Unique Hong Kong Personalised Gifts that Surprise and Delight
November 2020
This holiday season, #SupportSmall and #ShopLocal!
Gift shopping can be stressful! Especially if you are getting a gift for someone who has everything. You would like to get something unique for someone you care about and something your recipient can cherish for a long time. In this gift guide, we would like to share with you some one-of-a-kind personalised gift ideas that would surprise and put a smile on your recipient’s face! All of these creations are made and designed by local makers, artists, and designers.
Gifts don’t need to be luxurious! It’s the thoughtfulness that matters. This Christmas, #SupportSmall and ShopLocal!
This unique gift set is designed by Karen Aruba, a Hong Kong Illustrator using her own hand-drawn illustrations and her father's hand-carving skills. Mix and match your very own mahjong photo frame gift set by selecting two of your favourite laser-engraved blessings tiles and four hand-carved numbers tiles of your choice such as Birthday or Anniversary. Slot in a photo and write your very own message before gifting it to make it even more special to your recipient.
Available on Qraftie: MR & MRS / Baby Wishes / Retirement and Happy Birthday / Home Sweet Home for HKD 280 and Customised blessings tiles for HKD 550.
Estimate production and local delivery time: 12 to 14 working days and 17 to 23 days for customised blessings design.
Doggies bring so much love and joy to our lives. They are so much more than just a pet. They are our babies, our best friends, and core family members of ours. Gifting the dog and cat lovers a painting of their very own fur babies would make a meaningful gift for them to cherish for a long time to come.
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This custom pet portrait is hand-painted by The Quiet Place Art in her unique style using watercolour. The artist herself is a happy pet owner and a true animal lover. All you need is to share a photo or two with the artist and she will create a beautiful piece for you.
Available on Qraftie for HKD 800.
Estimate production and delivery time: 2 weeks production time, 3 days local delivery.
You can often find handmade goodies created by independent artisans come with originality and uniqueness as they are created based on the artisans' ideas and are not mass-produced. This handmade felt named wreath is made by Felt Wonders Hong Kong. The maker stitched each piece one by one to create the final decoration. Provide the name of your recipients and the maker will create a one-of-kind felt name wreath for you.
Available on Qraftie for HKD 650.
A very unique piece of original artwork and home decor to gift to family and friends. This artistic mailbox can be used as home decor, to receive mail, or to keep loose papers. diFV-art, the artist of this mailbox painting would create a one-of-a-kind mailbox base on your request. You may choose one of the artist’s designs, have it customised based on your preferred design or have it personalised by adding a specific name and date on the painting.
The silver version is available on Qraftie for HKD 660 and the black version for HKD 760.
Estimate production time: Two weeks + local delivery time.
If you are looking for a personalised gift and would like to make an extra effort to handmade something for your recipient then this laptop craft kit designed by Chasing Threads would be ideal for you to add a handmade touch to your gift. It comes with a 13” laptop cover (a selection of colours aqua, brown, navy, and pink), two colour threads, a needle, a stitching template, and a gift box. All you need is to do some simple stitching before gifting.
Available on Qraftie for HKD 400.
Isn’t it just fun to leave a little secret message for your family and friends and give them a happy little surprise? This hand-poured soy wax scented candle with personalised scratch-off message is made by MOU, a candle maker in Hong Kong. Pick your favourite unique scents from a selection of twelve and share your favourite motto, name, or a sweet short message for the maker to create this special gift for you. You can even have a letter created on each candle to form a personal name.
Available on Qraftie for HKD 230 each.
Estimate production and local delivery time: 10 to 14 days.
How special would your recipients feel if they receive an art print full of lovely words about them? This unique personalised typography art print is designed y2squared. You can either select one of the designer’s designs or the designer can personalised yours for you based on your favourite words, shapes, and colour theme. Each art print comes with a cardboard frame, ready to gift.
Available on Qraftie for HKD 150.
Estimated production and delivery time: 1 day + local delivery time.
Decorative Mirror
Inspired by the quote "Everyone needs a little sparkle in their lives." Anonymous, the maker of Driftwood Days named her doggie Sparkle and created her first decorative mirror with sparkles on it. A cute personalised decorative mirror to send your blessing to your friends, motivate them via a lovely quote, and put a smile on their faces.
You may either choose one of the maker’s designs or have yours custom made with your friend’s name, your favourite motto, or a sweet message from you to your friends.
Available on Qraftie for HKD 199.
In today’s digital world where text messages and emails are widely used, hand-write a card along with your gift would show your recipients you have put extra effort and thoughts into the gift. You can make it even more special by gifting a personalised handmade card.
This handmade greeting card is created by cardupmysleeve, from designing, and paper cutting to putting pieces and pieces together. The maker would also be happy to hand-write a message for you and send it directly to your recipients. You can either select one of the maker’s designs or have your custom-made.
Available on Qraftie for HKD 250.
Estimate production time: 10 days + local delivery time.
It is fun to decorate a tree with family and friends during the holiday season. What about decorating a tree that you can keep all year round with your favourite jewellery? This jewellery tree is handmade using acrylic and hardwood with a choice of ash or tulip. The wood artist can personalise it for you by having your recipient’s name laser engraved on it and making it a loveable jewellery tree to gift!
Available on Qraftie for HKD 280.
Estimated production time: 2 working days + local delivery time.
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Thank you for being an appreciative reader as always. We hope this gift guide would help you to get the perfect gift for your family and friends. If you enjoy reading this gift guide, please share it with your friends. Please note shipping costs may apply to some products and refer to the original listing for an updated product description. As many of the items are made to order and are produced in small batches, be sure to order yours in advance. Happy gift shopping!
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