13 personalised gifts to get your loved ones this Christmas

Personalised persents are a big trend for the season of giving. Ruth O’Connor picks some of the best gifts you can add the lucky recipient’s name to, to make it extra special.

With the impact of online shopping we can now pretty much have what we want when we want it and the internet has opened up a whole world of possibilities to us in terms of shopping. So much so that it seems people now want to buy something more meaningful, particularly when it comes to gift-giving.

Monogramming in the form of embossing and engraving has always represented an element of exclusivity we think of rich leather handbags, precious metals and even cut crystal but advances in technology and the ability for small businesses to reach out to the consumer means that personalised presents are now available to many more people at a much more affordable price.