Gift Guide

6 Ways to Customize Your Holiday Gifts

From luggage to beauty boxes, now's your chance to personalize just about everything.

By Abby Ledoux December 6, 2017

Grateful Bags Monogram Clutch

Jenny Ross, the native Texan behind Grateful Bags, infuses "traditional Southern charm" in all her designs. Start with one of Ross' classic bags, which come in a variety of shapes, sizes and materials, and personalize from there with interchangeable, acrylic monogrammed plates in your font choice.

Photography by Courtesy of Grateful Bags

iKase Customizable Suitcase

No one will steal your luggage if it's plastered with your face, right? Upload your own photo and text on an iKase roller, or choose from one of the company's many preloaded designs, which, for some reason, include an awful lot of Elvis.

Photography by Courtesy of iKase

BOXFOX Build-Your-Own Gift Boxes

There's a gift box for everything these days, be it beauty products or gourmet snacks. With BOXFOX, you can build your own custom mailer in one of three sizes and fill it with anything from matcha green tea caramels to sparkling peach lip scrub–or better yet, both.

Converse Chuck Taylor

You likely already know you can customize a pair of classic Chucks all year-round online, but a pop-up kiosk at the Galleria starting December 8 will offer an array of grommets, aglets, stencils and more to really kick (pun intended) the personalization up a notch.

Source Vitál Customized Facial Cocktail

This Houston apothecary swears by a personalized–and simplified–skincare routine that begins with a customized facial serum. Choose from three bases (jasmine, neroli or rose) based on your skin type, and add on from there with infusions and "shots" of oils like jojoba gold and watermelon seed.

Photography by Courtesy of Source Vital

Distinct Packaging Mailers

Finally, wrap it all up in a box unlike any other: Design both the outside and inside of a mailer online at Distinct Packaging . Containers are available in various sizes and textures—all that's left is your family Christmas photo.

Looking for a gift that's more personal than a pair of socks but lacking the time required for a true DIY? You're in luck: Everyone from classic labels to local makers are offering consumers the chance to customize their goods, and there's no better time than the holidays to take advantage.

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