Unique Gift Ideas that have Worked
Every year as Christmas approaches, my mind begins working to come up with unique gift ideas for family and friends. I want to give something that I know they do not already have, that shows I put some thought into it. I want it to convey the fact that I care about them, but if possible, would obviously prefer it if it does not break the bank.
I have come up with some pretty good things in the past. Being a big board game fan, I will occasionally come across a game that is really fun. I have gotten games like this for my brothers and it has seemed to be a very good gift. The best part about it is that it gives us a good reason to get together for a fun game.
Probably the best unique gift I ever gave my wife is a pencil portrait of our engagement picture. I have a friend that is an artist and really good at photo art. I provided her with a photograph, and paid her for her time to draw this picture into a portrait. It has been hanging on our wall for seven years now. Another thing I gave to my wife on one of our anneversaries is a book about how me met, how we fell in love and up through getting married. I discovered a service offered by Costco online where I could provide photos and text, organize how I wanted the book to look, including the cover, and they would make it and ship it to me.