Christmas gift for your best friend: personalised with your photo
A gift only she will get, dressed up for Christmas: your photo, your in-joke, a festive template, and why not the same one for you. Ideas by budget, words, and order-by dates. Mug $25.00, tote bag $38.00, sweatshirt $54.00 + shipping.
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The ideas, by budget
A best-friend gift doesn't need to be expensive. It needs to be yours.
- The smallest budget: the mug, $25.00, 325 ml ceramic (about 11 oz), dishwasher and microwave safe. Your photo for her December hot chocolates.
- A step up: the tote bag, $38.00, cotton, 38 × 42 cm, for the friend who always has an extra bag on her shoulder. Or ten identical postcards, $25.00, with your photo, so she can send her own season's greetings.
- Something to wear: the sweatshirt, $54.00, to wear on Christmas Eve with the Ugly jumper template (« Pull moche » in the studio). It's a printed sweatshirt, not knitwear: an ugly Christmas jumper (or sweater) in spirit. Adult sizes from S to 2XL.
- For the wall: your favourite photo in a 30 × 40 cm wooden frame, $90.00, or on a canvas, $35.00.
Christmas templates that suit the two of you
The studio has ready-made Christmas templates: you upload your photo and the template dresses it up. The ones that work best between friends:
- Gift tag (« Étiquette » in the studio, with "For you"): like a gift tag, with your photo on it. The most direct.
- Let it snow: a wintry feel on your ski-trip photo, or on any photo at all.
- Ugly jumper: for a sweatshirt to wear on Christmas Eve, and a photo of her that makes you both laugh.
- Candy cane (« Sucre d'orge » in the studio, "Ho ho ho") and the Christmas template (« Joyeux Noël » in the studio): for a seasonal mug, more classic.
- Polaroid or Love: for a photo of the two of you with no Christmas reference, that she'll keep all year.
The studio also offers text ideas by occasion and ready-made text styles. The preview is instant, with no account: try three templates and keep the one that feels like you two.
One for her, one for you
A best-friend gift often gets ordered in pairs: same mug, same sweatshirt, one each. And if you do Christmas with the girls, the discount comes round quickly.
- Two matching mugs: $50.00.
- Two Ugly jumper sweatshirts for Christmas Eve: $108.00.
- A tote bag and a mug: $63.00, one for her and one for you, or both for her.
- Christmas with the girls: five friends each giving two mugs, ordered in the same basket, trigger −10% from 10 items. For the whole group, see Christmas gifts for friends.
The photo and the words only she will get
On a Christmas gift, your best friend should recognise your story in a second.
- The oldest photo of the two of you: school, your first trip, your first night out. Scanned or small, it regains its sharpness with the Make the photo sharper (AI) button.
- The disaster photo that became legendary: the one you bring out every time. If she's the one looking ridiculous in it, make sure she laughs about it too.
- The text: your nickname, your catchphrase, the year you met. On a mug, the print area is 20 × 9.5 cm: two or three words, no more.
- Cutting out: the free Remove background (AI) button keeps your two faces and loses the nightclub backdrop.
To find the right joke, read our in-joke gift guide. For her birthday or a gift for no reason, see gifts for your best friend.
Dates, and mistakes to avoid
Christmas falls on Friday 25 December 2026. Printing and delivery take 5 to 10 working days in Europe: order before Thursday 10 December. Outside the UK, Europe and the US, allow up to 15 working days and order in early December. If you'll see her before then, for a night out in early December, allow two weeks before that date. All the key dates are in when to order for Christmas.
- Forgetting she lives far away: have it delivered straight to her; shipping is free from €50 whatever the address.
- The blurry screenshot: go back to the original photo, or ask a mutual friend for it.
- Guessing her sweatshirt size: quietly ask someone who knows her and compare with the size guide.
- Too much text on the mug: a whole sentence wraps round the mug and can't be read any more.
Free shipping from €50, no minimum order. Printed to order near the delivery address, delivered in 5 to 10 working days in the UK, Europe and the US, up to 15 elsewhere.
Questions we get asked
What Christmas gift should I give my best friend? Something with a photo of the two of you or your in-joke, dressed up with a Christmas template: a mug ($25.00), a tote bag ($38.00) or a sweatshirt ($54.00) + shipping. One for her and one for you if you like: two mugs come to $50.00.
What Christmas gift for my best friend on a small budget? A personalised mug with your photo, $25.00 + shipping, dishwasher and microwave safe.
Can the gift be delivered straight to my best friend? Yes, enter her address when you order and shipping is charged the same way (free from €50). Handy if she lives far away or if you won't see each other before Christmas.
When should I order a personalised gift for Christmas 2026? In Europe, before Thursday 10 December 2026 for Friday 25 December: printing and delivery take 5 to 10 working days. Outside the UK, Europe and the US, allow up to 15 working days and order in early December.
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