Best personalized gift ideas 2021

Black Friday is less than two weeks away, which means the best November sales and deals are already here, and you should consider taking advantage of them for holiday gift shopping. Retailers have gotten especially creative with their offering of unique and personalized gifts for everyone on your shopping list this year. You can find everything from personalized jewelry and personalized gifts for him to personalized Santa ornaments inspired by spring’s toilet paper shortages. No matter what you plan to gift, it might be prudent to consider expected shipping delays. UPS, FedEx and retail experts previously told NBC News they anticipate up to 7 million package delays per day. Not to mention, popular gifts are already starting to sell out like certain Cricut smart cutter bundles and agate coasters from Uncommon Goods.To get more news about personalized gifts, you can visit koalaprint.com official website.

This year, our 2021 gift guide hub will keep you up-to-date on everything worth considering before shopping this holiday season. From retailer-specific guides NBC News Shopping readers have shown great interest in, like REI, Nordstrom, Sephora and Walmart to various reader-interests like gamers, techies, fitness fanatics and more. Now that housekeeping is out of the way, check out our 13 favorite unique and personalized gifts that we plan on giving (and hopefully receiving) this holiday season.

Jennifer Zeuner makes trendy jewelry adored by celebrities like Beyoncé, Gisele Bundchen and America Ferrera. It’s available at Nordstrom, Shopbop, Saks Fifth Avenue and more. Right now, Zeuner offers more than 90 pieces of gift-worthy personalized jewelry, ranging from necklaces to the Ciara hoop earrings, which were spotted on Jennifer Lopez — my favorite fashion accessory this year. Choose from four metals — 14k yellow gold or rose plated silver, sterling silver and 14k yellow gold — and customize either both or your right earring with up to ten uppercase letters for each hoop. If three-inch hoop earrings are a bit intimidating for your giftee (or yourself), consider the Ciara 2.5-inch or ciara 2-inch hoops instead.

VistaPrint became one of the most popular brands we’ve covered this year, from its stylish face masks and face masks for kids to face shields and various collaborations with artists. And while you can find a plethora of fun, unique and holiday-themed face mask designs from VistaPrint, you can also order custom, personalized face masks for your loved ones (and yourself) this holiday season. Designing the mask is simple, too — just upload your image and VistaPrint will send you some options to select or you can design a face mask yourself by selecting the color and placement of your image or logo. If you’re a skilled graphic designer, consider using VistaPrint’s face mask template and creating your own mask in Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, and then uploading to the site.

3. Cricut Explore Air 2 Machine
Cricut created the Explore Air 2, a highly-rated smart machine that cuts various materials, including cardstock, cork and vinyl, to help owners create custom and personalized gifts at home. For days when you need to craft quickly, turn on Fast Mode, which cuts materials twice as fast as the regular mode, according to Cricut. You can pair your new machine to your laptop or computer using Bluetooth or download the Cricut Design Space app to design from your iPad, tablet or smartphone. The Explore Air 2 comes in 11 colors, but are currently in limited stock at Walmart, so if you’re interested in ordering one for a loved one, consider ordering now before the in-stock colorways sell out, too.
4. Birth Flower Gift Personalized Candle
Etsy is like a treasure trove of personalized gifts and an easy way to support small businesses, like seller KindredFires, who makes candles with custom labels in celebration of milestone events like wedding anniversaries, maps of special locations and house warming parties. The handmade Birth Flower candle is available in 12 scents, including Raspberry and Vanilla and Tobacco and Oak. You let the retailer know the recipient's name, birth month and you can write a personalized note up to 85 characters long, for the candle label. Each month has its own birth flower assigned, such as roses for June babies and November birthdays are represented by chrysanthemums.