The latest designs from the already-versatile collection of Mandate Press’s personalized calling cards ensure you’ll find an icon or font that’ll have your giftee’s number.
Available at themandatepress.com, $95.
Gifting a bookworm with particular tastes? Turn over a list of his favorite tomes to Jane Mount, the artist behind Ideal Bookshelf, and have her turn it into an illustration.
Available at etsy.com, $100-$250.
Trolling department stores for lipgloss that smells like eucalyptus, lipstick with an extra dose of kukui nut oil, and oil-absorbing blush takes five hours you’ll never get back. Create makeup online that’s up to your not-picky-at-all standards at Giella’s custom blending bar.
Available at giella.com, $25-$55.
Playdate’s cruisers are made from refurbished bike parts, but don’t call ’em junky: Each is fully customized by customer request. So if your bottom feels good only on a bright yellow banana seat, the company will make sure it’s a ripe one.
Available at playdaterides.com, from $500.
Tell Tale Preserve Company’s namesake society now delivers monthly confectionery surprises nationwide. Order December’s batch now, so there’s something to unwrap under the tree.
Available at telltalepreserveco.com, $35.
Maxine Dillon will turn any old jacket into a pouch purse. Send materials her way, and in three to four weeks, your gift will literally be in the bag.
Available at maxinedillon.com, $140-$180.
Unless you’re already preparing for holiday 2011, you might want to leave the heavy knitting to the pros. Canada’s Granted makes its rugged and warm sweaters and delivers them in about three weeks.
Available at grantedclothing.com, $360-$402.
Social Primer monogrammed roadies are just the thing for those who hold a deep appreciation for the classic red plastic party cup and don’t actually live in a dorm. Add original artwork for a bonus.
Available at socialprimer.com, $85-$125.
Four to six weeks leaves just enough time to order a specially made High Ball beauty from NYC’s Yestadt Millinery, perfect for anyone with a flair for drama and thing for grosgrain and French lace.
Available by e-mail order (sales@yestadtmillinery.com), $105.
Those proud of their zodiac signs (let us guess, Leo?) can have the crew at Nightwood embroider astrological designs onto dyed canvas pillows in one to two weeks. Talk about a house rising.
Available at nightwoodny.com, $60-$220.
Artist Rosalind Freeborn’s paper-scrap mosaic portraits are the perfect cubist/impressionist counter to all those realist photos of you on Facebook. Just e-mail a picture and wait three to four weeks. After all, oil paintings are for squares.
Available at rosalindfreeborn.co.uk, from $600.
The locket reimagined. Colorful hand-carved Cameo by Rux resin bangles reference facial profiles without being too straightforward or narcissistic. Just submit a photo, and in three to five weeks you’ll be wearing a tongue-in-cheek nod to yourself or someone whose nose you don’t mind.
Available at cameobyrux.com, $350.
Downward dog seems more achievable when performed atop a custom Gaiam yoga mat. Pick out a graphic, color, and message (you can even download a picture), and the company will whip it up in a day or two, making you more than just a poser.
Available at cafepress.com, $29.50.
This is no ordinary shredded, screen-printed T-shirt. Designer Sofia Karvela of SKar makes each piece with surgical, painstaking precision. So if a bespoke tee seems too pretentious, think of it as a one-of-a-kind artwork.
Available at skar.gr, $240-$280.
We’ve all had that “friend” who “accidentally” grabbed the “wrong bag” (yours) while leaving a party. Clear up confusion by adding your name to Clava’s leather-trimmed canvas totes. Monogramming happens in about a week, otherwise known as the time it takes to track down a lost bag, refer a therapist, and get new credit cards.
Available at clava.com, $82-$87.
A black diamond nameplate necklace may scream early ’90s hip-hop, but you won’t look like Flavor Flav when wearing Kacey K (must be the lack of a wall clock). The custom pieces take three to four weeks to make, so order early lest you fall off your flow.
Available at kaceyk.com, $1,800.
We’re complete suckers for kitschy, graphic file folders (hey, anything to spice up the workday) and Dabney Lee at Home’s monogrammed versions are right up our alley.
Available at aileeninvitations.com, $25.
Give artist Lisa van Beeck of Eeny Meeny a photo and in one to two weeks, she’ll turn any family member into an accessory (not that you think of that person as ancillary). Of course, if you see enough of your relative on the holidays, van Beeck can paint just about anything on a brooch.
Available at etsy.com, $35.
Each custom recipe box from Malcolm Studio Shop is made from scratch. The artist simply combines your choice of theme, size, and color with up-cycled odds and ends (adding generous scoops of creativity along the way) to create an instant heirloom.
Available at etsy.com, from $65.
The writing’s on the wall. Mooza Designs’s hanging letters come in tons of colors and mix-and-match patterns (blue dragonflies, lilac blossoms, peach flowers), so you can mark your territory in the sweetest way possible.
Available at moozadesigns.com.au, $8 per letter.
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