Coming up with a considerate gift for the men in your life can be daunting and challenging.  Every year, nearly seven times as many people search the Internet for Christmas gift ideas for men as do the same search for women, and it’s probably because coming up with gift ideas for men can be tough.

Here are some great holiday gift ideas that the men in your life will love:

1. Beer homebrewing kit.  Beer and men go together like chocolate and women, so this is a natural gift choice.  Brewing beer at home is a great hobby for any project-oriented beer-lover.  Many websites offer homebrewing kits, but our favorite place to get homebrewing kits is Mr. Beer.  If you’d like to give your gift a personalized touch, you can always include a set of personalized beer labels to commemorate your brewmaster’s inaugural batch!
2. Video games.  There are a lot of great video games coming out close to Christmas this year and some of them may be exactly what your guy has been hoping to unwrap this year.  This website has some great suggestions for new video games that are coming out this holiday season.
3. Electronics.  Guys love electronics.  If it lights up, does something obscure (yet cool), or can be used in the car, chances are very good that guys will love it.  This website offers some great advice about where to find good deals on electronics this year.
4. Food.  Most guys have a favorite food, recipe, or dish that they will eat until their stomachs are so full it’s painful.  An economical way to put a smile on a guy’s face is to make that dish for him and tell him he doesn’t have to share.  Some guys love cookies, others brownies, and for some guys it’s just a nice slab of steak.  Just do a little sleuthing to find out what food drives him wild and then hop to it!
5. Comfortable clothes.  Sweatpants, sweatshirts, and t-shirts are always a good way to go with guys.  Most men love changing into comfortable lounging clothes at the end of the day, so these gifts often go over really well.  It’s even better if you can find lounging clothing that shows off his favorite band or sports team.

If you can think of any other great gift ideas for guys please share in the comments section.  New ideas are always welcome!

Alas, Halloween is behind us and the holidays are literally right around the corner.  In fact, Thanksgiving is in almost four weeks and Christmas is next month!  Pretty soon, we’ll see Christmas lights going up, menorahs in window sills, and egg nog specials at coffee stands!

Unfortunately for many of us, the economy is still an issue that threatens to make holiday shopping an altogether grim experience this year.  Not to worry, though, because we’re always on the lookout for ways to help you give personalized gifts while sacrificing neither quality nor your bank account.  Regardless of the economic situation, personalized wine and custom beer continue to be our favorite gift ideas.

Even though alcohol can get really expensive, there are ways to find it cheap and at a discount.  A great site that delivers wine at a steep discount is The Accidental Wine Company.  This company finds wines with labels that have been stained or with outdated labels and sells those wines to the public for as much as 40% off.

This wine is perfect to give for the holidays, because the wine labels are already damaged and will be easy to remove.  Just order your wine, remove the damaged labels, apply our completely self-adhesive labels, and you’re done.  You have a personalized bottle of wine that you can give to friends and family as a custom holiday gift!

Another great place to find cheap beer and wine is at your grocery store or Costco.  Oftentimes, these stores will give you a discount on wine if you buy multiple mismatched bottles.

Even if the economy has made it necessary for you to slap a budget on your holiday shopping, don’t let that stop you from giving out personalized bottles of beer and wine.  These gifts are thoughtful, tasteful, and sure to be appreciated.

As an added bonus, we’re offering free shipping on all labels only orders.  Simply enter Labels08 as your promo code and your holiday gifts just got a lot cheaper!

Here in the Pacific Northwest, the only thing cheering us up now that the weather’s gone cold is the fact that Christmas is right around the corner.  For the most part, Christmas is a wonderful time to relax with family, exchange gifts, and eat way too much. 

For some people, though, coming up with gift ideas that won’t break the bank can be stressful enough to cast a shadow over the whole holiday.  Don’t worry, though, we put our heads together to come up with our top 10 cheap Christmas gift ideas.  Hopefully these ideas will inspire you and help get you into the holiday mood!

