Small enough for the stocking, made to last the year
Christmas presents tend to fall into two camps: the ones used up by Boxing Day and the ones still around next December. Personalised Christmas cufflinks belong firmly in the second camp. The gift box fits happily in a stocking or under the tree, and inside is something he'll wear to the New Year's Eve party, to work and to weddings for years to come.
They're a good answer for dads, grandads, husbands, brothers and fathers-in-law – anyone who says "don't get me anything" every single year. They also make a thoughtful gift for a son-in-law spending his first Christmas with your family: a picture from the wedding, or of the whole clan around this year's table, says he's part of things now.
Festive now, or wearable all year?
Decide first whether you want the design to be about Christmas or simply given at Christmas.
Properly festive designs are fun for Christmas Day itself, the office party and the family's Boxing Day walk. Think a snowy photo of the house, the dog in a Christmas jumper, a robin from the bird table, or the family in matching pyjamas.
Year-round designs mean the cufflinks get worn from January to November too: his initials, the children's faces, a picture from this summer's holiday, or the crest of the club he plays for.
Both are good choices. A festive pair can become a family tradition, brought out every December; a year-round pair simply gets worn more often.
Christmas design ideas that print well
- The family Christmas card photo. You may already have taken it – crop in on the faces.
- A child's drawing of Father Christmas, photographed on white paper.
- Last year's Christmas Day, if there's a photo that has become a family joke.
- The oldest decoration on the tree, the one that comes out every year, photographed close up.
- "Christmas 2026" as a simple, bold image for a keepsake pair he'll remember the year by.
Busy scenes full of fairy lights and wrapping paper look cheerful at full size but can blur into a jumble on a cufflink. Choose one clear subject and let the background fall away. Red and green festive colours look lovely, but make sure the subject still stands out – a red jumper against a red sofa can disappear.
For a man who spends Christmas Day in a paper hat, a slightly daft picture is part of the fun. For one who'll wear them to the office party and the carol service, a neat festive design – a single sprig of holly photographed on white, say – feels more at home. Personalised Christmas cufflinks can be as playful or as elegant as the man unwrapping them.
Sorting several people in one order
Christmas is often when one person buys for the whole family, and personalised Christmas cufflinks work neatly for that. From five pairs, they're £15 a pair plus £5 shipping per order, so five pairs cost £80. Every pair can have its own design – Dad's with the grandchildren, your brother's with his football team, your father-in-law's with his initials – all in one basket. If you only need one, a single pair is £40 with shipping included.
Plan ahead of the December rush
Every pair is made to order, so it pays to start early. Choose your image in good time, especially if it's a print you need to photograph or a drawing the children haven't finished yet. Then order well ahead of Christmas, allowing for the busy festive post, so you're not refreshing the tracking page on Christmas Eve.
How to make your Christmas pair
Upload your chosen image and the live preview shows it on both cufflinks. Drag to shift the focus, zoom to crop, and adjust until it looks right. Then pay through the secure checkout. We make every pair at our workshop in Cornwall, where we've been producing personalised gifts for 17 years, and each one is sent out in a gift box.