What do you give the person who has everything? Something that can't be bought ready-made off the shelf. Here are 10 personal Christmas gifts for Christmas 2026, sorted by how much they mean to the recipient. Some of them we make ourselves in the studio, others you will find somewhere else entirely. What they all have in common: they are about your story, not about the price.
Most important first: if the gift is going to be a hand-painted painting, order by 1 December. Production takes 2-3 weeks, and early orders go to the front of the queue with the artist.
1. A hand-painted painting from your own photo
The most personal gift we know: a photo from your phone transformed into a genuine oil painting on canvas, painted by hand by a portrait painter. The wedding, the children, the first holiday together - the moment gets a place on the wall instead of lying forgotten in the camera roll. A portrait painting from a photo starts at 495 CHF (60x40 cm) including floating frame and free shipping, and is delivered to your door in 2-3 weeks. Rated 4.5 / 5 on Trustpilot from 1,689 reviews. Want to see what it looks like in real life? Take a look at 7 real examples from the studio here.
2. The family portrait that was never taken
Are you missing that one shared picture where everyone is in it - and everyone looks good at the same time? We can combine people from different photos into one family painting. Sibling portraits like this one are among the most frequently ordered Christmas gifts for parents and grandparents in the family painting collection.
3. The portrait of grandma or grandpa
The kind of gift that makes the whole living room go quiet on Christmas Eve. A painting of the head of the family - or a gift for grandma with the grandchildren as the subject. It isn't a gift for one year; it is one that gets passed down.
4. The pet portrait
For the person whose dog or cat is a full member of the family. A hand-painted pet portrait hits something no gift card can - and yes, we also paint the texture of the fur and the slightly crooked look.
5. The painting of the year's big moment
Did someone propose, dance a first dance or have a christening in 2026? A wedding painting or couple's painting of the year's most important photo is the Christmas gift that brings the year together - see, for example, the engagement and wedding examples among the 7 paintings from the studio.
6. The memorial gift - when Christmas also holds a sense of loss
One of the gifts we receive the most moving feedback on: a painting of a loved one who has passed away, painted from a cherished photo. Given with care, it can be the warmest gift under the tree - read our guide before you choose it, so that it is given in the right way.
7. Jewellery with engraving or handwriting
A bracelet or necklace with the children's names, a date - or the handwriting of a loved one who has passed, engraved from an old card. Small package, big meaning.
8. The photo book with the year's pictures
The classic that still works: the year's best pictures collected in one book. Tip: make it a fixed tradition with the year on the spine - after ten years the recipient has a whole library. And the one photo that deserves more than a page in the book? It can become the painting.
9. An experience - together
The concert, the gourmet dinner or the weekend trip, where the gift is really time with the giver. Personal gifts don't have to be things.
10. The handwritten letter
Costs nothing and is remembered longest: an honest, handwritten letter about what the recipient means to you. Place it on top of one of the gifts above - the combination beats everything.
Remember the deadline if the painting is to arrive in time for Christmas
🎄 Order by 1 December. Then the painting is hand-painted, framed and delivered well before Christmas. You upload your photo, approve the painting along the way, and we only ship when you are happy - here is how the process works.