Personalized Recipe Jars

• Create a favorite bread or cookie mix and fill a cookie jar with the recipe mix to give as a gift. Use your computer to create a personalized label to place on the jar. Decorate the jar with ribbons or dried flowers and present the mix as a gift. If your homemade bread and cookies are a hit with someone in particular, label the jar with the name of the person you're giving it to with something like "Ed's Favorite Cookies."
  
  

Personalized Book Jackets and Bookmarks

• Create slick custom book jackets using a computer and desktop publishing program. Using templates, you can personalize bookmarks for all the readers on your gift list with their names. Create laminated bookmarks that will last, or create a laminated book jacket with someone's name or favorite authors. These are neat personalized gifts for the readers on your list.
  
  

Personalized Journal

• If someone on your gift list enjoys keeping a journal, personalize a three-ring binder or journal with a patterned cover that includes his name and with the subject of the journal. Another way to personalize a journal is by scanning and printing your art work or the art work of the person you're giving the gift to.
  
  

Homemade Cards

• Homemade cards are always an effective way to show someone you care. Go the extra mile and personalize your cards by using a favorite quote or poem of the person you're giving the gift to. You can also write one yourself, directing it toward the person you're giving the card to. Another way to customize cards is to print it with pictures that mean something to the person receiving the card.