Your custom gifting guide

We love taking our clients' brands and bringing them to life in the form of unique, artisan, memorable curated holiday gift boxes. And not to mention, we are a full service artisan gifting business so in addition to the design aspect, we also handle everything from sourcing to gift assembly to drop-shipping and delivery! We tastefully incorporate our clients' logos and branding colors (and no, their branding colors do NOT have to be "holiday red and green" in order to work for holiday gifts) so the gifts truly reflect our clients and make a lasting impression when the gifts come through the door. Are you starting to plan for your corporate holiday gifting this year? Here are some our all-time favorite projects to hopefully offer you some inspiration! Modern Red and Black Holiday Client Gifts for Pinterest Pinterest came to us with the goal of gifting one of their largest advertising clients for the holiday season. We wanted something modern and festive while allowing the bright red logo they're known for serve as front and center. We chose sleek black hat boxes and focused on quality over quantity. Luxury candles, small batch artisan caramels, and custom made cookies mirroring an iPhone showing the Pinterest app...we had a blast with these! We also created branded holiday notes and matching logo gifts tags along with fresh pine to round out the design. LA Galaxy Navy and Gold Hot Toddy Themed Gift Boxes You may recall the first time we created custom corporate holiday gifts for the professional soccer team LA Galaxy in 2017 and were thrilled to have the opportunity to do it again for the 2018 holiday season. Their navy, gold and white branding palette is always a dream to work with! To create a luxury feel, we used navy blue deluxe gift boxes and embossed their logo in gold foil on the top of each box so it's the first thing that's seen when the shipping box is opened. We went with a hot toddy theme and included branded toddy mugs, a beautifully packaged hot toddy kit, honey, cinnamon sticks, and even a tin of small batch peppermint bark. Pine, pine cones and simple navy blue ribbon finished off the design! MOJO PSG Black and Green Modern Holiday Boxes You may recall MOJO PSG's bright red and modern gift boxes from 2017. They came back to us in 2018 to mix it up a bit color-wise but still communicate their high end, modern brand. We chose sleek black gift boxes and filled with luxury candles, gourmet snacks and topped the gifts off with bright green throw blankets for home. We incorporated their branding via holiday gift tags and a custom stationery piece inside, both featuring their logo! Gold PR Wine and Cheese Inspired 'Better Together' Holiday Boxes Gold PR's branding is hot pink and gold. Hardly traditional holiday colors! But we didn't let that bother us one bit! We wanted to bring the 'Better Together' concept to life with items that Gold PR's clients could use together at home while enjoying wine and cheese. We include really special handmade cheese boards along, modern geode wine tumblers, a set of gold cheese knives and a few accompanying snacks to round out the curation. The result? On-brand, festive and fun holiday gifts completely representative of Gold PR's overall vibe. Locally-Inspired Kraft Boxes for Virginia's Advon Real Estate Firm Advon Real Estate came to us wanting gift that reflected local brands. In addition to including small batch, locally sourced contents, we also wanted to achieve a cozy, home-like vibe since they offer boutique real estate services. Yet at the same time, we wanted the gifts to have professional polish and not look TOO homespun. We selected structured kraft boxes and filled with custom dogwood cookies (Virginia's state flower!), local artisan chocolate truffles and more. We finished off the gifts with logo gift tags, a simple holiday letter and navy satin ribbon in-line with the blue and green branding. Fresh pine and pine cones offered the perfect festive finishing touch! Pancake Breakfast Themed Gift Boxes for National General Insurance For National General, we really wanted a cozy, family-centric gift design that reflected their blue and white branding colors without seeming too stiff. We selected crisp white boxes and filled with small batch pancake mix, small batch syrup, wooden spoons and a few other interesting snacks to round out the design! Black and White Holiday Boxes for Anaheim Ducks It's not everyday that we get to gift professional hockey players and their significant others which is why we were elated to be asked by the Anaheim Ducks to come up with impactful curated gift boxes for them to gift at their annual holiday party. This particular year's theme was "winter wonderland" so we kept everything white with accents of black and grey to achieve a modern, unisex gift design that would coordinate perfectly with the party. We included engraved cedar coaster sets with the Ducks logo, his & hers luxe mittens and gloves, an artisan candle in the shape of a paint can, two bottles of bubbly and last but not least, a set of hockey skate cookies by Sugar Studio. We finished off the deluxe white gift boxes with crisp white ribbon and gift tags with shiny gold foil (Just Write Studios) and the Ducks logo repeated again. Green and White Snack Boxes for Childress Klein Commercial real estate firm Childress Klein wanted to send holiday gifts to their clients that delight their recipients with sweets and treats but also help them stand out from all of the other gifts coming through their clients' doors during peak holiday season! We kept the curated gift boxes food-focused and used a more traditional green and gold color palette. We selected deluxe white gift boxes to hold gourmet nuts, holiday chocolates, gourmet coffee chocolate bar and mint small batch cookies. Custom holiday notecards and matching logo gift tags were created. We finished them off with fresh greenery, pine cones and emerald ribbon to tie everything together! Arizona Themed Gift Boxes for Corporate Retreat With a major client conference approaching, rather than gifting attendees at the actual event, we sent "Arizona Awaits" themed gifts on the client's behalf ahead of the event to drum up interest and excitement (and hopefully achieve a higher acceptance rate than in previous years!) To achieve the Arizona look and feel, we included a modern spin on cactus cookies (Sugar Studio), local tortilla chips and salsa as well as large succulents. (Yes, the succulents were real!) We finished them off with a custom welcome note on the inside (Just Write Studios) and silky merlot ribbon and 'happy holidays' gift tag on the outside! Red and Aqua Gift Boxes for Parrish Orthodontics This project is proof that bright aqua really can become a holiday color! Parrish Orthodontics has multiple locations in their large practice and receive referrals from countless dentists in the area. When the holidays roll around, they want thank the referring dentists for all for the patients they're sending their way. This particular year, Parrish wanted something unique and fun that would get people's attention and stand out amongst all the other gifts coming through the door in December. We used the aqua in their branding and paired it with bright red for a fun, festive spin on the traditional holiday red and green. We included a trio of gourmet cookies, holiday themed chocolates by Chouquette, Virginia peanuts and an artisan candle by Brooklyn Candle Co in a spruce scent. But the most unique part of all...custom cookies in the shape of a tooth with braces. Just love what Sugar Studio came up with for these! Custom logo gifts tags by Just Write Studios and red ribbon finished off the look. Home Decor Focused Black and White Holiday Gift Boxes DC area wedding planner Caroline Dutton of Caroline Dutton Events wanted custom holiday gifts for her clients that would accurately reflect her modern yet classic brand and we were happy to jump in and this vision to life! In order to achieve a timeless, clean look reflective of her style, we selected black gift boxes with striped grosgrain ribbon and branded gift tags. Contents included home decor items such as gold foil holiday post-it notes, striped tea towels, along with an artisan candle. Custom, branded holiday notecards were included for a festive, personal touch. Fresh pine and pine cones finished off this modern seasonal look. Images: Elizabeth Fogarty Photography Health and Wellness Focused Holiday Crates for CREC CREC manages commercial real estate properties in Miami and Ft Lauderdale and each year, the various locations love gifting their tenants for the holidays. Their corporate culture embodies health and wellness so naturally they wanted their gifts to reflect these same values. We used pine crates for a fresh, natural vibe and in addition to chocolates and peanuts, we also included healthier options such as pears, dried kiwi, tea and sparkling water. Custom logo gift tags and insert notecards finished off the gifts along with bright red, festive ribbon! Sleek Photography Client Holiday Gift Boxes The custom gift boxes for wedding photographer Lauren of Lauren Kearns Photography were definitely high impact! We paired black round hat boxes with her deep, rich burgundy branding for a rich, dramatic look. We included small batch coffee, a luxury mulled wine candle, and artisan chocolate and then finished the gifts off with custom holiday notecards featuring a sincere message of gratitude from Lauren. We then incorporated pine cones to solidify the cozy winter vibe! This gift design is proof that you need a TON of items to make an impact. A small selection of high quality and well-curated contents can really be something special! Gender Neutral Snack-Laden Holiday Gift Boxes KY Meds is a repeat client of ours and we were so excited to have them back again for this 2018 holiday client gifting project! These gifts literally had it all while remaining in keeping with their brand. From sweet and savory snacks to small batch coffee and bubbly, there was definitely a little something for everyone. Custom holiday notecards by Just Write Studios gave the gifts both professional and personal polish. We hope you've enjoyed this line up and it's left you with some serious inspiration for this year's corporate holiday gifting! If you're already feeling overwhelmed though and would rather outsource, we'd love to help taking gifting completely off of your shoulders and come up with something creative AND on-brand, professional and polished. Reach out here...we'd love to hear from you! All images by Lissa Ryan Photography except as otherwise noted.

