Top Gifts for Valentine's Day with Sublimation and Heat Transfer vinyl
Love is in the air, and Valentine’s Day will be here before you know it! This Valentine’s Day, offer your customers personalized gift options that they will love to give to their special someone. Flowers and chocolates are great, but there’s nothing that comes more from the heart than a personalized gift. And with sublimation, heat transfer vinyl, and other product decoration methods, there are so many great things you can make. So, what should you make? Let’s go over some of the top personalized gifts to make for Valentine’s Day.
1. Personalized Jewelry
Did you know? Jewelry is the #1 gift purchased for Valentine’s Day in terms of dollars spent. In 2019 alone, shoppers spent an estimated $3.9 billion on jewelry for their loved ones. With sublimation, you have the opportunity to create adorable charms and pendants that can be added to necklaces, bracelets and earrings.
At Coastal, you will find a wide assortment of sublimatable charms and pendants. One of our absolute favorites is the Heart Charm Sublimation Pendant. Its unique scalloped edges give it a very classy look and feel that anyone would love to wear. Some of our other top jewelry pieces are:
2. Heart-Shaped EVERYTHING!
Give your customers gifts that they will ❤. There are many popular sublimation gift items that come in heart-shaped designs such as keychains, coasters, magnets and puzzles. Personalize these products with couples’ names, anniversary dates, and cute phrases.
One of our favorite heart-shaped sublimation items is the two-piece heart keychains. These are perfect for two lovebirds to attach to each of their keychains and connect when they are together.
Not sure what kinds of sayings and designs to put on your products? Something to consider doing when making custom products for any occasion is staying on top of current popular culture as well as current TV shows, movies, etc. For instance, we know that Baby Yoda is everywhere thanks to The Mandalorian show that released in November 2019 on Disney’s new streaming platform, Disney+. Going into 2020, Baby Yoda is still an extremely popular design, and you could add fun sayings to your products like, “Baby, Yoda one for me.” Just make sure that you do everything you can to avoid potential copyright infringement. You don’t want to get involved in that mess! For ideas and inspiration, we always recommend browsing to see what other folks are making and sharing on Etsy, Pinterest and Instagram.
3. Valentine’s Day Mugs
Like most holidays, there’s always a demand for high-quality custom mugs as gifts. As of January 2020, there are over 62,000 results for “Valentines Mug” on Etsy, which shows it’s a super popular Valentine’s Day gift for you to make and sell. This also means that if you’re an Etsy seller, you’ll have a fair bit of competition, and you’ll want to do your best to stand out.
One way to do so is by offering sublimated mugs beyond the traditional 11 oz. white ceramic mugs and instead, providing some more Valentine’s Day-esque mugs such as the 15 oz. ceramic mugs with pink or red-colored rim and handle. In addition, the 12 oz. latte mugs are a snazzy way to differentiate yourself from the competition.
Another way to stand out is by creating custom mugs with a laser heat transfer paper such as FOREVER Multi-Trans. As most custom mugs are created with sublimation, few people know that you can also decorate mugs using an Crio White Toner laser printer. This method of mug decoration allows you to print on all colors of surfaces like black, red and pink – not just white – so you can really stand out. And like with sublimation, finished transfers are dishwasher-safe. Additionally, the mugs you print on do not have to have any special sublimation coating – any ole mugs will do!
4. Custom Tees, Please
It may surprise you that clothing is one of the most popular Valentine’s Day gifts, but it’s true! In fact, on Etsy, there are over 135,000 results for “Valentines Shirt” as of January 2020. Custom T-shirts are not only a great gift idea – they’re also very easy to make with heat transfer vinyl.
For Valentine’s Day tees, there’s no better heat transfer vinyl to use than Siser Glitter. Add hearts, “be mine” and other cute expressions to tees with the many shades of Glitter. Siser Glitter comes in a variety of Valentine’s Day colors including multiple shades of pink, red, white and black. At Coastal, Siser Glitter is offered in 20” rolls, and we’re also excited to now offer 12” x 12” sheets! Of course, if Glitter isn’t your thing, you can never go wrong with Siser EasyWeed HTV.
Wanting to create something a little more intimate? Valentine’s Day undergarments are also a popular gift, and you can personalize them with heat transfer vinyl as well as sublimation as long as they’re at least 60% polyester. Just don’t ask us for any ideas on what to print – we’ll leave that up to your imagination!
5. Bonus: Galentine’s Day Ideas (Feb. 13)
We can’t create a Valentine’s Day guide without mentioning the pop-culture phenomenon that is Galentine’s Day. Since first airing in 2010 as an episode in the television series Parks and Recreation, Galentine’s Day has become a yearly tradition for many. Celebrated on February 13, the day before Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day is a day dedicated to female friendship and smothering your lady friends with all your love and affection.
So what should you make for Galentine’s Day – for your customers to give to their lady friends and for you to give to your own? Here are a couple gift ideas:
1. Wine Tumblers, Bags and Boozy Gifts!
Galentine’s Day is generally celebrated over brunch with a few – or many – mimosas, wine and cocktails, so it makes sense that some of the best gifts are wine and alcohol-related. Some of our top picks include making personalized wine tumblers, insulated wine bottle bags, and key chains with sublimation.
2. Reversible Sequin Makeup Bag
Reversible sequin bags are all the rage right now, and there’s hardly a better gift to give to your girl friends than a personalized sequin makeup bag that celebrates your friendship.
We’d love to see your creations! Tag your Instagram photos with #coastalbusiness for a chance to be featured! As always, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to our Customer Success Team by phone at 1-800-562-7760 or by email at [email protected].
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