Personalised Christmas Gifts with Engraving
A name, a date, a few words: how a piece of olive wood becomes a personal Christmas gift, with ideas for parents, couples and friends.
There are plenty of Christmas gifts. Personal ones are rarer. A piece of olive wood with a name, a date or a few words on it is one of those gifts nobody passes on, because it was made for that one person.
Why engraving goes down so well
Engraving turns a useful object into a keepsake. The cutting board used for bread every morning suddenly carries the family name. The mortar in the kitchen recalls the Christmas it was given. And because olive wood lasts for decades with a little care, so does the engraving.
What can be engraved
Almost all our pieces can be engraved. Surfaces you see every day work especially well:
- Kidney-shaped cutting and serving board: the classic. Plenty of room for names and a date.
- Thin serving board: elegant for the apéro, with the engraving sitting discreetly at the edge.
- Mortar & pestle: a short engraving on the rim, ideal for home cooks.
- Flat plate or serving bowl: for initials or a monogram.
Ideas: what should it say?
- For parents: the family name and the year it all began, such as “The Webers, since 1989”.
- For couples: two first names and a date, such as “Lena & Jonas · 2026”.
- For grandparents: “Grandma's Kitchen” or “It always tastes best at Grandpa's”.
- For friends: an inside joke, a place name, a single word. The shorter, the nicer.
Less is more: up to 30 characters are possible, but a name and a date age better than a whole sentence. You can choose from three fonts: classic, script and block.
How it works
Choose a piece, click “Add engraving” and type your text. The preview shows right away how it looks. Or try out different versions in the engraving studio. Engraving costs €9; on orders from €80, shipping and engraving are free.
Order in good time
Engraved pieces are worked individually and take one extra business day. Allow 3–5 business days for delivery plus one day for the engraving, and rather order a week early than cut it close. On request we gift-wrap it for €5 and add a gift note.