The absolute best part of owning a small business is working with other small business owners to help them grow their businesses. I love the challenge that comes with expressing a business owner's brand in the form of a gift. It brings me joy to know that not only are we helping them improve their client experience, but we're also taking the heavy lifting of gifting off their shoulders so they can get back to focusing on the core of their own businesses and doing what they're best at. I'm SO excited to share with you our Top Client Gift Designs of 2017...here we go! Navy & White Client Gift Boxes for the LA Galaxy Between the project we did for the Anaheim Ducks and these for the LA Galaxy, we were beginning to think that 2017 was the year of the sports teams! We took inspiration from their branding colors, navy and white, and also included touches of gold to play off the yellow in their logo. The idea was to create traditional food and drink centered gifts featuring artisan coffee and hot cocoa, branded mugs, and small batch biscotti by Buttercream Bakeshop. We used flowy navy ribbon by Torn & Tied along with custom branded gift tags by Just Write Studios to finish off the crisp, traditional white gift boxes. Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Modern Gift Boxes for DC Wedding Planner Caroline Dutton Events DC area wedding planner Caroline Dutton of Caroline Dutton Events wanted help creating custom holiday gifts for her clients that would accurately reflect her brand and we were happy to jump in! In order to achieve a clean, modern, classic look reflective of her style, we selected black gift boxes with striped grosgrain ribbon and branded gift tags. Contents included useful home decor items such as gold foil holiday post-it notes, grey and white tea towels, along with an artisan candle. Custom, branded holiday notecards were included for a festive, personal touch. Fresh pine and pine cones finished off this seasonal look. Image: Elizabeth Fogarty Photography Image: Elizabeth Fogarty Photography Wellness-Inspired Gift Crates for CREC CREC manages commercial real estate properties in Miami and Ft Lauderdale and every year, each location loves gifting their tenants for the holidays. Their corporate culture embodies health and wellness so naturally they wanted to reflect these core values in the gifts. We used pine crates for a fresh, natural vibe and in addition to chocolates and peanuts, we also included healthier options such as pears, dried kiwi, tea and sparkling water. Custom logo gift tags and insert notecards finished off the gifts along with bright red, festive ribbon! Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Spa-Inspired Client Gift Boxes for Ribbon & Ink Katie Durski, founder and owner of Ribbon & Ink, has been a client of ours from the very beginning and I've loved being a part of her evolving brand and her gifting program as well. For her most recent gift design, Katie asked us to create a spa-like experience for her clients along with providing some elements for styling since, after all, she does branding and web design for creative entrepreneurs. Perhaps you recall seeing these when we shared them earlier this year here? We chose crisp white boxes and filled them to the brim with relaxation items such as bath bombs, a candle, a tin of tea and an entire spool of Torn & Tied ribbon. We incorporated the Ribbon & Ink logo on the gift tag as well as adorable little tea cups. Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Wedding Photographer Gift Boxes for Anny Photography Ann Hoang, owner and founder of Anny Photography, is another client we are proud to say has been with us since we first opened our doors in 2014. As Ann's brand has evolved, so have her gifts. She has gone from a more feminine, playful look to a much more neutral, soft and sophisticated look. It was such a joy completely reconfiguring her curated gift boxes this year by selecting crisp white boxes, a set of his and her vow books, Mr & Mrs mugs, and an artisan candle. Gold foil "congrats" tags and flowy taupe ribbon finished off the look! Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Mortgage Banker Gift Boxes for Fidelity Mortgage Confession. These next gifts were designed for my very own Mom. But I'm not being biased, they truly ARE a favorite. As a mortgage broker, the goal was to create custom gifts that could be sent to her clients immediately upon closing on their new home. We selected kraft gift boxes for a comfortable, home-like vibe and filled it with an artisan candle by Brooklyn Candle Co and matches, a neutral tea towel, a small batch soap and lotion set and last but not least, a custom "Home Sweet Home" cookie in the shape of a house, by Sugar Studio. We included the Fidelity Mortgage logo on each gift tag and printed her license number just below it to remain compliant with the use of the logo. "Better Together" Client Gift Boxes for AIA Whoa. This particular project was a challenge. In fact, I almost didn't accept the project because I was concerned it wasn't necessarily the right fit. But in reality, I was afraid that we would fail since the aesthetic wasn't our norm and so once my team assured me it could be done from a logistical standpoint, I got over my nerves and we pushed forward! It really forced us out of our comfort zone and big time. The client wanted gifts in a black, white and grey color palette (only) and we weren't allowed to use any basket fill to secure the items so we ended up learning how to use foam in lieu of basket fill. Not only that, but the items had to be in-line with their "Better Together" marketing campaign so the items not only had to be on-brand color-wise but also had to go together in thematic pairs. We came up with Sugarfina Pale Ale Pints and Virginia peanuts for "beer and nuts". We used tupelo honey and small tea tins for "tea and honey". We used an artisan candle and match box for "candle and matches". Despite the challenges, this project delighted the client and has ended up being one of the projects we are most proud of in the history of Marigold & Grey! Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Aqua & Red Holiday Gift Boxes for Parrish Orthodontics Parrish Orthodontics has multiple locations in their large practice and receive referrals from countless dentists in the area. Naturally when the holidays roll around, they want to do something nice to thank the referring dentists for all for the patients they're sending their way. This year, Parrish wanted to do something unique and fun that would get people's attention and stand out amongst all the other gifts coming through the door in December. We used the aqua in their branding and paired it with bright red for a fun, festive spin on the traditional holiday red and green. We included a trio of gourmet cookies, holiday themed chocolates by Chouquette, Virginia peanuts and an artisan candle by Brooklyn Candle Co in a spruce scent. But the most unique part of all...custom cookies in the shape of a tooth with braces. Just love what Sugar Studio came up with for these! Custom logo gifts tags by Just Write Studios and red ribbon finished off the look. Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Washington DC-Inspired Gift Boxes for Pike Productions When Bruce Pike, owner and founder of DC-area Pike Productions, was looking for custom gifts for his local DC clients, we immediately knew we wanted to take these gifts in a local-to-DC direction! Contents included cedar coaster sets etched with the neighborhoods of DC, Compass Coffee, DC monument chocolates and more. We finished the gifts off with logo gift tags and deluxe black satin ribbon. Image: Jen S Photography Image: Jen S Photography Traditional Holiday Gift Boxes for Childress Klein Commercial real estate firm Childress Klein wanted to send holiday gifts to their clients that would not only stand out, but also delight their recipients! We kept the curated gift boxes food-focused and used a traditional holiday palette of greens and golds. We selected deluxe white gift boxes to hold gourmet nuts, holiday chocolates, gourmet coffee chocolate bar and mint small batch cookies. Custom holiday notecards and matching logo gift tags were created. We finished them off with fresh greenery, pine cones and emerald ribbon by Torn & Tied. Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Organic Gift Boxes for Annie Ryan Photography Last but definitely not least, I'm thrilled to feature these organic-inspired wood gift boxes we created for Annie Ryan Photography. It was important to Annie that upon booking a new couple, that she would send gifts that were intended for both the bride and groom, rather than just her brides. With this in mind, we opted for a Mr and Mrs mug set along with small batch Ceremony Coffee. We also included a large package of gourmet cookies for the Annie's couples to share together. With the help of Just Write Studios, we created black and white logo gift tags along with custom welcome notes and finished each curated gift box off with a eucalyptus sprig silky taupe ribbon. Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Now that you've seen our lineup, we're dying to know...which one is YOUR favorite and why? For my information on custom client gifting with us, visit HERE or email us at [email protected]. We always love to hear from you!

Katie Durski, owner of branding and web design business Ribbon & Ink, has been a Marigold & Grey client from the very beginning. While we love ALL custom gift design projects that we decide to take on, we especially love when we get the opportunity to completely re-design corporate gifts on behalf of a long-time client of ours. Usually this is because their business is growing and they want to "up their game" in the client gifting department. Or, they're celebrating a milestone in their business such as a re-brand. For Katie, it was both! Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Katie works solely with female creative entrepreneurs so the look and feel of the gifts needed to be feminine to mirror the look and feel of her brand. We immediately chose a spa theme for the gifts in champagne, blush, ivory and white tones. Image: Lissa Ryan Photography Contents included rose scented bath bombs, a chardonnay scented candle, Essie nail polish, chai tea, a tea cup with the Ribbon & Ink logo and an entire spool of Torn & Tied silk ribbon! To be honest, I'm not sure which item I'd be more excited to receive if I were the recipient of one of these. Each item is so high-end and special. Image: Lissa Ryan Photography For the gift packaging, we selected chic, fresh white gift boxes and adorned them with champagne silk ribbon, also by Torn & Tied. (This means Katie's clients received silk ribbon in two different colors...ahhh!!!!) We also included dried eucalyptus for an added accent. Image: Lissa Ryan Photography We not only incorporated Ribbon & Ink's branding with their logo on the tea cups, but as we also included it on their custom gift tags on the outside of the gifts. The tags were soft, airy and feminine, perfectly mirroring the Ribbon & Ink brand. In addition, the font used for the "thank you" text on each tag was the same font used throughout Katie's website and marketing collateral. Image: Lissa Ryan Photography We are over-the-moon thrilled with how these gifts turned out and are looking forward to hearing how Katie's branding clients react when they receive them! Image: Lissa Ryan Photography For more information on our Custom Gift Design Service, visit HERE. We'd love to find out if we're a good fit!

I can't believe we are just now getting around to sharing these custom holiday curated gift boxes from last year. (Psst- follow these links for our latest ready-to-ship holiday gift boxes and custom corporate holiday gift services!) But once the holiday rush is over, the last thing people want to read about is more holiday gifts. So, now is the perfect time to bring these out of the vault and share with you! They were by far one of our favorite custom gift design projects of the 2016 holiday season and they are still just as modern and fresh as ever. Image: Stacy Bauer Photography Our client MOJO PSG wanted unisex, modern, fresh, fun gifts to mirror the look and feel of their brand. We selected pine wood boxes, bright red ribbon (their primary branding color) and gift tags with clean, modern font by Just Write Studios. Image: Stacy Bauer Photography Contents included a unisex holiday candle by Brooklyn Candle Co, small batch cookies, a leather rollup in black and a gold foil box of artisan truffles. For the cookies, we absolutely could not decide on just one flavor so we opted for a trio of chocolate peppermint, traditional sugar, and funfetti! This may have been almost a year ago but I can STILL remember having a difficult time not eating the inventory! Image: Stacy Bauer Photography Image: Stacy Bauer Photography We had a blast adding additional touches of "holiday" with a pine cone and a sprig of fresh pine. It really did make the boxes smell amazing upon opening them up! For an additional finishing touch, we created custom logo notecards with the MOJO logo to brand the gift in a tasteful, thoughtful way. Image: Stacy Bauer Photography The demand for unisex corporate gifts is huge and we were really pleased with how these turned out for our dear clients at MOJO! The huge quantities of bright red ribbon in the studio had us all in the holiday spirit! I'm normally a fan of the more subdued holiday colors but I'll admit, I was having a major fan girl moment with the bright colors! Image: Stacy Bauer Photography Image: Stacy Bauer Photography For more information on Custom Gift Design Service, please inquire HERE. Keep in mind, we will also be launching our 2017 Pre-Designed Holiday Gift Collection in our online shop in November so please be on the lookout for the big release! Whether it be custom gifts or pre-designed gifts, we absolutely love offering thoughtful, beautiful curated gift boxes for the holidays and helping you easily and efficiently cross everything off your shopping list!

