The holiday season is approaching, and you’re wondering what to buy. Should you buy a gift card? Flowers? A pair of socks?

If you’re looking for a standout holiday gift, then why not make it personal? Personalized gifts are creative, thoughtful, and memorable.

To help you pick the best gifts for those special people in your life, we’ve curated a list of four quick and easy gifts to personalize.

1. Create Your Own Story with a Photo Book

The sticky, plastic-covered pages of the traditional photo album are long gone – though they were so much fun to flip through.

Cloud storage makes storing and viewing your photos simpler, but the downside is the risk of losing them all.

Eliminate that risk and add a touch of nostalgia by preserving your treasured memories in a photo book to share with your family and friends.

Select 20 or more photos you want to display and design your own story. Alternatively, you create multiple books celebrating milestones or important chapters in your life.

Prices vary depending on the size, paper, and cover, but start at just $9.99, and all photo books are shipped in 1 to 2 days.

For inspiration, check out these MIxbooker creations.

2. Create a Personalized Card

A greeting card encapsulates your sentiments within a simple illustrated quote. However, there are occasions when a pre-assigned quote doesn’t quite say what you feel. There are also times when the photo doesn’t convey your message. Still, greeting cards remain the most popular way to express oneself.

If you want to show someone how much you care this holiday season, give them a personalized card. It's tangible, timeless, and endlessly customizable.

Mixbook offers an array of fully customizable personalized cards for the holidays; all you need to get started is one photo. These personalized cards range in price depending on the paper type, format, shape, and size.

For example, A square, satin, folded card with square corners costs just under $5 before shipping, which takes 1-2 days.

Not sure what type of card to choose? Gain a little inspiration from our Mixbookers.

3. Customize a Full-Color Holiday Calendar

Customizable holiday calendars make the perfect gifts for your family and friends. Especially when they display photos of your best memories together, this thoughtful, quick gift turns your favorite framed pictures into a time-treasured work of art.

To get started, head over to Mixbook with 12 of your favorite photos. Choose from a blank slate or templates to save time. Customizable calendars are an affordable personalized gift, with prices starting at $21.74, and it ships out in a couple of days.

4. Display Your Memories with DIY Home Décor

Some photos deserve to stand out without the constraints of a traditional frame. If you want to give your special someone a photo but don’t want to frame it, turn it into a work of art.

Mixbook offers personalized home décor to bring your favorite memories to life. Choose your favorite image, then select from canvas, acrylic, metal, or poster prints. Prices start at $5.19, making it a super affordable gift idea.

Creating Quick Gifts with Mixbook

If you're looking for easy gifts to personalize, Mixbook offers an array of them. Choose from the above easy gifts or other quick gifts like acrylic blocks and metal prints. Next, customize your project's size, material, and layout to make it one-of-a-kind on Mixbook's easy-to-use platform.

Not sure where to begin with your design? As always, our Mixbookers are eager to share their creations. Stop by and get inspiration for your perfect personalized holiday gifts.