1. Create a home-made gift and give it a touch of class with a personalized label.  One of our favorite gifts is a mason jar of hot cocoa mix, complete with marshmallows.  Simply put the preparation instructions, and your family’s name, on one of our personalized wine labels and adhere to the jar.  It’s an instant thoughtful gift that costs less than $5 to prepare!
2. Give your favorite beer lover a gift they’ll remember!  Find out what his/her favorite kind of beer is, and then personalize the beer with personalized beer labels.  It’s a thoughtful gift you know they’ll enjoy, and they are sure to appreciate your gift’s personalized touch.
3. If you are attending any holiday parties this year, bring along a bottle of personalized wine to give the hostess.  The hostess will appreciate the wine and have no trouble figuring out where it came from.
4. Those of you who are crafty will have a lot of fun with personalized labels this year.  Our labels come in a variety of sizes that look great on many container sizes.  Our customers have put our labels on their homemade soap, cider, olive oil, and honey.  You can easily turn your hobby into a Christmas gift with a personalized label and tasteful packaging.
5. Personalized bottles of cider, beer, and soda make great stocking stuffers.  Kids will love a personalized bottle of Jones Soda, while grown-ups will get a kick out of personalized beer or hard cider.
6. Assembling a gift basket is a fun way to turn lots of small gifts into one amazing gift.  Our favorite gift basket is wine themed, simply place a personalized bottle of wine, a corkscrew, two wine glasses, and a bar of chocolate into a basket, tie it up with ribbon, and voila!  Instant romantic gift basket!
7. If you have a wine or beer brewer in your family, consider giving him or her personalized labels for the next batch.  Your home brewer will appreciate your supportive and thoughtful gift.
8. What do you get for the oenophile (wine lover) who has everything?  Wine, of course!  A great gift for the wine lover who has it all is a personalized bottle of their favorite wine.  With a little sleuthing beforehand, you can give them a gift that will make their day.
9. Many families distribute family photos every Christmas.  A new twist on this is to put your family photo on a personalized label.  We can help you turn your family portrait into a custom water, beer, or wine label that your friends and family will love.
10. Share your home brew with friends and loved ones!  Your home vintage makes a great gift, simply personalize it with a custom label and you’re good to go.  We offer a wide range of templates and can also help you create a new label from scratch.

If you have any other ideas for cheap holiday gifts, please feel free to share in the comments section!

There’s something very special about winter weddings.  The warmth of the holiday season combines with the love and beauty of the wedding ceremony and the effect is always special and meaningful.  The nice thing about winter weddings, too, is that they’re off-season, so rates are often lower for things like catering and venues.

An important part of any wedding, regardless of season, is wedding favors.  Winter wedding favors are a personal favorite of ours because there are so many unique options available during this time of year.  Whether you give your guests candy canes or peppermint hot chocolate kits, your guests are sure to appreciate how thoughtfully you blended the season with your wedding celebration.

A great way to thank your guests for celebrating with you and your brand-new spouse is to provide bottles of wine, cider, or champagne with personalized wine labels that include details of your special day.  We have a wide selection of beautiful wedding wine labels, many of which are perfect for winter weddings.

Personalized wedding wine labels have the amazing ability to turn simple beverages into beautiful decorations and can even serve as winter wedding centerpieces.  Simply arrange three bottles of different beverages (e.g. red wine, non-alcoholic cider, champagne) in the middle of the table with some color-coordinated ribbon to tie them all together and voila!  A beautiful wedding centerpiece!

If you have custom label ideas, we are happy to help you design a completely custom label.  For a $50 fee, we will design your label from scratch and keep working with you to make sure it’s exactly how you’ve always imagined it.  If you would like to see a sample of our products, feel free to submit a request using our website and we’ll have a sample label to you within a week.

With all the doom and gloom out there in the economic world, it’s hard to get fired up about the upcoming holiday season.  Financial woes, employment insecurity, and rampant foreclosures have the ability to overshadow even the most joyful holiday plans.

Or do they?

Just because our nation is going through an economic rough patch doesn’t mean your holiday season should have to suffer.  The key this year will be to find a way to celebrate with friends and family in a fun, festive, and frugal way.  There are many ways to celebrate the holidays without breaking your bank account.  Here are some ideas for gifts:

• Apply personalized beer labels to bottles of beer and use them for stocking stuffers for the beer lovers in your life.
• Hand out personalized water bottles at your next holiday party.  This takes care of two party essentials all at once: refreshments and favors!  We offer water bottles with the labels already applied or a labels-only option.
• Give your favorite couple a personalized bottle of wine for a holiday gift.  You can take care of two people with the same gift, and they’re sure to look forward to enjoying the wine together.

Thanks to our wide variety of holiday labels, now you have the freedom to give personalized holiday gifts to friends and loved ones without spending a fortune.  Our labels are top-quality and cost $1 or less/apiece.  Everyone is sure to appreciate your thoughtful, customized gift.

The holidays are coming up.  Shocking but true, the evidence is everywhere.  Starbucks has just started offering the pumpkin spice latte again, stores are putting up Halloween displays, and as the weather chills and the leaves turn colors, people everywhere are starting to prepare for the cold, the parties, the holidays.

Along with pumpkins, turkey, and tinsel, the holidays bring with them gifts.  Gifts for friends, gifts for family, gifts for colleagues, gifts for business associates.  If you’ve already started thinking over your gifts shopping this year, it might be worth your while to start thinking about giving personalized bottles of wine.

Personalized bottles of wine are a great way to give a thoughtful, personalized gift that won’t break your bank account.  All you have to do is order your personalized wine labels, buy some bottles of wine, remove the old wine labels, and apply ours.  Tie a bow around the neck of the bottle and call it a night!

All our wine label templates have completely customizable wording, so you can express any sentiment you like.  Whether you’re saying “Thanks for making this a great year for our company!” or “Happy holidays from our family to yours!” personalized wine labels will help you get your message across.