In addition to wedding welcome gifts, we are also busy creating custom swag for corporate events. However, while weddings and corporate events often have very different feels, we definitely don't believe corporate gifts have to be "stuffy". Today I'm sharing my tips for creating fabulous corporate gift boxes. Photo & Styling: Marigold & Grey Match the Event's Color Palette & Style Keeping the event’s style and color palette in mind is one of our universal rules for gifting. By doing this, you help to set the tone for the event and the complete experience guests can expect to have while attending. A tip: keep your branding colors in mind, but don’t feel as though you need to include pieces that match them exclusively. It's okay to look beyond your brand and think about the colors of your event as a whole. Photo & Styling: Marigold & Grey Include a Welcome Letter Before writing the welcome letter for your custom corporate gifts, consider taking a brief pause. We say this because it can be easy to slip into “corporate writing mode”. Instead, think about the tone of a letter you would love to read outside of the corporate world. Words like “warm”, “intentional”, and “grateful” likely come to mind. Although your event may support your business in nature and content, guests will tend to view it as a fun experience outside of the office. Create this experience with your tone, word choice, and helpful information. Photo: Red October Photography Mix Fun & Functional As a corporation, functional pieces tend to be top of mind. However, guests are hoping to find fun gifts too! Bottled water is always appreciated, but pairing it with locally-sourced artisan chocolates and roasted chickpeas is REALLY appreciated. Also, consider locally-sourced items especially if you’re welcoming guests to a trip or conference that's out of town. Photo & Styling: Marigold & Grey Introduce Corporate Logos Rather than solely looking to traditional promotional items such as pens and paper as ways to introduce corporate logos, think outside of the box. Add your company’s logo on the gift tag placed outside of the crate, box, or bag. It will serve dual purposes – you’re reminding guests that you’re hosting the event, but you’re also welcoming them simultaneously! Additionally, consider a cookie featuring your logo as a great way to wow your guests. Photo & Styling: Marigold & Grey; Calligraphy: Just Write Studios Appeal to Both Genders Perhaps the hardest part of gifting (and the reason why we’re often turned to for custom gift design service!) is bridging the gender gap. Try to avoid creating one set of gifts meant for the gents and a second set for the ladies. Gifts with unisex contents means each recipient can be presented with their gift upon check-in without having to sort gifts accordingly. This quickens the welcoming process! Plus many of your guests will enjoy receiving the same universally-loved items. Photo & Styling: Marigold & Grey What is the best piece you have ever received in a corporate welcome gift? We would LOVE to know! Leave it in the comments, pretty please! Also, for more custom gift design ideas, check out our gallery page.

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We absolutely loved creating custom corporate gift boxes for Pike Productions but even more amazing was the opportunity to make them DC-themed and supporting local small businesses in the process. Image: Jen S Photograpy We selected natural pine boxes as the vessel to hold the gift contents and beyond that chose Compass Coffee tins, a set of cedar coasters with map etchings of various DC neighborhoods, and artisan chocolates featuring the DC monuments. Image: Jen S Photography The cedar coaster set came in it's own drawstring pouch, further highlighting how special the "gift within the gift" really was! Image: Jen S Photography We finished the client gift boxes off with black ribbon, fresh greenery and a custom gift tag featuring the brand new Pike Productions' logo. Image: Jen S Photography We love the versatility of this custom gift design and are highly considering making it available in our online shop where clients can order with no order minimums and shipping is included. What do you guys think?

I cannot believe it's already that time of year where we agonize over which projects are our favorites and therefore appear in our annual lineup. But as we all know, time flies and so here we are again. This year's list, much like last year's list, features a combination of holiday client gift boxes as well as year-round client appreciation gifts so let's get right to it... MODERN ORGANIC HOLIDAY BOXES FOR PINTEREST You may recall the custom client appreciation gift boxes we did for Pinterest last year around the holidays. We were honored to work with them again this year and certainly up for the challenge of finding unique ways to express their brand without repeating anything we did from their 2018 gift design! Last year, we did sleek black hat boxes and most everything was black, red, and white including black and white striped ribbon to finish off the outside. This year, we went in a different direction with an organic, natural look for the packaging and then added pops of bold, sophisticated color for contrast. It was a bit of a risk mixing these two vibes but we could not be more thrilled with how they turned out. We chose natural pine boxes as a foundation for the design and went for quality over quality in terms of contents. We included luxury candles, sweet treats in brightly colored modern packaging, branded stone coasters featuring the iconic red Pinterest logo, along with gourmet nuts in a super elegant tin with gold foil print. We, of course, finished the gifts off with fragrant pine and pine cones to round out the holiday vibe. The gifts also featured logo gift tags and branded holiday notecards with a custom message from the company. CALIFORNIA-INSPIRED CORPORATE HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR LA GALAXY LA Galaxy is another client of ours who has hired us multiple times to create custom corporate holiday gifts to send out to their clients. This year was the third time working with LA Galaxy and talk about a challenge! We had to bring their brand to life in a completely new and different way and stay away from any concepts of themes we've previously done while also remaining true to their brand. Much like the Pinterest project we shared with you above, we were up for the challenge! And much like the Pinterest project, we went in a much more organic direction with this project after having done more clean and classic designs in the past. We began with natural pine boxes and filled them with items you'd likely use while enjoying wine. With LA Galaxy being in California, we wanted elements of this locale in the gifts as well. For contents, we included wine snaps from Napa Cookie Co, branded wine tumblers, handmade bottle stoppers with the shape of California carved into top, a luxury candle in a gender neutral scent, gourmet small batch chocolate and branded coasters to accompany the tumblers. We created branded gift tags and notecards, also featuring the LA Galaxy logo, along with a heartfelt holiday message from the company. We used wood fill as a luxurious touch along with pine and pine cones. SUSTAINABILITY-THEMED CLIENT GIFT BAGS FOR ARAMARK Part of Aramark's corporate mission involves sustainability so when they came to us for help designing on-going year-round client gifts that would perfectly represent their brand beyond just slapping a logo on a box, we knew just the direction to take. We selected eco-friendly jute bags and filled them with environmentally friendly items such as Zero Waste cookbooks, reusable produce bags, stainless steel reusable straws, a high quality reusable coffee mug with lid, reusable and collapsable bowls, as well as reusable shopping bags. We still managed to keep the contents in line their branding colors and finished the gifts off with a logo gift tag and coordinating black ribbon. BREAKFAST-THEMED GIFT BOXES FOR MERRILL LYNCH Our client Merrill Lynch wanted to welcome their clients to the ML family with gifts that felt more personal and less corporate to reinforce their stable, trustworthy, family-oriented brand message. As a start, we intentionally limited the use of their logo to just the cookie to decrease the corporate swag feel. We then came up with the concept of ML sharing one of their favorite family traditions with their clients...a pancake breakfast! We curated contents around this theme and imagined the whole family gathering around the table to share in this tradition. We selected small batch pancake mix, handmade wood whisks, artisan maple syrup, small batch pecans and a logo cookie by Sugar Studio. We purposely kept the logo off of the welcome letter inside each box (and the gift tag on the outside of each box) so it felt more like a note coming from a cherished friend. The note inside communicated the meaning behind the gift concept to connect the contents to our client's branding message. We didn't want to leave it to chance that recipients would automatically "get it". We wanted to make sure they interpreted in the way in which it was intended in order to achieve maximum impact. NAPA-INSPIRED HOLIDAY CLIENT GIFT BOXES FOR ENSEMBLE HEALTH We have worked with Ensemble Health on custom gifting on several other occasions so perhaps you recall these or even these. But now onto the present. For 2019's client holiday gifts, they wanted Napa-inspired gift boxes with more of a luxe organic vibe than in previous projects. We began with natural pine boxes almost resembling that of a wine crate. We included half bottles sent to us by the client (a favorite of theirs that they'd already picked out!), gourmet Neuhaus truffles, branded wood coasters, as well as a branded bottle opener set. To finish them off, we included branded holiday notecards and logo gift tags as well as a small olive brand in lieu of