18 personalized holiday gift ideas for everyone you know

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase.In theory, everyone wants to try to find a unique gift this holiday, but in practice it's a lot more difficult considering everyone shops at the same big retailers and ends up buying the same things.One way to get around this challenge is to personalize or customize your gift. You probably immediately associate personalization or customization with monogrammingwhich, don't get us wrong, is a perfectly classy option and which we've included belowbut there are many other ways you can find and make gifts that are for your recipient and your recipient only.Using personal photos, geographic coordinates, DNA, and more, you can make a one-of-a-kind gift that your loved one can't find anywhere else.Having trouble figuring out what to get people for the holidays' You can check out all of Insider Picks' 2017 gift guides here.SEE ALSO:100 chic home gifts under $100A beautiful map poster of anywhere in the worldMemories are often tied to specific locations and Grafomap helps you remember those experienceswhere you grew up, where you met your significant other, or a honeymoon spot, for exampleby lettingyou design andpersonalize a map of anywhere in the world. You can adjust, pan, and zoom to specific spots; add or remove text; select the size, frame, and orientation; and choose a unique color theme to really make your map pop.Insider Picks editor Ellen Hoffman tried it, and the process of turning an ordinary map into a work of art only took five minutes. At $49 for a 18"x 24" print, it'saffordable, too.Make a custom map poster at Grafomapfor $49A photo pillowCanvasPop's custom photo pillow service makes it easy to bring the moments that matter to you to life. Just upload your photo, zoom in or out to your desired position, and choose an image or color for the back side of the pillow.All 18" x 18" custom pillows cost $39, come with a removable cover, and are made with 100% spun polyester.We used CanvasPop to immortalize our dogs, but you can use any photo with the service to make an eye-catching, physical momento.Make a custom photo pillow at CanvasPop for $39A Madewell toteFor only $10, you can add a gold foil, silver foil, or blind imprint stamp of up to three letters to Madewell's best-sellingTransport Tote. The toteis available in Black or English Saddle, made with vegetable-tanned leather that only looks better the more you wear it, and will be your go-to bag for throwing all your belongings in.Personalize aTransport Tote ($168) at Madewell for an additional $10See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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