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Found something you love but want to make it even more uniquely you? Good news! Many sellers on Etsy offer personalized, made-to-order items.

To personalize an item:

  1. Open the listing page.
  2. Choose the options you’d like for the order. This will differ depending on what options are available for the item.
  3. Under “Add your personalization,” the text box will tell you what the seller needs to know. Fill out the requested information.
  4. Click “Buy it now” or “Add to cart” and proceed to checkout.

Don’t see this option? The seller might still be able to personalize your item. Try contacting them via Messages to find out!

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From handmade pieces to vintage treasures ready to be loved again, Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. It’s also home to a whole host of one-of-a-kind items made with love and extraordinary care. While many of the items on Etsy are handmade, you’ll also find craft supplies, digital items, and more.

There are many different types of customized photo gifts, each one a personal and sentimental way to provide a lasting and unique gift to anyone on your list. Below are some of the most popular types of custom photo gifts you’ll find from sellers on Etsy:


  • Prints: Help friends and family adorn their walls with customized portraits and prints featuring their favorite snapshots. Get photo prints or custom paintings displaying images of loved ones, cherished places, or beloved pets.
  • Engraved art: Engraved custom photo gifts can come in acrylic, glass, or wood. Etched silhouettes, specialized messages, and commemorated dates look contemporary and stylish.
  • Wearables: Consider unique custom photo gifts you can wear. Hoodies, socks, jewelry, and pajama pants become one-of-a-kind wardrobe staples with a personal picture displayed. Wearables make great custom photo gifts that range from funny to sincere.

The best photos for custom gifts evoke a special feeling, moment, or personality trait. Funny custom photo gifts feature silly faces, personal quirks, floppy pets, and candidly captured moments. Stylized custom photo gifts work best using professionally taken photographs, like wedding snapshots or family photo sessions. Use photographs without filters, image manipulation, or editing for the best final result. The ideal images for custom photo gifts are taken with the highest resolution at the largest possible size.

Custom photo gifts are a great way to unleash your creativity and bring a smile to your giftee’s face. Below are some creative ideas to help inspire you.


Grab your favorite candid picture of your parents with their grandkids and commission an artist on Etsy to create a custom watercolor portrait they’ll proudly display.


Take a picture of your handwritten wedding vows and get a custom-framed print as an anniversary gift for your partner.


Liven up your dog-loving bestie’s couch with a custom pet photo gift of a throw pillow featuring her doggo making their signature goofy face.


Gift your siblings matching hoodies with a custom photo outline of your favorite picture from your childhood.


Commission an Etsy designer to correct, print, and frame an old picture of an ancestor as a custom restored photo gift for your genealogy-loving mom.