traditional holiday greenery. It really helped to pull the whole winery vibe together. We also included a large turkish throw blanket on the outside of each box for an added touch of luxury. BRANDED GIFT BOXES FOR MARTIN AQUATIC We shared full details of this project with you a few months ago here but it's definitely appearing again in this lineup of our favorites and we think you'll see why! While it's not like us to put a company's logo on every single item in the gift box, there was a reason being doing so for this project and so we were fully on board! Martin Aquatic, a specialty engineering and design firm specializing in high end aquatic parks, has been in business for the last 30+ years and found themselves ready for a rebrand. Not just a new logo. They wanted to overhaul EVERYTHING including their business name. They kept this a secret from their entire client list and hired us to design boxes to announce the rebrand to their entire client list by sending out an individual gift box to each and every one of their clients. We began with crisp white fold-over style boxes and had their brand new geometric logo in shades of blue printed on the top lids of the boxes. So, as soon as the recipients open the boxes, the new branding was right there catching their attention and wanting them to immediately find out more. We affixed rebrand announcement letters to inside lids of the boxes so recipients could immediately identify who the gifts were from and why they were receiving them. We wanted to create a celebratory vibe with the gifts while also really showing off the new logo so we began with absorbent stone coaster sets and added branded bourbon tumblers, and bourbon chilling rocks packaging in branded velvet pouches. For a fun, sweet treat so we had their logo hand-piped onto individually wrapped sugar cookies. CLIENT GIFT BASKETS FOR TYLER WHITMORE INTERIORS You may have already had a peek at these when we shared them here. These custom gift baskets were custom-designed for Tyler Whitmore Interiors, a luxury real estate staging business, as a way to express gratitude to her most loyal clients right around Thanksgiving! Our goal was to create a calm, cohesive vibe for these gifts, while also including items that could be reused or displayed in a beautiful home. This way, the gifts pulled triple duty as a thoughtful reminder of Tyler's brand for her clients, a way of expressing gratitude to clients and setting Tyler's customer experience above that of her competitors, and allowing the recipients to keep some of the interior contents (and the basket!) to use again and again in their own homes as a constant visual reminder of where the items came from. We began with a reusable, hand-woven seagrass basket to establish the 'home' vibe that corresponds with Tyler's business model. We included custom notecards with a message of gratitude in keeping with that time of year. The notecards matched both the contents of the gift, as well as Tyler's branding colors. Other contents included a handmade wood trinket (or snack) bowl, small batch tea and shortbread, a turkish kitchen tea towel, and a luxury candle. BOLD MODERN CLIENT GIFT BOXES FOR WEDDING PLANNING FIRM LEMON & LIME EVENT DESIGN Armed with a fresh new branding look, Baltimore-based wedding planning firm Lemon & Lime wanted to fully re-design their existing client gifts that they send out to their couples upon the couples booking them. We began with modern black boxes and filled them with items to "stock the bar". Lemon & Lime is a fun brand and so we wanted their gifts to reflect this very same vibe. We included their logo on matching cocktail tumblers to set the tone. We then included pops of color against the black box and basket fill with citrus-themed bottle openers, margarita Sugarfina gummies, eco-friendly stainless steel straws, and two matching bottles of limoncello. We finished these off with black and white striped ribbon and a black tag with their logo in all-white for a bold modern look. NEW YEARS-INSPIRED GIFT BOXES FOR GOLD PR And now for another celebratory brand, Gold PR. Last year, Gold PR worked with us on 'Better Together' themed client gifts and this year they wanted something more along the lines of a New Years gift. So, we came up with the concept 'All That Glitters is Gold' as a play on both New Years AND the name of their firm. And as you'll see, we took this gold theme and didn't hold back! We began with crisp with gift boxes and gold and white combo basket fill and went to work curating not only gold items, but gold items that still functionally go together. From gold Swell tumblers to luxury Voluspa candles and gold wick trimmers and lighter, to a gold tin with white hot chocolate and Sugarfina rock candy sticks, and yes even gold pine cones! We finished the gifts off with logo gift tags and a branded notecard with a festive sentiment from the firm's owner. SHAREABLE FOOD-CENTRIC GIFT BOXES FOR FORWARD FINANCING Around the holidays, we sometimes get asked to design gift boxes that are meant to be shared by entire offices or departments within one office. This is the case with these holiday corporate gift boxes for Forward Financing. Their branding colors are green, black and white so we went to town curating snacks that were all considered both "shareable" and in-line with their branding color palette. With green being my favorite color, you can imagine how much fun I had with these! We incorporated their brand by creating the obvious logo gift tag and branded holiday notecards but also worked it into the packaging of some of the snacks too. We included their logo on the Fatty Sundays pretzels as well as the Popsations popcorn. We didn't want to "over-brand" and so the remaining snacks were featured with their original non-customized brand packaging since, let's face it, most everyone enjoys discovering new snack brands upon opening a curated gift box, especially when they are brands they're never heard of before. BRIGHT AND LIVELY HOLIDAY GIFT BOXES FOR iHIRE We always preach that corporate gifting doesn't have to be boring but we're going to go a step further and say that holiday gifting doesn't have to be red and green either! Our client iHire gave us full creative freedom to bring their brand to life for their holiday gifts this year. We of course wanted something that stayed true to their blue and white color palette but that wasn't enough. We also wanted to express the fun, young, and upbeat vibe of their brand too. We knew we wanted to brand a few items inside the gifts as well as having the logo custom printed on the outside of the boxes. We selected bright blue Corkcicle tumblers along with matching logo coasters. Beyond that, it was a selection of fun sweet treats all the way! We included toffee and caramel candies from Dylan's Candy Bar, shortbread cookies, as well as brightly colored rainbow sours from Sugarfina. We finished the gifts off with several mini ornaments to match the custom branded holiday notecards featuring the same. We also added some fragrant pine for a festive last touch! EARTHY YET ELEGANT WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER CLIENT GIFTS FOR THISTLE & WOOD This project was out of a dream. The owner of Thistle & Wood came to us with fresh new branding that was to die for and allowed us to run with it. We took a peek at her Instagram to study her body of work. Her vibe is what I'd call "earthy elegant" and her couples seem to be nature lovers and full of adventure. Armed with this info, off we went! FOOD-FOCUSED HOLIDAY GIFT BOXES FOR OCEANIA CRUISES Fairly often at the holidays, clients come to us and request a tiered approach to their gifting. For example, they wish to create a higher price point gift for larger offices to be able to share and then a "tier two gift" that will go to much smaller offices or even just to one individual recipient. This project for Oceania Cruises is a great example. We kept the overall blue and white color palette and vibe the same for both tiers, just at two very different price points! For the larger tier gifts, they included handmade snack bowls as well as larger sized packages of some of the same contents found in the tier two gifts. Regardless of tier, they all received custom accordian style holiday cards that unfold to a 2020 calendar with each month on its own page! GENDER NEUTRAL NASHVILLE-INSPIRED CORPORATE HOLIDAY BOXES These oversized gift boxes were designed for a large Nashville-based oral surgery practice to gift to their referring dentists. We wanted to include some nods to Nashville and did so with locally-sourced chocolate as well as small batch coffee. To accompany the coffee, with even included one of our favorite tech gadgets of this entire season...the temperature controlled Ember mug! For packaging, we selected black boxes to allow the lime green of their brand to really pop but not TOO much. We wanted to keep these warm, sophisticated, and gender neutral. We finished them off with logo gift tags, custom branded holiday notecards, and fresh pine and pine cones. LOCALLY SOURCED DC CORPORATE HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR SMART BRIEF This last project for Smart Brief is proof that you don't need huge boxes overflowing with a million items inside to make a good impression. We used the black and blue of their brand and filled the boxes with locally sourced items from DC, Maryland, and Virginia where Smart Brief is based. The end result was gender neutral gift boxes that people can share amongst themselves within an office setting. We finished them off with custom logo gift tags on elegant black cardstock and matching branded holiday notecards. And, of course, fragrant pine and pine cones too! So, that's it. That's the client appreciation lineup for 2019. What do you guys think? Which is your favorite? We're DYING to know. Drop us a comment on this post or you can even reach out here. We always love hearing from you. All images: Lissa Ryan Photography

