Personalized Ornaments - Your Next Best Present - Last Elf on the Left

Personalized Ornaments - Your Next Best Present

This year, personalized ornaments are in - no matter if you gift them on Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s Day, or birthdays, they are bound to bring a wide smile to your loved ones’ faces. When you personalize an ornament, you add an extra touch of uniqueness and thoughtfulness to your gift, making for a nice gesture that comes straight from the heart. 

Learn more about how to breathe more soul into your ornament gifts with our pre-personalization options below:

6 Reasons Why Customized Ornament Gifts Are So Popular

A personalized gift will surely be a hit on your next family or friend get-together. Once it’s unwrapped, it will be the one gift everyone keeps talking about, especially if the ornament is meaningful to the person (e.g. gifting a first job ornament to a friend just getting started in a new career).  

So, why are personalized Christmas ornaments such a popular choice for gifting?

Personalized Ornaments Are Perfect For Any Occasion

Ornaments are not just for the festive season - you can find an ornament to celebrate any milestone in someone’s life, including: 

and many, many more! Choosing a specific ornament to mark a special occasion will show your love and appreciation to those you gift it to. Personalization can also take it a notch further by creating a truly unique and thoughtful keepsake that celebrates the big moments in life.

Personalized Ornaments Are One-Of-A-Kind

Each one of our ornaments has a unique design, meaning your gift will definitely make an impact! Add a personalized message to your ornament and you’ve just created a one-of-a-kind keepsake unlike any other. 

Customized Ornaments Are Affordable

When looking for the perfect gift for anniversaries, birthdays, or festive celebrations, expensive doesn’t always mean better. In fact, a customized ornament gifted from the heart will always mean a lot more than a costly but generic gift. They are perfect as wedding gifts, birthday gifts, Valentine's Day gifts, and more!

With our cost-effective collection of ornaments, you’ll have an easier time sticking to your gift budget. You can even add extras to your loved one’s gift like their favorite chocolates or a handwritten card.

Pre-Personalizing Ornaments Is Easy

Personalizing your ornaments is easy and accessible, meaning you won’t need to go out of your way to create something meaningful. When adding one of our whimsical ornaments to your cart, simply check the personalization box and add the text you want on your ornament. Make sure to provide as much detail about the placement as possible so your gift can look exactly the way you want. 

Personalized Ornaments Are Long-Lasting

Our polyresin ornaments are made to last - the material is sturdy and doesn’t break easily, and each product is coated with durable paint that doesn’t chip or break. You can be sure your personalized ornament will be a forever reminder of your love and appreciation. 

Personalized Christmas Ornaments Make For Great Decorations

Our ornaments are the perfect gift for many occasions, but they also double up as creative and fun decorations. You can use our ornaments to add a touch of personality to the Christmas tree during the holiday season, but they can also be displayed around the house all year round for a festive touch!

Creative Text Personalization Ideas

So, we’ve seen that adding text to your ornaments is a great way to make sure your gift stands out and shows your care and support for your loved ones. There’s no right way to personalize an ornament, but if you’re searching for some creative ideas, here are a few of our suggestions:

Add A Year

If you’re buying one of our milestone ornaments, adding the year that marks this special moment can make your ornament gift even more impactful. Use our personalization option to add the date on ornaments for weddings, engagements, pregnancy, job promotions, and more.

First Christmas together ornament
Our first Christmas ornament

Add Names

You can also add names to your ornament - this can be your partner’s name, your children, parents, grandparents, or friends. This can be especially helpful if your loved one’s name is unique and not easily found on pre-personalized items. 

Pregnancy ornament
Pregnancy announcement ornament

Add A Message

Consider adding a short but sweet message to your ornament. From a heartfelt “I love you” to “Happy Birthday”, “Good luck” and many more, a quick message shows how much thought and care you put into your gift. You can also add a funny quote, an inside joke, and anything else that showcases your close relationship.

Angel ornament
Angel ornament

Tips For The Perfect Personalized Ornaments

While personalizing is all about being creative with your text and speaking from the heart, there are ways to make sure the finished product looks exactly the way you want it to. Here are our recommendations:

Keep It Brief

Our personalizing team can add any message you want to your ornament, but a text that is too long might not fit properly and be difficult to read. Keep your personalizations short and stick to names, years, and messages at most 3-4 words long per ornament. 

We understand that you may want to add your family surname to an ornament, but if your last name is too long (e.g. hyphenated surnames, or multiple last names), you can keep it simple and just write “Our family Christmas”, “Our new baby”, or any other message that fits the occasion.

While it’s definitely doable to add custom symbols such as paw prints, hearts, or ampersands, if you want to make sure the text stays as simple and consistent as possible we recommend using mostly letters and numbers.

Proofread!

There’s nothing worse than putting so much effort into creating the perfect personalized ornament, only to realize you’ve misspelled a word once you unbox it. Before you place your order, double, no, even triple-check that your spelling and punctuation are spot-on! Here are a few common mistakes we see:

  • Misplaced apostrophes

For example, if your surname is Turner, you’ll write The Turners rather than The Turners’. Alternatively, you can switch it to The Turner Family and avoid any apostrophe mishaps altogether! 

  • Misspelled names

Some names have multiple spellings, and you don’t want to immortalize a wrong spelling on someone’s gift. Pay attention to easily misspelled names such as Katy/Katie, Isabella/Izabella, Michael/Michel, and so on. 

Check The Placements

Most of our ornaments have clear designs to showcase who the mom, the dad, the grandparents, or the children are. Look for any special attributes such as eyelashes, wrinkles, or height to figure out who’s who.

If you’re adding name personalizations to your ornaments, make sure to give clear instructions on where each name goes on the ornament. 

Find The Best Personalized Ornament Gift With Last Elf On The Left 

At Last Elf on the Left, we stock the perfect ornaments to create a meaningful gift for your loved ones for any occasion. Add a heartfelt personalization to create a thoughtful gift with a personal touch today!

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