I’ve always been a big believer in home made gifts. I’ve talked a bit about home made gift baskets. That’s because I always feel that a gift that you’ve put your own time, effort and sweat into is a gift of love.

It’s not that hard to jump on the net, find a gift and buy it and the jobs done. It’s his birthday, you’ve bought your gift. It’s easy.

It’s much harder to take your own time and effort to make him something with your own hands, and that’s why I think it’s a lovely gift. Because there’s something of you in it.

I’ve been looking at sewing gifts, because if you’re going to make him a gift you need to make a gift using a skill you have, and so many women like sewing and knitting. I’ve decided to look at sewing. So today it’s the theme of sew gifts for him to show him you love him.

Not all women sew of course, but the principle applies to any skill you have. Use your skills to find a great way to make him a gift that comes from your heart.

Back to sewing gifts. I’ve browsed around a little at sewing websites to see what suggestions I can find for sewing gifts for men, because I always like to think of something a little different. Now of course there’s no reason why, if you sew, you can’t just sew him some great clothes, but that’s the obvious idea. I wanted to find something a little out of the ordinary for a girl who wants to sew something special for her man.

So here’s a few quick ideas from some of my sewing research. If you’re proficient at sewing you probably don’t need the patterns or instructions, but the ideas might be handy. Some are quite simple for those amongst you who love to sew but are still in the learning stage.

1. A mens bifold wallet.

2. An iPod cosy.

3. Photo bookmarks.

4. A camera cosy.

5. A dolphin toiletry bag.

6. A cable and tools bag.

7. A remote control holder.

And one that looks great to me. Sew him a quillow.

And of course if you sew well you’re only limited by your imagination. There’s a thousand and one things you can make, and any of them will make a personal gift right from your heart.

So you’re holding a party for him. Perhaps a graduation party, or a retirement party or a birthday party. And it’s a party where some party favors would be in order.

I’ve been asked about what I’d suggest for party favors for a mans party.

Now as you know if you’ve been reading for a while I love personalized gifts. I just think there’s something special about personalizing a gift. It makes for a gift that has some special meaning just for him.

So as I was looking at party favors I decided to see what I could find in the way of personalized party favors as well.

I succeeded. You can find party favors of all kinds on the net, including fine personalized favors too. I found a site that is called Plum Drama with a range of personalized party favors that would suit a party for a guy.

Now of course not all parties for a man are the type of party where you need party favors on hand, but when you do then I’m all in favor of personalized ones myself.

Generally I find that most of the party favors you see are a little ” girly” for my liking, so I was pleased to see that there were some party favors available that would appeal to the men, like golf ball party favors. After all, if you’re going to throw him a party there’s going to be a lot of guys there, so you need some more masculine party favors. Golf balls fit that pretty well.

If you’re looking for some great party favors for a party for him then make sure the favor fits any theme for the party if you’re planning a party with a theme. If you’re planning a golf party then the golf ball favors would be perfect.

And if it’s a birthday party and you’re looking for some birthday party favors then see if you can personalize them with his year. It just makes it that little bit more special.

There’s some suggestions for a party favors for a man. If it was me I’d personalize his gifts, and his party favors every time.

Of course it’s common for employers to give gifts to their employees. It happens all the time at retirement. However there are also employers who like to reward their best employees with gifts as well, even if they aren’t retiring.

I was asked this week what employee gift I would suggest for a man who’s given his all for his employer.

An employee recognition gift is a way of saying thanks for a job well done. Of course an employer can just give him a raise, but a gift has a special significance, and can go along with the extra money. And in my view personalized employee gifts are the best gifts to say thanks like this. Personalizing a gift always makes it – well – more personal.

And there are also employers who will give some extra time off for a holiday, and give him a holiday gift. So these suggestions are perfect for employee holiday gift ideas as well.

Here’s my 3 suggestions. Now of course there are lots of great employee gifts, so if these 3 don’t appeal then head on over to the retailer to see what else they have on offer. There are always a wide range of choices available at a good gifts retailer.