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If you've been keeping up with our Instagram Stories, you'll know that we've been sharing some real life notecard messages that accompany our online orders, primarily our quarantine gift boxes. We, of course, remove all of the names to protect privacy. But we've been so inspired by how so many people are using gifting as a way to connect with one another even though not together in-person. We're noticing some very popular reasons why people are gifting one another during this COVID19 crisis and in case you're considering sending a curated gift box for any of these reasons, we thought we'd share some inspiration for your notecard messages in case you're stuck. (Each of our artisan gift boxes comes with a complimentary handwritten notecard with message of your choice)! We admit that some of these scenarios can be delicate or even flat-out awkward and so it's not uncommon for you to get writer's block. If you're anything me though, with a little jumpstart, I can easily run with it and end up with a message I'm proud to send. Even if you're not looking to send a gift box, reading through these real-life notecard messages is sure to restore your faith in humanity and warm your heart knowing that this much kindness is being sent all across the country every single day amidst this global pandemic. CANCELLED OR POSTPONED WEDDING "Your love story is not starting the way you thought it would. But one day it will be one heck of a story to tell and I am pumped for that day." "Things aren't going exactly as planned, but a ring will still be on your hand <3. Keep your spirits up - love prevails!" "I can't imagine how difficult this decision was to make. I know this is tough but your day WILL come. When it does, it will be more amazing than ever!" "I know it’s been an emotional few weeks with your original wedding plans changing, but I know when the day is finally here, it will be full of even more love than you can imagine. Till then, stay safe and healthy!" "You will be the most beautiful bride no matter the date! Can’t wait to see you in white soon." "Sending you so much love and positive vibes during this quarantine! Looking forward to celebrating you both and your love for another whole year!" "Just a little something to let you know we’re thinking of you. We know your love with rise above all of this and you’re wedding day will be amazing!" "We know that wedding planning changes are stressful. Hope you find some ways to enjoy being engaged - it’s a special time!" Click here for gift ideas for couples forced to postpone or cancel their wedding due to COVID19. LONG DISTANCE MOTHER'S DAY "Happy Mother's Day! We love and miss you so much. Guess what? You're going to be a grandmother!!!" "Happy Mother’s Day! We are so sad we aren’t with you on your day, but we hope you enjoy this treat. We love you!" "Dear Mom, Happy Mother's Day! Thank you for all that you do for us, even if it means planning two weddings and two bridal showers!!! xoxo" Click here for gift ideas for Mother's Day. HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM AFAR "This isn't a birthday gift. It's a 'since we can't drink, take a nice bath' gift. We love you!! Happy 35th! " "2020 may still be "The Year". I hope you won't let a little quarantine get in the way. In the meantime wishing you a relaxing & recharging birthday." "We can’t wait to celebrate together. We’ve been looking through photos and so many of our happiest memories include you." "Don't let Rona ruin the day! TREAT. YO. SELF. Thank you for always being such a good friend. Love you! Can't wait to celebrate!!" "We would prefer to celebrate your birthday over a glass of wine...or three, but we thought this might be a good alternative for now! Happy Birthday!" "Happy birthday Yiayia! Crummy time to have a birthday but I know you and dad will make the best of it. Love you and keep those masks on!" "Happy Birthday, Momma! I hope you enjoy the goodies in here. I’m sad that we can’t celebrate together, but we will make it up later. Love you!" "Happy birthday, sweet friend! Since we aren't able to go club hoppin' this year, I hope you take some time to treat yourself!!" "Can't wait to celebrate in-person with burgers, pizza, cake, and more. We wish we could be with you today!" Click here for birthday gifts. HEALTHCARE HEROES ON THE FRONT LINES "You are such an inspiration! I am so thankful for what you and your whole team are doing. You are truly a healthcare hero & superhero!" "We are so proud of you and admire the strength you have. We pray as you care for the sick, that God guides and blesses you" "You spend most of your waking hours caring for others, so here's a little something to help you care for yourself." "You’re our hero! So proud of you and proud to be your friend! Keep up the good fight!" "Thank you for all your hard work at the hospital during this difficult time. Hope you can use this to relax when you have some down time." Click here for self-care gifts. GET WELL + IMMUNITY BOOST "Everyone could use a boost right now! Maybe if you stick some of the clay in your ears you can get a few moments of quiet to enjoy this stuff! Cannot wait to visit and hug everyone. Lots of love!" "Praying for a complete recovery and that you’ll soon be reunited with your son and family. In the meantime please take care of yourself. Love you!" "Here's wishing you health and a speedy recovery. You got this." "We hope you feel better soon! Can't wait for adventures with you when this all ends." "We are so sorry this happened to you, and we wish you a speedy recovery. We are cheering you on and here if you need us!" "I wanted to send you a little 'get well' gift as you continue to recover. I am so lucky to have you in my life...and am always here for you!" Click here for 'get well' and wellness gifts. SYMPATHY + THINKING OF YOU "My heart aches for you. I know life has dealt some unfair cards your way. Please take some time for self care and renewal. With love." "Thinking of you and sending all of my love to you and your family during this difficult time. Love you always." "We are so sorry for your loss. We wanted to send a little something for some self care. Hope it brightens your day just a little." "Thinking of you during this difficult time! Your Dad will be greatly missed, but was so very proud of the amazing woman you’ve become!" "We are so sorry to hear about your mom. Hopefully we can give you a hug in person soon, but in the meantime, try to enjoy a little time to yourself!" "Hey lovely! I just wanted to send a little joy your way to let you know I am thinking of you!" Click here for 'thinking of you' gifts. SELF-CARE NEEDED "Just something to help you Relax and Recharge with everything that is going on in your life these days. Love you XO" "Remember... take care of yourself! Caring for you is caring for others!!" "Because I can't send you to the spa, I thought I'd send some spa-like treats to help you relax and de-stress." "In a world that feels out of control, it's important to focus on the things we actually can control—like taking care of our mind and body! I love you!" "I hope this is able to bring you some peace and relaxation during these stressful times." Click here for self-care gifts. LOVE + ENCOURAGEMENT "Your next chapter will be amazing. For now, relax, indulge, and wash your hands. Love you!" "I hope this made you smile like you make me smile everyday. I love you with all my heart." "We hope this "pick me up gift" will help boost your spirits during this crazy time!" "Sending you an enormous amount of love and extra hugs. Don't forget that home and family are in your heart, even if there is some distance. Love you." "To my dearest friend, You handled a major challenge with grace and courage. What a lucky girl M is to have to you for a mother. I love you so." "You are such a special light in the world. Remember everything is meant to be. You are on your journey." "Happy Anniversary, my love. I wouldn't want to be quarantined with anyone else! I love you." "Welcome HOME, rockstar! Another chapter in your life complete... I'm so dang inspired by you. Pour some alcohol in this cup and ENJOY!" QUARANTINE ENGAGEMENT "Hi you two! Might as well cozy up with cute coffee mugs while we're stuck at home, right? Just a little something to say THANK YOU!" "Beyond excited for your wedding! We're going to make the best team! Just some goodies for your new apartment in July! Congrats you two!!" "Congratulations on getting engaged!!! Love you guys so much & we're ready to party and be celebrating soon! Cheers to the future Mr. and Mrs.!" "Praying this season is full of joy-filled anticipation for what's to come as you build your life together." Click here for engagement gifts. THANK YOU "Even though we are not together, we did not want Teacher Appreciation to pass without telling you how grateful we are, especially now, for all you do!" "Thank you for being the MOST amazing resource through this crisis. Thank you doesn't feel like enough." "Thank you so much for the masks! You are awesome!" "Thank you so much for your referrals and for your trust and confidence. Great friendors like you are the reason my business is thriving!" "Thank you for pouring into our children and for all of your work to ensure our Democracy is strong and all our voices are heard. You are magic!" Click here for 'thank you' gifts. Are you crying yet? I know several of these messages have tugged at my heartstrings and I've found myself in tears while writing this! Tears or no tears, we hope this roundup has given you some ideas of what to write when you don't necessarily know what to write! If you need help, we're here for you! You can contact us here. All images: Lissa Ryan Photography

