Special Requests: The Birthday Box

From time to time customers request a specially made up gift box, gift hamper or personalised gift book. These are my favourite type of gifts to put together because they are completely personalised (with the gift receivers favourite items, and themed to their personality or favourite colours), and you just know that the end result is going to blow them away. Not only will they be completely surprised by the gift - but more importantly, they'll be very touched by the thought and effort that went behind it all! And THAT'S what giving a gift is all about!

I was asked to custom create a Birthday Gift Box last year. The customer was very specific with what his girlfriend liked, and this included the colours purple/maroon and yellow, mint chocolates, cat slippers, cute teddy bears, bath soaps and jewellery.




I managed to find this perfect pair of cat slippers, some purple coloured roses, a cute purple teddy bear and a cat notebook. For something personalised, I included a keyring with his girlfriends name on a pink/purple background. I also included various types of mint flavoured chocolates, vanilla candles, and a selection of the beautiful Oh So Heavenly Dream bath time pamper products.




The box had to be made up in 4 layers - each one with a different theme. The four layers consisted of: personalised items, bath time treats, chocolate treats and jewellery & clothes. I created the box with a cardboard crate that I covered in purple plain and designed gift wrap, and made the lid out of thick purple cardboard. The entire box was then wrapped in gold/yellow ribbon with a rose decoration at the top.

Half way there

The ribbon on top

The end result

What the customer had to say:
"Beautiful, perfect, breathtaking!" - Chrisitaan de Villiers


Look out for our next post on specially requested gifts - "Chic themed Birthday Gift Box"