Looking through my images recently, I found a few photos of canvases and they reminded me how much I love . . .

pirate boy canvas

the chunkiness of these canvases (especially the smaller ones which just seem more chunky!).

I also love that the painting goes all the way round the edges of the canvas.

pirate boy canvas

The storybook princess is one that seems to capture people’s imagination!  This one gets sold for Christenings, new babies and little girls’ birthdays.  It’s a very sweet and quite special addition to any little princess’s bedroom and puts her very much centre-stage of the story!

storybook princess canvas

My favourite though is this little tugboat, below.  I like it most on the 6″ canvas, which just seems so cute.  The 6″ (15cm) canvases would work well standing on a shelf as well as hung on the wall.  A very cute picture for a little boy’s bedroom, especially one with a seaside theme.

tugboat canvas painting personalised

The canvases come in three sizes and are not just for children!

3 sizes of square canvas paintings

The campervan wedding canvases make a fab wedding present (especially for those hard-to-buy-for couples who already seem to have everything!) with the couple’s names above the van, the date of their wedding on the number plate and a just married sign hanging from the wing mirror.

campervan wedding canvas

You can even opt to have a message on the back edge of these (it sits against the wall so won’t be on display to embarrass them!).

back of a 6" canvas with message around the edge

The campervans work for other occasions too – like new babies:

pink campervan to celebrate new baby's birth

and special birthdays:

campervan painting for 50th birthday personalised

If you’re interested in any of these, you’ll find more info about campervan gifts here and canvas paintings here.  Because they’re all hand painted to order, you can have any wording and any personalisation to suit your own situation.  If it fits, I’ll write it on for you.

The paints are top quality acrylics which are designed to be long lasting (think centuries not just decades) making a lovely keepsake (and not expensive, either, but shhhh – don’t tell everyone).

Maybe I should paint some new designs on canvas.  If you have any ideas, feel free to leave me a comment!

If there’s one thing we specialise in here at 1st Unique Gifts, it’s got to be totally unique personalised gifts.  I don’t like to brag or boast too much (a very British trait, I believe!) but we are told they’re funky, quirky and gorgeous.  They are certainly bright, colourful and a lot of fun. 

I love the fact that they bring a smile to people’s faces – it’s one of the nicest things about selling direct at markets and fairs.

personalised egg money box

Personalised gifts can, of course, make any occasion that bit more special.  Children in particular love to receive gifts with their names on.  Although so do the adults!  People with unusual names really appreciate personalised gifts, simply because it’s usually impossible to find things with their names on.

The firsts in life, like the first day at school, can be made more memorable with a personalised picture frame.  These come in a shabby chic or plain finish and made a lovely keepsake.

We hand-paint and personalise all our gifts here in our garden studio in the small village of Croft in Warrington, Cheshire, UK.

hand painting the canvases

This means that you can specify changes in colour and design. It also means we can also add any personalisation to suit your requirements – so you can add any name (yes, any name – no limitations on number of letters, unusual spellings or even unusual names) and on some items you can add any message you choose too.  The only limitation on this is space – but because all personalisation is hand-lettered, we can usually accommodate whatever you ask for as we can make the writing smaller or larger to fit the space.

If you are looking for a personalised gift, especially if it’s one for somebody with an unusual name, we hope we can help you.  We’re a new business so we are still developing our range –  if we’ve not got what you’re looking for then we may be able to create it.

Our individual shabby chic letters can spell out any name or message and with optional sticky pads on the reverse they are so easy to fix to a wall or door. 

pink lowercase shabby chic letters spelling baby

They’re a fabulous gift for a new baby.

spell out any name with individual shabby chic letters

One of our most popular gifts for new babies and Christenings/Baptisms is our stork canvas.  We hand letter this with the baby’s name, date of birth, weight and even time of birth if required.  We can also accommodate a special message around the side edges of the canvas.  The stork canvases come in three different sizes to suit different occasions, rooms and budgets.  Of course, you can choose any colourway – the neutral background is the most popular.   Here it is in blue:

stork and baby canvas

The individual 6″ canvases (below) with a different letter on each one are also a really popular gift for a new baby or young child - or just something to brighten up any child’s room.

individual canvas letters spell out a name on the wall

individual handpainted canvases spell out any name

A lovely gift for all ages is our campervan canvas or campervan clock.  We can paint this in any colourways and will add a personalised numberplate – at no extra cost. 

In fact, none of our personalisation costs any extra – the price you see is the one you pay.  The only extra is postage! (and if you live anywhere near Warrington you can even save on this by arranging collection.)

personalised campervan canvas painting

personalised campercan clock

There are fabulous personalised end-of-term gifts for teachers, personalised first-day-at-school gifts, lots of ideas for children’s gifts and room accessories, fairies, footballs, hearts and cupcakes.  And lots, lots more. 

Visit the site now for even more personalised gift ideas we hope you’ll love: www.1stuniquegifts.co.uk

Emma's 21st persoanlised photo frame