How is it already late September? This year has flown by and we already find ourselves knee-deep in holiday inquiries and scurrying to design our pre-designed holiday collection to launch in our online shop. But first, we want to recap our favorite holiday gift designs from 2019 to offer some inspiration for those of you planning for your own holiday gifts this year! You may have already seen some of these in one of our year-end recaps of both top client appreciation gifts of 2019 as well as top corporate event gifts of 2019. But rest assured, this list today strictly highlights holiday designs. Without further adieu... MODERN ORGANIC HOLIDAY BOXES FOR PINTEREST You may recall the custom client appreciation gift boxes we did for Pinterest in 2018 and we were honored to work with them again in 2019 and certainly up for the challenge of finding unique ways to express their brand without repeating anything we did from the previous year's gift design! In 2018, we did sleek black hat boxes and most everything was black, red, and white including black and white striped ribbon to finish off the outside. For 2019, we went in a different direction with an organic, natural look for the packaging and then added pops of bold, sophisticated color for contrast. It was a bit of a risk mixing these two vibes but we could not be more thrilled with how they turned out. We chose natural pine boxes as a foundation for the design and went for quality over quality in terms of contents. We included luxury candles, sweet treats in brightly colored modern packaging, branded stone coasters featuring the iconic red Pinterest logo, along with gourmet nuts in a super elegant tin with gold foil print. We, of course, finished the gifts off with fragrant pine and pine cones to round out the holiday vibe. The gifts also featured custom gift tags with their iconic logo and matching custom holiday notecards with a personal message from the company. CALIFORNIA-INSPIRED CORPORATE HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR LA GALAXY LA Galaxy is another client of ours who has hired us multiple times to create custom holiday gift boxes to send out to their business partners and clients at the end of the year. 2019 was the third time working with LA Galaxy and talk about a challenge! We had to bring their brand to life in a completely new and different way and stay away from any concepts of themes we've previously done while also remaining true to their brand. Much like the Pinterest project we shared with you above, we were absolutely up for the challenge and excited to put our creativity to the test! And much like the Pinterest project again, we went in a much more organic direction with this project after having done more clean and classic designs in the past. We began with natural pine boxes and filled them with items you'd likely use while enjoying wine. With LA Galaxy being in California, we wanted elements of this locale in the gifts as well. For contents, we included wine snaps from Napa Cookie Co, branded wine tumblers, handmade bottle stoppers with the shape of California carved into top, a luxury candle in a gender neutral scent, gourmet small batch chocolate and branded coasters to accompany the tumblers. We created branded gift tags and notecards, also featuring the LA Galaxy logo, along with a heartfelt holiday message from the company. We used wood fill as a luxurious touch along with pine and pine cones. BREAKFAST-THEMED GIFT BOXES FOR MERRILL LYNCH Our client Merrill Lynch wanted to welcome their clients to the ML family with gifts that felt more personal and less corporate to reinforce their stable, trustworthy, family-oriented brand message. As a start, we intentionally limited the use of their logo to just the cookie to decrease the corporate swag feel. We then came up with the concept of ML sharing one of their favorite family traditions with their clients...a pancake breakfast! We curated contents around this theme and imagined the whole family gathering around the table to share in this tradition. We selected small batch pancake mix, handmade wood whisks, artisan maple syrup, small batch pecans and a logo cookie by Sugar Studio. We purposely kept the logo off of the welcome letter inside each box (and the gift tag on the outside of each box) so it felt more like a note coming from a cherished friend. The note inside communicated the meaning behind the gift concept to connect the contents to our client's branding message. We didn't want to leave it to chance that recipients would automatically "get it". We wanted to make sure they interpreted in the way in which it was intended in order to achieve maximum impact. NAPA-INSPIRED HOLIDAY CLIENT GIFT BOXES FOR ENSEMBLE HEALTH We have worked with Ensemble Health on custom gifting on several other occasions so perhaps you recall these or even these. But now onto the present. For 2019's client holiday gifts, they wanted Napa-inspired gift boxes with more of a luxe organic vibe than in previous projects. We began with natural pine boxes almost resembling that of a wine crate. We included half bottles sent to us by the client (a favorite of theirs that they'd already picked out!), gourmet Neuhaus truffles, branded wood coasters, as well as a branded bottle opener set. To finish them off, we included branded holiday notecards and logo gift tags as well as a small olive brand in lieu of traditional holiday greenery. It really helped to pull the whole winery vibe together. We also included a large turkish throw blanket on the outside of each box for an added touch of luxury. CLIENT GIFT BASKETS FOR TYLER WHITMORE INTERIORS You may have already had a peek at these when we shared them here. These custom gift baskets were custom-designed for Tyler Whitmore Interiors, a luxury real estate staging business, as a way to express gratitude to her most loyal clients right around Thanksgiving! Our goal was to create a calm, cohesive vibe for these gifts, while also including items that could be reused or displayed in a beautiful home. This way, the gifts pulled triple duty as a thoughtful reminder of Tyler's brand for her clients, a way of expressing gratitude to clients and setting Tyler's customer experience above that of her competitors, and allowing the recipients to keep some of the interior contents (and the basket!) to use again and again in their own homes as a constant visual reminder of where the items came from. We began with a reusable, hand-woven seagrass basket to establish the 'home' vibe that corresponds with Tyler's business model. We included custom notecards with a message of gratitude in keeping with that time of year. The notecards matched both the contents of the gift, as well as Tyler's branding colors. Other contents included a handmade wood trinket (or snack) bowl, small batch tea and shortbread, a turkish kitchen tea towel, and a luxury candle. NEW YEARS-INSPIRED GIFT BOXES FOR GOLD PR And now for another celebratory brand, Gold PR. Last year, Gold PR worked with us on 'Better Together' themed client gifts and this year they wanted something more along the lines of a New Years gift. So, we came up with the concept 'All That Glitters is Gold' as a play on both New Years AND the name of their firm. And as you'll see, we took this gold theme and didn't hold back! We began with crisp with gift boxes and gold and white combo basket fill and went to work curating not only gold items, but gold items that still functionally go together. From gold Swell tumblers to luxury Voluspa candles and gold wick trimmers and lighter, to a gold tin with white hot chocolate and Sugarfina rock candy sticks, and yes even gold pine cones! We finished the gifts off with logo gift tags and a branded notecard with a festive sentiment from the firm's owner. SHAREABLE FOOD-CENTRIC GIFT BOXES FOR FORWARD FINANCING Around the holidays, we sometimes get asked to design gift boxes that are meant to be shared by entire offices or departments within one office. This is the case with these holiday corporate gift boxes for Forward Financing. Their branding colors are green, black and white so we went to town curating snacks that were all considered both "shareable" and in-line with their branding color palette. With green being my favorite color, you can imagine how much fun I had with these! We incorporated their brand by creating the obvious logo gift tag and branded holiday notecards but also worked it into the packaging of some of the snacks too. We included their logo on the Fatty Sundays pretzels as well as the Popsations popcorn. We didn't want to "over-brand" and so the remaining snacks were featured with their original non-customized brand packaging since, let's face it, most everyone enjoys discovering new snack brands upon opening a curated gift box, especially when they are brands they're never heard of before. BRIGHT AND LIVELY HOLIDAY GIFT BOXES FOR iHIRE We always preach that corporate gifting doesn't have to be boring but we're going to go a step further and say that holiday gifting doesn't have to be red and green either! Our client iHire gave us full creative freedom to bring their brand to life for their holiday gifts this year. We of course wanted something that stayed true to their blue and white color palette but that wasn't enough. We also wanted to express the fun, young, and upbeat vibe of their brand too. We knew we wanted to brand a few items inside the gifts as well as having the logo custom printed on the outside of the boxes. We selected bright blue Corkcicle tumblers along with matching logo coasters. Beyond that, it was a selection of fun sweet treats all the way! We included toffee and caramel candies from Dylan's Candy Bar, shortbread cookies, as well as brightly colored rainbow sours from Sugarfina. We finished the gifts off with several mini ornaments to match the custom branded holiday notecards featuring the same. We also added some fragrant pine for a festive last touch! FOOD-FOCUSED HOLIDAY GIFT BOXES FOR OCEANIA CRUISES Fairly often at the holidays, clients come to us and request a tiered approach to their gifting. For example, they wish to create a higher price point gift for larger offices to be able to share and then a "tier two gift" that will go to much smaller offices or even just to one individual recipient. This project for Oceania Cruises is a great example. We kept the overall blue and white color palette and vibe the same for both tiers, just at two very different price points! For the larger tier gifts, they included handmade snack bowls as well as larger sized packages of some of the same contents found in the tier two gifts. Regardless of tier, they all received custom accordian style holiday cards that unfold to a 2020 calendar with each month on its own page! GENDER NEUTRAL NASHVILLE-INSPIRED CORPORATE HOLIDAY BOXES These oversized gift boxes were designed for a large Nashville-based oral surgery practice to gift to their referring dentists. We wanted to include some nods to Nashville and did so with locally-sourced chocolate as well as small batch coffee. To accompany the coffee, with even included one of our favorite tech gadgets of this entire season...the temperature controlled Ember mug! For packaging, we selected black boxes to allow the lime green of their brand to really pop but not TOO much. We wanted to keep these warm, sophisticated, and gender neutral. We finished them off with logo gift tags, custom branded holiday notecards, and fresh pine and pine cones. LOCALLY SOURCED DC CORPORATE HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR SMART BRIEF This last project for Smart Brief is proof that you don't need huge boxes overflowing with a million items inside to make a good impression. We used the black and blue of their brand and filled the boxes with locally sourced items from DC, Maryland, and Virginia where Smart Brief is based. The end result was gender neutral gift boxes that people can share amongst themselves within an office setting. We finished them off with custom logo gift tags on elegant black cardstock and matching branded holiday notecards. And, of course, fragrant pine and pine cones too! So, that's it. These are some of our favorite holiday gift sets from 2019. What do you guys think? Which is your favorite? We'd love to know. Leave us a comment on this post or you can even reach out here. All images: Lissa Ryan Photography