1. A personalized wine bottle carrier.

There are lots of wine bottle carriers, but this one is classy. Made from fine timber with a decorative latch, it looks the part. And if you are buying an employee gift there’s nothing worse than getting something that smells cheap. And it’s not expensive, it just looks it.

Personalize it by creating a small message of thanks and adding it to the brass plaque that goes on the box. It’s a fine personalized thank you gift for a man.

2. A 2 drawer frosted glass Oxford Valet.

Fine timber, it looks classy and he can use it equally at home or in the office.

Felt lined drawers, a shelf covered by inlaid frosted glass, it’s ideal for keeping all those knick knacks that he always has, both at home and at the office.

Personalize it by etching his monogram into the frosted glass.

3. A leather watch box.

It holds up to 10 watches with an inlaid glass top so he can see them.

Leather with velvet lining.

Personalized by lazer engraving his monogram onto the lid.

Any of these would make a fine personalized employee gift. None look cheap, though none are expensive to buy either.

So if you’re looking for some good ideas for employee gifts then head on over to Personal Creations, where you can find all 3. They have lots of great gift ideas there for men, and as they do personalized gifts many of them would make good personalized employee gift ideas.

(And don’t forget to pay him more, if he’s valuable enough to warrant a gift he’s valuable enough to make sure he stays.)

What do I mean by that? It’s a gift for a man who is so proud of his partner that he likes everyone else to know it. A personalized gift for him from you, and everyone sees it.
Sounds a little obscure doesn’t it. I’ll explain a little more. It’s a personalized T-Shirt – with you on it.

Yes that’s right, you can buy him a personalized T-Shirt, with a picture of you on it!! Is that cool or what?

Of course it’s not just a picture of you that can be on the T-Shirt, it can be a picture of anything, but I thought that there would be a lot of women who wouldn’t mind the idea of their man walking around with a picture of them on his chest.

(And some who wouldn’t.)

It’s all made possible by modern technology. Anyone can design their own T-Shirt as a gift to give to anyone and make it entirely personalized for the recipient. As long as you have a good quality digital photo on your computer you can upload that photo to the website and have it printed on a T-Shirt of your choice.

And not just a picture. Add any text you wish, there is a massive range of choices of colors and fonts and you can put the text anywhere you like. Why not a picture of you on the front and a funny message on the back?

The range of choices of shirts styles is huge, with a wide range of colors and sizes for every shirt as well. Pick your shirt color, style, size and then personalize it exactly for him.

And if it doesn’t appeal giving him a shirt with a picture of you on it why not a different one? Perhaps a picture of his dog, car, favorite sports star, or even his kids? You’re only limited by your imagination.

Like the idea but don’t want to do it on a T-Shirt? Why not something a little different? You can design your own personalized mouse pad, calendar, pin, cap, mug or beer mug or even a shirt for his dog!

There’s lots of choices. Why not make a his and hers duo of T-Shirts? A special message from him on yours and a special message from you on his?

Check out ShirtCity. You can do it all there. The perfect personalized gift for a man who likes to show you off.

And if you’re wondering what to get him for Christmas then read some of my Christmas gift ideas.Â

It is of course possible to get personalized gifts for men that are much more personal than that. A true personalized gift is one bearing a unique and personal message from the giver to the recipient. So a coffee cup with “Worlds Bestest Dad of John and Susan” would be a true personalized gift.

And there are of course gift companies that specialize in a wide range of gifts where a gift giver can specify the exact message they would like to see on the gift. Youll see a perfect example of a personalized gift for a father in the photo. You decide on the exact message that you would like to put on your personalized gift for him.

I got mine for fathers day. But theres a whole range of other events which could be commemorated by a gift with a special message. The perfect gift for children to give dad for example. I dont know what it is about gifts from children but they just seem to be treasured by dads. At least mine are.

So if you’re looking for a personalized gift for a man visit Personalization Mall. They have an enormous range of gifts of all descriptions which can be personalized with your own special message.

I know from personal experience how treasured a personalized gift like this can be.

And as Christmas is coming why not read some of my Christmas gift ideasÂ