Touching the Hand, Mind, and Heart: Give a Unique Custom Pen as a Gift

The words you write embody your voice, and with a custom made pen in hand, the writing tool is as much a part of the process as the words themselves.

Custom pens are traditional gifts for marking milestones such as birthdays or graduations and for recognizing a job well done.  Custom writing instruments are built to endure with superior materials and internal mechanisms and are designed for both beauty and comfort with craftsmanship that surpasses anything you will find in commonly available retail sets.   It would be a mistake, however, to think of custom pens as just beautiful but functional formal gifts or office supplies.  If a CustomMade artisan creates a custom pen for you, you will have a unique, memorable, and personal item to gift that will be treasured for years.

Custom pens can incorporate an amazing variety of materials to create the perfect personalized gift.  If you are shopping for a stamp collector, this handmade presidential postage stamp pen by Woods of Art contains genuine U.S. postage stamps.

Presidential Postage Stamp Pen by Woods of Art at CustomMade.com

For a computer lover or IT person, this striking printed circuit board ball pen by Pens of Distinction, Inc., made with a real printed circuit board, would make a wonderful present.

Printed Circuit Board Ball Pen by Pens of Distinction, available at CustomMade.com

How about a cereal lover or a coffee lover?  Would you believe CustomMade artisan Spirit Wood Turning has made custom pens that literally embody these interests?  Actual “Fruity Pebbles” cereal was encapsulated into the resin for this “Fruity Pebbles” polyester resin cigar ballpoint pen in rhodium metal.

"Fruity Pebbles" Ballpoint Pen by Spirit Wood Turning at CustomMade.com

Real Columbian coffee beans were added into a caramel colored resin topped by a white cream color for this “Cappuccino e Crema” coffee bean polyester resin Americana “Silver Bullet” pen in rhodium.  (Just remember not to put these pens in your mouth).

"Cappucino e Crema" Coffee Bean "Silver Bullet" Pen by Sprit Wood Turning at CustomMade.com

More traditional designs for pens are no less capable of personalization. The details on this laser engraved olive wood Claddagh engraved pen set by Wooden Pen Works are exquisite.  The traditional Irish Claddagh design, a crowned heart held in both hands, symbolizes love and turns this custom pen set into a precious gift for someone special.

Claddagh Engraved Pen Set by Wooden Pen Works at CustomMade.com

Working with a custom artisan means you can request special materials of personal significance, such as the Central American purple heart and yellow heart woods for this custom fountain pen and case by Koka-Bora Creations, a gift with symbolic connections to a writer’s native land.

Fountain Pen by Koka-Bora Creations at CustomMade.com

Consider a custom made pen for a gift that will touch the hand, mind, and heart.