You may recall seeing our 'top lists' from years prior, but the 2021 landscape of corporate event gifts is different from gifts we have created in the past. Now, we are seeing an increase in personal touches, or gifts that tell a story or evoke a particular message. Essentially, a switch to more personal and thoughtful curation than ever before, designed simply to spark joy in each and very gift recipient. We hope you enjoy this list of some of our favorite designs from this past year, and maybe even use these examples as inspiration for your own corporate event gifts!

I cannot believe it's already that time of year where we agonize over which projects are our favorites and therefore appear in our annual lineup. But as we all know, time flies and so here we are again. This year's list, much like last year's list, features a combination of holiday client gift boxes as well as year-round client appreciation gifts so let's get right to it... MODERN ORGANIC HOLIDAY BOXES FOR PINTEREST You may recall the custom client appreciation gift boxes we did for Pinterest last year around the holidays. We were honored to work with them again this year and certainly up for the challenge of finding unique ways to express their brand without repeating anything we did from their 2018 gift design! Last year, we did sleek black hat boxes and most everything was black, red, and white including black and white striped ribbon to finish off the outside. This year, we went in a different direction with an organic, natural look for the packaging and then added pops of bold, sophisticated color for contrast. It was a bit of a risk mixing these two vibes but we could not be more thrilled with how they turned out. We chose natural pine boxes as a foundation for the design and went for quality over quality in terms of contents. We included luxury candles, sweet treats in brightly colored modern packaging, branded stone coasters featuring the iconic red Pinterest logo, along with gourmet nuts in a super elegant tin with gold foil print. We, of course, finished the gifts off with fragrant pine and pine cones to round out the holiday vibe. The gifts also featured logo gift tags and branded holiday notecards with a custom message from the company. CALIFORNIA-INSPIRED CORPORATE HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR LA GALAXY LA Galaxy is another client of ours who has hired us multiple times to create custom corporate holiday gifts to send out to their clients. This year was the third time working with LA Galaxy and talk about a challenge! We had to bring their brand to life in a completely new and different way and stay away from any concepts of themes we've previously done while also remaining true to their brand. Much like the Pinterest project we shared with you above, we were up for the challenge! And much like the Pinterest project, we went in a much more organic direction with this project after having done more clean and classic designs in the past. We began with natural pine boxes and filled them with items you'd likely use while enjoying wine. With LA Galaxy being in California, we wanted elements of this locale in the gifts as well. For contents, we included wine snaps from Napa Cookie Co, branded wine tumblers, handmade bottle stoppers with the shape of California carved into top, a luxury candle in a gender neutral scent, gourmet small batch chocolate and branded coasters to accompany the tumblers. We created branded gift tags and notecards, also featuring the LA Galaxy logo, along with a heartfelt holiday message from the company. We used wood fill as a luxurious touch along with pine and pine cones. SUSTAINABILITY-THEMED CLIENT GIFT BAGS FOR ARAMARK Part of Aramark's corporate mission involves sustainability so when they came to us for help designing on-going year-round client gifts that would perfectly represent their brand beyond just slapping a logo on a box, we knew just the direction to take. We selected eco-friendly jute bags and filled them with environmentally friendly items such as Zero Waste cookbooks, reusable produce bags, stainless steel reusable straws, a high quality reusable coffee mug with lid, reusable and collapsable bowls, as well as reusable shopping bags. We still managed to keep the contents in line their branding colors and finished the gifts off with a logo gift tag and coordinating black ribbon. BREAKFAST-THEMED GIFT BOXES FOR MERRILL LYNCH Our client Merrill Lynch wanted to welcome their clients to the ML family with gifts that felt more personal and less corporate to reinforce their stable, trustworthy, family-oriented brand message. As a start, we intentionally limited the use of their logo to just the cookie to decrease the corporate swag feel. We then came up with the concept of ML sharing one of their favorite family traditions with their clients...a pancake breakfast! We curated contents around this theme and imagined the whole family gathering around the table to share in this tradition. We selected small batch pancake mix, handmade wood whisks, artisan maple syrup, small batch pecans and a logo cookie by Sugar Studio. We purposely kept the logo off of the welcome letter inside each box (and the gift tag on the outside of each box) so it felt more like a note coming from a cherished friend. The note inside communicated the meaning behind the gift concept to connect the contents to our client's branding message. We didn't want to leave it to chance that recipients would automatically "get it". We wanted to make sure they interpreted in the way in which it was intended in order to achieve maximum impact. NAPA-INSPIRED HOLIDAY CLIENT GIFT BOXES FOR ENSEMBLE HEALTH We have worked with Ensemble Health on custom gifting on several other occasions so perhaps you recall these or even these. But now onto the present. For 2019's client holiday gifts, they wanted Napa-inspired gift boxes with more of a luxe organic vibe than in previous projects. We began with natural pine boxes almost resembling that of a wine crate. We included half bottles sent to us by the client (a favorite of theirs that they'd already picked out!), gourmet Neuhaus truffles, branded wood coasters, as well as a branded bottle opener set. To finish them off, we included branded holiday notecards and logo gift tags as well as a small olive brand in lieu of traditional holiday greenery. It really helped to pull the whole winery vibe together. We also included a large turkish throw blanket on the outside of each box for an added touch of luxury. BRANDED GIFT BOXES FOR MARTIN AQUATIC We shared full details of this project with you a few months ago here but it's definitely appearing again in this lineup of our favorites and we think you'll see why! While it's not like us to put a company's logo on every single item in the gift box, there was a reason being doing so for this project and so we were fully on board! Martin Aquatic, a specialty engineering and design firm specializing in high end aquatic parks, has been in business for the last 30+ years and found themselves ready for a rebrand. Not just a new logo. They wanted to overhaul EVERYTHING including their business name. They kept this a secret from their entire client list and hired us to design boxes to announce the rebrand to their entire client list by sending out an individual gift box to each and every one of their clients. We began with crisp white fold-over style boxes and had their brand new geometric logo in shades of blue printed on the top lids of the boxes. So, as soon as the recipients open the boxes, the new branding was right there catching their attention and wanting them to immediately find out more. We affixed rebrand announcement letters to inside lids of the boxes so recipients could immediately identify who the gifts were from and why they were receiving them. We wanted to create a celebratory vibe with the gifts while also really showing off the new logo so we began with absorbent stone coaster sets and added branded bourbon tumblers, and bourbon chilling rocks packaging in branded velvet pouches. For a fun, sweet treat so we had their logo hand-piped onto individually wrapped sugar cookies. CLIENT GIFT BASKETS FOR TYLER WHITMORE INTERIORS You may have already had a peek at these when we shared them here. These custom gift baskets were custom-designed for Tyler Whitmore Interiors, a luxury real estate staging business, as a way to express gratitude to her most loyal clients right around Thanksgiving! Our goal was to create a calm, cohesive vibe for these gifts, while also including items that could be reused or displayed in a beautiful home. This way, the gifts pulled triple duty as a thoughtful reminder of Tyler's brand for her clients, a way of expressing gratitude to clients and setting Tyler's customer experience above that of her competitors, and allowing the recipients to keep some of the interior contents (and the basket!) to use again and again in their own homes as a constant visual reminder of where the items came from. We began with a reusable, hand-woven seagrass basket to establish the 'home' vibe that corresponds with Tyler's business model. We included custom notecards with a message of gratitude in keeping with that time of year. The notecards matched both the contents of the gift, as well as Tyler's branding colors. Other contents included a handmade wood trinket (or snack) bowl, small batch tea and shortbread, a turkish kitchen tea towel, and a luxury candle. BOLD MODERN CLIENT GIFT BOXES FOR WEDDING PLANNING FIRM LEMON & LIME EVENT DESIGN Armed with a fresh new branding look, Baltimore-based wedding planning firm Lemon & Lime wanted to fully re-design their existing client gifts that they send out to their couples upon the couples booking them. We began with modern black boxes and filled them with items to "stock the bar". Lemon & Lime is a fun brand and so we wanted their gifts to reflect this very same vibe. We included their logo on matching cocktail tumblers to set the tone. We then included pops of color against the black box and basket fill with citrus-themed bottle openers, margarita Sugarfina gummies, eco-friendly stainless steel straws, and two matching bottles of limoncello. We finished these off with black and white striped ribbon and a black tag with their logo in all-white for a bold modern look. NEW YEARS-INSPIRED GIFT BOXES FOR GOLD PR And now for another celebratory brand, Gold PR. Last year, Gold PR worked with us on 'Better Together' themed client gifts and this year they wanted something more along the lines of a New Years gift. So, we came up with the concept 'All That Glitters is Gold' as a play on both New Years AND the name of their firm. And as you'll see, we took this gold theme and didn't hold back! We began with crisp with gift boxes and gold and white combo basket fill and went to work curating not only gold items, but gold items that still functionally go together. From gold Swell tumblers to luxury Voluspa candles and gold wick trimmers and lighter, to a gold tin with white hot chocolate and Sugarfina rock candy sticks, and yes even gold pine cones! We finished the gifts off with logo gift tags and a branded notecard with a festive sentiment from the firm's owner. SHAREABLE FOOD-CENTRIC GIFT BOXES FOR FORWARD FINANCING Around the holidays, we sometimes get asked to design gift boxes that are meant to be shared by entire offices or departments within one office. This is the case with these holiday corporate gift boxes for Forward Financing. Their branding colors are green, black and white so we went to town curating snacks that were all considered both "shareable" and in-line with their branding color palette. With green being my favorite color, you can imagine how much fun I had with these! We incorporated their brand by creating the obvious logo gift tag and branded holiday notecards but also worked it into the packaging of some of the snacks too. We included their logo on the Fatty Sundays pretzels as well as the Popsations popcorn. We didn't want to "over-brand" and so the remaining snacks were featured with their original non-customized brand packaging since, let's face it, most everyone enjoys discovering new snack brands upon opening a curated gift box, especially when they are brands they're never heard of before. BRIGHT AND LIVELY HOLIDAY GIFT BOXES FOR iHIRE We always preach that corporate gifting doesn't have to be boring but we're going to go a step further and say that holiday gifting doesn't have to be red and green either! Our client iHire gave us full creative freedom to bring their brand to life for their holiday gifts this year. We of course wanted something that stayed true to their blue and white color palette but that wasn't enough. We also wanted to express the fun, young, and upbeat vibe of their brand too. We knew we wanted to brand a few items inside the gifts as well as having the logo custom printed on the outside of the boxes. We selected bright blue Corkcicle tumblers along with matching logo coasters. Beyond that, it was a selection of fun sweet treats all the way! We included toffee and caramel candies from Dylan's Candy Bar, shortbread cookies, as well as brightly colored rainbow sours from Sugarfina. We finished the gifts off with several mini ornaments to match the custom branded holiday notecards featuring the same. We also added some fragrant pine for a festive last touch! EARTHY YET ELEGANT WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER CLIENT GIFTS FOR THISTLE & WOOD This project was out of a dream. The owner of Thistle & Wood came to us with fresh new branding that was to die for and allowed us to run with it. We took a peek at her Instagram to study her body of work. Her vibe is what I'd call "earthy elegant" and her couples seem to be nature lovers and full of adventure. Armed with this info, off we went! FOOD-FOCUSED HOLIDAY GIFT BOXES FOR OCEANIA CRUISES Fairly often at the holidays, clients come to us and request a tiered approach to their gifting. For example, they wish to create a higher price point gift for larger offices to be able to share and then a "tier two gift" that will go to much smaller offices or even just to one individual recipient. This project for Oceania Cruises is a great example. We kept the overall blue and white color palette and vibe the same for both tiers, just at two very different price points! For the larger tier gifts, they included handmade snack bowls as well as larger sized packages of some of the same contents found in the tier two gifts. Regardless of tier, they all received custom accordian style holiday cards that unfold to a 2020 calendar with each month on its own page! GENDER NEUTRAL NASHVILLE-INSPIRED CORPORATE HOLIDAY BOXES These oversized gift boxes were designed for a large Nashville-based oral surgery practice to gift to their referring dentists. We wanted to include some nods to Nashville and did so with locally-sourced chocolate as well as small batch coffee. To accompany the coffee, with even included one of our favorite tech gadgets of this entire season...the temperature controlled Ember mug! For packaging, we selected black boxes to allow the lime green of their brand to really pop but not TOO much. We wanted to keep these warm, sophisticated, and gender neutral. We finished them off with logo gift tags, custom branded holiday notecards, and fresh pine and pine cones. LOCALLY SOURCED DC CORPORATE HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR SMART BRIEF This last project for Smart Brief is proof that you don't need huge boxes overflowing with a million items inside to make a good impression. We used the black and blue of their brand and filled the boxes with locally sourced items from DC, Maryland, and Virginia where Smart Brief is based. The end result was gender neutral gift boxes that people can share amongst themselves within an office setting. We finished them off with custom logo gift tags on elegant black cardstock and matching branded holiday notecards. And, of course, fragrant pine and pine cones too! So, that's it. That's the client appreciation lineup for 2019. What do you guys think? Which is your favorite? We're DYING to know. Drop us a comment on this post or you can even reach out here. We always love hearing from you. All images: Lissa Ryan Photography

