Customized Sneakers: The Perfect Personalized Gift

If you are still looking for that perfect holiday gift for a friend or loved one, consider designing a pair of shoes for them. Creating a pair of custom-designed shoes is a great way to give a personalized gift. When designing the shoes, you will be able to use their favorite colors and include their most characteristic catch phrase, showing them just how well you know them and how much you care.

Wording

Most sites that let you custom design shoes will give you the option to include some wording on the shoe.

Add a name to let the world know their identity. This is especially good for public figures, business owners and egotists. It might not be such a good idea for youngsters if you are worried about their security. Anonymity has its blessings.

Add a message to the recipient. For wives of couch potatoes, "walkme" might be the prod needed to get your husband moving. For lovers, "loveme" or "MeNYou" could provide the correct emotional spark. For a rich recipient, "taxme" might make you feel better.

Add an insult. For ex's or soon-to-be ex's, "Leave" or "Bootme" or "Kickme" has potential. So does "Ow" for the son who wears out a pair every two months.

Nike limits approval on wording that may have a copyright or that may be deemed to be inappropriate (or those that they simply do not want appearing on their shoes).

Colors

Use the recipient's personality to select the color combinations. Water personalities - Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces - might prefer combinations of blues, greens and purples. Earth personalities - Taurus, Capricorn and Virgo - might prefer combinations of browns, greens and creams. Fire personalities - Leo, Sagittarius and Aries - might prefer combinations of yellows, reds and oranges. Air personalities - Aquarius, Libra, and Gemini - might prefer combinations of white, blue and purple.

Use the recipient's style to choose the color combinations. Introverts will probably prefer colors that blend with their clothing and are subdued, such as to not draw attention. Extroverts will probably prefer the brighter colors and combinations that will make heads turn.