| Birthdays come around every year, but some | | | | Birthday Mementos |
| mark a special passing. The first birthday of | | | | Almost any item can be turned into personalized |
| course is remarkable, as is the sweet sixteen, | | | | birthday gifts. Clothing like sweaters, hats, caps, |
| making it to twenty, then thirty, 'hitting forty', and | | | | wraps, or jackets look great monogrammed or |
| from here on comes the humor and joy of | | | | showing the birth date or age of the receipt if it is |
| reaching a mellower time in a person's life. You | | | | a milestone such as the sixteenth. Jewelry such |
| might think of creating personalized birthday gifts | | | | as watches, necklaces, bracelets, pendants, |
| at times such as these. A quick trip to the mall, | | | | lockets, and rings can all be etched or stenciled |
| tickets to a show or sports event just aren't | | | | with initials or longer messages. This is an area |
| significant enough to celebrate the occasion. | | | | where the giver can be very creative. Watches, |
| Having something engraved, monogrammed or | | | | necklaces, lockets, pendants or bracelets are |
| etched with a purposeful message can show | | | | usually wide enough for meaningful messages |
| someone the depth of caring and appreciation you | | | | while rings can often hold several words as well. |
| have for him or her. | | | | Even places you possibly won't think to look can |
| Customized cards | | | | hold personalized messages from the giver. If a |
| More and more specialty shops, party planners or | | | | small tag of silver is added to the clasp of a string |
| online website shops offer personalized cards. | | | | of pearls for example this would leave ample |
| There are some card shops with machines that | | | | room for a date, initials, or even a small message |
| can create these messages and even include a | | | | etched onto its surface. |
| mechanism that will play music when the card is | | | | Birthday Symbols |
| opened. These cards can be printed up with the | | | | You can also consider personal, religious or |
| person's name, birthday and any special message | | | | birthday related symbols when designing |
| you have for them such as a favorite poem or | | | | personalized birthday gifts. For some one |
| your own written tribute to the recipient. | | | | dedicated to their faith religious symbols might be |
| There are also software programs you can run | | | | very meaningful and relatable to their birthday. |
| from your home computer that creates such | | | | Some people have other symbols they strongly |
| cards. This software usually only takes a matter | | | | associate with on a personal level and these can |
| of moments to master, but you will need to do | | | | often be etched if you find the right engraver. |
| some folding on your part after you print them. | | | | A birthday gift is an opportunity to show |
| The nice thing about purchasing such a program is | | | | someone how they are special to you, so a |
| that naturally you can use it again for many | | | | personalized gift is very fitting. |
| birthdays or other celebrations. | | | | |