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Best practice when sending corporate holiday gifts and branded client gifts is to have the gifts mirror your branding colors. But what happens when your branding colors aren't red and green and you still want your holiday gifts to look in-line with the season? Oh my goodness, do NOT worry! Your gifts can still look festive for the holidays and remain true to your brand no matter what your brand aesthetic is. Some color combinations are more challenging than others to get them to look "holiday" we admit, but it can absolutely be accomplished and hit the mark every time. We're about to show you some examples of how we know this to be true! BLUE + GOLD WOOD BOXES FOR L.A. GALAXY The professional soccer team LA Galaxy has hired us multiple times to create custom holiday gift boxes to send out to their business partners and clients at the end of the year. This project I'm about to show you was our third time working with LA Galaxy and talk about a design challenge! Here's why. We had to bring their brand to life in a completely new and different way and stay away from any concepts of themes we've previously done while also remaining true to their brand. We began with natural pine boxes and filled them with items you'd likely use while enjoying wine. With LA Galaxy being in California, we wanted elements of this locale in the gifts as well. For contents, we included wine snaps from Napa Cookie Co, branded wine tumblers, handmade bottle stoppers with the shape of California carved into the top, a luxury soy candle in a gender neutral scent, gourmet small batch chocolate bars, and branded coasters to accompany the tumblers. We created branded gift tags and notecards, also featuring the LA Galaxy logo, along with a heartfelt holiday message from the company. We used wood fill as a luxurious touch along with pine and pine cones to further reinforce the holiday feel. BLACK + WHITE GIFT BOXES FOR ANAHEIM DUCKS It's not everyday that we get to gift professional hockey players and their significant others which is why we were elated to be asked by the Anaheim Ducks to come up with impactful curated gift boxes for them to gift at their annual holiday party. This particular year's theme was "winter wonderland" so we kept everything white with accents of black and grey to achieve a modern, unisex gift design that would coordinate perfectly with the party. We included engraved cedar coaster sets with the Ducks logo, his & hers luxe mittens and gloves, an artisan candle in the shape of a paint can, two bottles of bubbly and last but not least, a set of hockey skate cookies by Sugar Studio. We finished off the deluxe white gift boxes with crisp white ribbon and gift tags with shiny gold foil (Just Write Studios) and the Ducks logo repeated again. NAVY + GOLD HAT BOXES FOR NY INTERCONNECT NY Interconnect came to us asking for custom holiday gift sets that would exude the vibe of quintessential New York City at the holidays! Their branding is navy, green, and white so we began with custom linen covered hat boxes in navy along with matching blue basket fill. We filled the boxes with NYC taxi cab ornaments (and sub-packaged them in their own mini gift boxes with their own ribbon!), FAO Schwarz movie trivia cards, locally-sourced snacks and hot cocoa, and then rounded out the curation with custom sugar cookies depicting a snow globe featuring Rockefeller Center in December along with a pair of ice skates! We intentionally sought out packaging and contents that would have pops of silver, gold, and metallic silver to give the gifts an extra wintery vibe. We finished the gift boxes off with tartan plaid ribbon in navy and green along with logo gift tags with navy card stock for a luxe look. And of course, fresh pine inside for an extra pop of green! These gifts were a huge hit and we love how they brought this NYC concept to life while still remaining true to NY Interconnect's branding aesthetic! RED + BLACK HAT BOXES FOR PINTEREST Pinterest came to us with the goal of gifting one of their largest advertising clients for the holiday season. We wanted something modern and festive while allowing the bright red logo they're known for serve as front and center. We chose sleek black hat boxes and focused on quality over quantity. Luxury candles, small batch artisan caramels, and custom made cookies mirroring an iPhone showing the Pinterest app...we had a blast with these! We also created branded holiday notes and matching logo gifts tags along with fresh pine to round out the design. BRIGHT + LIVELY JEWEL TONES FOR iHIRE We always preach that corporate gifting doesn't have to be boring but we're going to go a step further and say that holiday gifting doesn't have to be red and green either! Our client iHire gave us full creative freedom to bring their brand to life for their holiday gifts this year. We of course wanted something that stayed true to their blue and white color palette but that wasn't enough. We also wanted to express the fun, young, and upbeat vibe of their brand too. We knew we wanted to brand a few items inside the gifts as well as having the logo custom printed on the outside of the boxes. We selected bright blue Corkcicle tumblers along with matching logo coasters. Beyond that, it was a selection of fun sweet treats all the way! We included toffee and caramel candies from Dylan's Candy Bar, shortbread cookies, as well as brightly colored rainbow sours from Sugarfina. We finished the gifts off with several mini ornaments to match the custom branded holiday notecards featuring the same. We also added some fragrant pine for a festive last touch! BLACK + LIME GIFT BOXES FOR OMS NASHVILLE These oversized gift boxes were designed for a large Nashville-based oral surgery practice to gift to their referring dentists. We wanted to include some nods to Nashville and did so with locally-sourced chocolate as well as small batch coffee. To accompany the coffee, with even included one of our favorite tech gadgets of this entire season...the temperature controlled Ember mug! For packaging, we selected black boxes to allow the lime green of their brand to really pop but not TOO much. We wanted to keep these warm, sophisticated, and gender neutral. We finished them off with logo gift tags, custom branded holiday notecards, and fresh pine and pine cones. RED + AQUA GIFT BOXES FOR PARRISH ORTHO This project is proof that bright aqua really can become a holiday color! Parrish Orthodontics has multiple locations in their large practice and receive referrals from countless dentists in the area. When the holidays roll around, they want thank the referring dentists for all for the patients they're sending their way. This particular year, Parrish wanted something unique and fun that would get people's attention and stand out amongst all the other gifts coming through the door in December. We used the aqua in their branding and paired it with bright red for a fun, festive spin on the traditional holiday red and green. We included a trio of gourmet cookies, holiday themed chocolates by Chouquette, Virginia peanuts and an artisan candle by Brooklyn Candle Co in a spruce scent. But the most unique part of all...custom cookies in the shape of a tooth with braces. Just love what Sugar Studio came up with for these! Custom logo gifts tags by Just Write Studios and red ribbon finished off the look. BLUE + WHITE GIFT BOXES FOR OCEANIA CRUISE LINES Fairly often at the holidays, clients come to us and request a tiered approach to their gifting. For example, they wish to create a higher price point gift for larger offices to be able to share and then a "tier two gift" that will go to much smaller offices or even just to one individual recipient. This project for Oceania Cruises is a great example. We kept the overall blue and white color palette and vibe the same for both tiers, just at two very different price points! For the larger tier gifts, they included handmade snack bowls as well as larger sized packages of some of the same contents found in the tier two gifts. Regardless of tier, they all received custom accordian style holiday cards that unfold to a 2020 calendar with each month on its own page! GOLD + PINK FOR GOLD PR Gold PR's branding is hot pink and gold. Hardly traditional holiday colors! But we didn't let that bother us one bit! We wanted to bring the 'Better Together' concept to life with items that Gold PR's clients could use together at home while enjoying wine and cheese. We include really special handmade cheese boards along, modern geode wine tumblers, a set of gold cheese knives and a few accompanying snacks to round out the curation. The result? On-brand, festive and fun holiday gifts completely representative of Gold PR's overall vibe. We hope this lineup has convinced you that you do not need to have a red and green branding aesthetic to send out on-brand holiday gifts! Practically any color combination can be made holiday appropriate with just a little bit of creativity and imagination. If you need help with your corporate holiday gifts and would like to outsource the entire process from design to delivery, reach out here. We'd love to help! All images: Lissa Ryan Photography

Our ready-made curated holiday gift boxes are here! After hours of blood, sweat and happy tears, our 2016 Pre-Dedesigned Holiday Gift Collection is live in the shop! A few facts: Entire collection is offered with FREE SHIPPING and NO ORDER MINIMUMS. We will drop-ship directly to your recipient list and include a handwritten note on your behalf. Gift quantities are limited! Once a gift becomes unavailable, you'll see "SOLD OUT" noted beside the gift in the shop. Gifts from the "Thanksgiving Collection" will ship out 1-2 business days from the time of the order. Gifts from the "Happy Holidays Collection" are considered PRE-ORDERS and will ship between Dec 12 - Dec 16. Orders placed beyond Dec 16 will ship out within 1-2 business days of the order being placed. Now, onto the gifts themselves! Drumroll please... The Thanksgiving Collection -THANK YOU HONEY- Meet our Thanksgiving version of our best-selling "Honey Love" gift box. Featuring a sturdy two-piece kraft box, handmade oatmeal, milk & honey soap, two honey-flavored lollipops, Savannah Bee honey jar with dipper, and fern & moss Brooklyn Candle in a gold tin. It's perfect for a Thanksgiving hostess gift or even a thoughtful way to show someone special how thankful you are for them. We finish it off with rich brown ribbon, greenery, pine cones and a 'thank you' gift tag. Image: Laura Metzler Photography -THANKSGIVING HOSTESS- What better way to thank your Thanksgiving dinner hostess than showing up with a well-curated gift box? Our "Thanksgiving Hostess" gift box features a sturdy two-piece kraft box, artisan pump-bottle lotion and soap set, tan and white striped tea towel, fern & moss Brooklyn Candle in a gold tin, and salted rosemary shortbread cookies. We finish it off with rich brown ribbon, greenery, pine cones and a 'thank you' gift tag and voila! The perfect fall version of our normal best-seller! Image: Laura Metzler Photography HAPPY HOLIDAYS COLLECTION -COMFORT AND JOY- Both sophisticated and soft, our "Seasons Greetings" design has the lush look of a basket and even comes with a lid that fits perfectly on top. Featuring our exclusive "comfort and joy" mug design, artisan chocolates, sweet fig candle, Sugarfina cuba libré gummies, and holiday tea. We accent with greenery, pine cones, ivory ribbon and a gold-on-white "happy holidays" calligraphy tag. Makes an exception client or corporate gift for men or women or even friends and family! Image: Laura Metzler Photography -MERRY & BRIGHT- Confession. The "Merry & Bright" is my personal favorite. Its clean, crisp, modern look is a far cry from the countless holiday baskets you tend to see year after year. Featuring a sweet fig-scented candle by Brooklyn Candle Co, gold foil match boxes, Formulary 55 bath scrub, and marbled truffles in a white hat box. Finished off with greenery, pine cones, rich champagne ribbon and a gold-on-white "happy holidays" calligraphy tag. Perfect for client and corporate gifts as well as friends and family! Image: Laura Metzler Photography -DECK THE HALLS- Everyone loves to indulge in edibles around the holidays so our "Deck the Halls" is full of delicious snacks, both salty and sweet. Featuring gourmet salted rosemary shortbread cookies, artisan caramel chocolates, peanuts, a striped tea towel and our signature "comfort and joy" mug. Finished off with greenery, pine cones, rich champagne ribbon and a gold-on-white "happy holidays" calligraphy gift tag. Makes the perfect corporate gift box! Image: Laura Metzler Photography -TIDINGS OF JOY- Oh my goodness, the holidays are stressful! Our "Tidings of Joy" design gives the gift of relaxation, delivered in the most perfect half-size pine slide-top box. Featuring a warm, cozy pashmina in copper, artisan sugar scrub in rose sangria, and a balsam-scented candle in the most perfect hunter green ceramic dish. The gift is finished off with an adorable wooden spoon to scoop the sugar scrub, greenery, pine cones, rich champagne ribbon and a gold-on-white "happy holidays" calligraphy gift tag. Perfect for clients gifts as well as holiday gifts for your besties! Image: Laura Metzler Photography -HAPPY NEW YEAR- You might recognize the "Happy New Year" from above. We're making it available in a New Years version too because, quite frankly, it looks fresh like a new beginning! Its clean, crisp, modern look is a far cry from the countless holiday baskets you tend to see year after year. Featuring a sweet fig Brooklyn Candle, gold foil match boxes, Formulary 55 bath scrub, and marble truffles in a white hat box. Finished off with greenery, pine cones, rich champagne ribbon and a gold-on-white "happy new year" calligraphy tag. Pefect for all my fellow procrastinators out there who want to send something intentional, but AFTER the holidays. We have you covered! Image: Laura Metzler Photography So, what do you think? Let us know in the comments. We'd love to hear your feedback! By the way, if you don't find something here you absolutely love, we also offer Custom Gift Design Service at the holidays. To inquire, email [email protected].

We know that choosing a gift can be hard - and when you are a long way from loved ones, being able to send a special gift is all the more important. We are more than happy to curate you a gift box based on your budget and the recipients preferences.  Starting with an empty gift box, choose approximately 6 - 12 items from our range to go in your box by 'adding to cart' along with this gift box option. There are so many gorgeous things to choose from - search with keywords or by collections e.g. Christmas Gift Guide or choose a sub-category e.g. Lifestyle & Entertainment, for a more tightly curated selection of items. Once you have selected your gifts, continue through the checkout ensuring you also have this item in your cart - from there we will gather the products you have chosen and package them beautifully for you.  Alternatively - you can choose a lovely Harvest Basket from Robert Gordon to use as a base for your gift hamper. Click HERE to view.  But if you just can't decide, contact us via phone or email and we can put a hamper together for you! And we are happy to offer FREE delivery locally in Yarrawonga & Mulwala! Contact us on 0419 553 544 or email [email protected] HAMPER DETAILS - Cardboard Hamper Tray Small (white) 6.5cm H x 25 L x 17 W Cardboard Hamper Tray Medium (white) 8cm H x 35 L x 23 W Wooden Hamper Box - Natural Medium: 37cm x 28cm x 9cm H, Wooden Hamper Box - Natural Large: 43cm x 34cm x10cm H.

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