Loved One or Pet.
Conclusion
Making a gift special is about a lot more than just the product.
It’s about thoughtfulness, the gift recipient, expressing heartfelt messages, or something that has meaning for the gift recipient, it could simply be a photo printed to a gift from a milestone in their life or a person they love.
Data Bridge Market Research have report that the annual growth rate for the personalized gifts market as of April 2025 - was at 9.4% annual growth rate which is very solid. This is one indicated to us the consumer appetite for personalized gifts is continuing and growing. Technavio have reported as of June 2025 that the U.K. personalized gifts market is anticipated for a growth rate annually of 11% which is also very sold and we interpret this again that people want meaningful & special gifts.
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Cloncaia Bio
At Cloncaia we turn everyday objects into meaningful, personalized gifts for family members, friends and for any loved one of our customer. Our motto is ''show the love'' so we apply this to the products creation process by turning Photos, Names, Custom Messages, Portrait drawings into gifts with heart & style for our customers.
Author: Roger J. is the author of this blog and founder of Cloncaia. He believes the best gifts come form the heart and which pack an emotional punch. At Cloncaia we are inspired to create gifts that have meaning and make our customers happy.
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Important Note :
At Cloncaia, we are an ethical company and have clear shipping, return, refund policies. Our designers and production team have many years of experience, act professionally and with care when custom designing and fulling orders.
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Written by Cloncaia — creators of custom gifts for heartfelt moments