25 last-minute Christmas gift ideas for designers &/or our clients
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Gift inspiration for your favorite designer or client
Even those of us who love to give (🙋🏻♀️) have tired brains at this point midway through December.
If that’s you & you’re looking for some ideas or new inspiration, skim through this list to see if anything pops out at ya!
8 gift ideas for Clients
Some fresh ground coffee from a local coffee shop (near you, or them), or a Starbucks gift card
Apple Store / Google Play gift card to help with all those apps!
KnackShops.com has great gift packages; get one premade or pick specific items & create your own gift set!
BoxFox.com also has great premium quality gift sets in beautiful packages
Sugarfina.com is a great option for your favorite person with a sweet tooth!
Create a custom thank you card in Canva & order the prints from them; they typically print & delivery quickly
Gift a year of Artful Agenda planner for just $35; learn more about why I love this planner & gifting it.
a nice pen set* for people who love to write things down, but tend to misplace things frequently so getting them a “really nice” forever-pen doesn’t make sense. (Totally not speaking from experience here! … 😉)
8 gift ideas for Designers
Steal like an Artist* by Austin Kleon
Profit First* by Mike Michalowicz
Middle Finger Project* by Ash Ambirge
Webcam covers* for computers or tablets to feel safer working at your desk in your PJs on a Tuesday –hey, I’m just sayin’! Let’s be real. 😂
An Apple Pencil* for iPads, paired with Apple Store gift card for the Noteshelf App or Goodnotes App to save some trees & keep things digital, but with the feel of paper… or as close to it as we can get!
UntamedEgo.com is great for super funny & unorthodox gifts for people with a very flexible sense of humor!
Badass Business Woman enamel pin from Abbie Ren – I’ve gifted this to a few of my past clients on custom projects!
a pretty & handmade wood charging dock that holds the magnetic Apple chargers (iPhone + Apple Watch) and keeps them organized & sitting in the upright position.
9 gift ideas for Anyone
the coolest Hand-warmer coffee mugs on Etsy; they’re often in local giftshops in smaller towns or touristy areas too.
Ember mug* or Brumate mugs - no matter what the hot beverage is, these make it better. 🤩
the Artist of Life workbook is an annual planner & workbook to plan goals & reflect; great for creatives!
the Full Focus Planner* is a quarterly planner (per book) that seemingly everyone raves about! I have one too, but haven’t used it yet.
a customized music playlist (Spotify, Pandora or Apple Music) for your favorite person who loves to blare music while they work; this is a super thoughtful gift that doesn’t cost a dime!
A photoshoot with a local photographer doing a special for a small batch of brand photos or family photos, etc
Coffee or tea from your favorite local shop
a HelloFresh (or similar) giftcard to give an easy home-cooked meal to someone who’s busy during the holidays
Share a couple of your favorite recipe(s) to make holiday cooking a bit less stressful to manage, or bring them freshly baked sweets to make them smile & put them in a sugar-induced coma ––I mean, to help them get some much-needed rest over the holidays with a fresh dose of sugar’d fatigue. 😉
some of my favorites are:
an easy apple pie crumble baked in an iron skillet,
pecan pie with a spicy twist found in Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Table* cookbook,
homemade hot cocoa,
fresh batch of homemade cookies,
or gooey & sticky-sweet chess bars,
