Monograms
If you have not thought of starting to add monograms to gifts that you give, it might be time to give them a try. They can really make a gift special on a special occasion. For a baby shower or gift, putting the monogram of the baby's initials on the baby's clothing or towels really personalizes the gift. And because the baby's name is the first way that parents bond with a baby as theirs, those initials will take on special significance to the parents, grandparents and the entire family.
You may remember from a television show called The Mary Tyler Moore Show that the lead character had a huge M on her wall as a form of monogramming her entire apartment. This is a clever gift idea to give to a young couple just getting their new place or to a youth going out on their own for the first time. If your son, daughter, nephew or niece are taking possession of their very first apartment, a monogram wall hanging can make that apartment a home quickly and become a really cute part of their decorating scheme.
Monograms are also a way of making gifts for the dad who has everything new and exciting again. Dads get used to the idea that after a few years, the family will always give them the same old gifts. So there is little surprise or excitement when dad opens his Father's Day, Christmas or birthday gift and finds yet another white dress shirt, tie or slippers. They always appreciate the gift because it shows love but that item itself just disappears into the closet quickly forgotten mixed in with all the other clothing in there.
Adding a monogram to dad's next gift will put some zing into that special day. Imagine watching him open that very familiar shirt box from the clothing store you always buy his gifts at. He knows it is going to be a dress shirt. But when he looks down at that elegant monogram over the pocket, his eyes will light up and you will see that look of excitement and surprise on Dad's face that may not have shown up there for many years. That look of excitement and shock will make the extra expense entirely worth the effort.
Using a monogram to make an "ordinary" gift special can be your hidden "go to" option when all else fails thinking of something great. You don't even have to be creative in what item you pick to give to your friend or loved one. Just find a gift that will bear a monogram well and that gift suddenly becomes a very classy and exciting personalized expression of how you feel about him or her. And when you see your gift become treasured by your loved one, you may think of using monograms even more in your gift giving plans for the future.