C+S ART PRINTS
www.csartprints.com
The local online store customises storyboards with your provided text, which can be a medley of memorable dates, places, quotes, or just words that mean something to you. They’re printed on high-quality cotton canvas wrapped around a frame, ready to display. From $250 for a 30x64cm canvas board.
POPPIN PRINTS
www.poppinprints.com
Turn your Instagram or other square photos into framed posters, graphic art prints, magnets, stickers, and most impressively, Chop Blocks (rubber stamps with a hand-drawn sketch modelled after your photo). From $10 for 12 2.5-inch stickers to $60 for a Chop Block pack.
ABC ME
www.abcmebooks.com
Featuring colourful animal illustrations and a short rhyme for every letter in the recipient’s name, The Perfect Name ($39.90) is a meaningful keepsake hardcover A4-sized book that can be tailored to any infant or toddler.
BYND ARTISAN
2 Chin Bee Avenue, tel: 6267-5066, www.byndartisan.com
This speciality store dealing in leather goods and bookbinding lets you put together your own journal for as little as $20, with your choice of cover colour and material. Embellishments such as snap buttons, clasps and elastic bands can be added before the book is wire-bound on the spot by Bynd Artisan’s craftsmen.
ORRO PRIVATE COLLECTION
#02-09 Pacific Plaza, www.orro.com.sg
For Mum, Sis or that special BFF you’re willing to splash more cash on, visit this jewellery store that deals with diamond simulants – they look as mesmerising as the real thing. Orro creates made-to-order jewellery according to reference images or your own sketches. From $1,500 for pieces set in 18K white, yellow or rose gold.
CASETIFY
www.casetify.com
While plenty of shops allow you to custom-order a phone or tablet case with your photos printed on it, Casetify is the only one that lets you create a collage with as many as 20 snapshots. Cases are available for a wide range of smartphones and tablets. Prices, inclusive of delivery, start from US$34.95 (S$43.70).
This article was originally published in Simply Her November 2014.
All product and pricing information was correct at the time of the magazine’s publication. We advise readers to check with the stores for the latest availability and pricing information.