Creative Christmas Gift Ideas for 10 Different Personality Profiles

Which creative Christmas gift ideas are impressive enough to wow, but right within the $50 budget? Consider the proceeding presents, which are unique Christmas gift ideas for 10 different personality profiles, ranging from $12 to $48.

The Doodler

What to give the perpetual doodler, who appreciates a fresh floral arrangement? The answer is a chalkboard vase stand. At Amazon, this unique Christmas gift idea is only $16. For the original concept, an actual chalkboard vase by Ricardo Saint Clair is on exhibit for sale at the MoMA STORE. Either way, the recipient has the ability to redesign the vase's artwork with or without a bouquet of flowers. ($40)

The Green Advocate

Maybe the gift is for a botanist, who could use an exacting utensil to clip the sage, rosemary or basil. Silvermark herb snip is a unique Christmas gift idea, rigged with a patented herb stripper to extract herbs from inflexible stems. ($12.00)

The Socialite

What to give the socialite, who appears to have everything, including an art for entertaining? Perhaps, the discussion flows better with a trio of chat plates, invented by Ikuko Nakazawa. White porcelain appetizer plates, formed in the shape of small, medium and large conversation bubbles are reminiscent of Japanese comics (manga). This rare but hospitable Christmas gift idea is made in Japan and an exclusive product at the MoMA STORE, bound to spark many conversations.($48)

Oenophile

Is he or she an oenophile? While a fine bottle of wine is perishable, a Vinturi red wine aerator ensures that each sip is savored. This pouring gizmo epitomizes creative Christmas ideas. It enables the wine's bouquet to reach its acme, as it is decanted. ($39.99)

The Forensic-minded

Andrea Valentini literally created the DNA for a unique Christmas gift idea. The DNA bracelet exemplifies how "Art Imitates Life," as coined by the Nature Medicine Magazine. Entwined in strand balls, made of either white nickel or sterling silver, the bracelet resembles the pattern of someone's DNA. ($45)

Eccentric

Here's a creative Christmas gift idea that's destined to satisfy the person who's always wanted to own a honeycomb: Le Creuset honey pot gift includes a microwave and dishwasher safe honey pot, silicone dipper as well as Savannah Bee honey. ($39.99)

Professional Colleague

Now that your colleague is an empty nester, hopefully he'll replace the 15-year old mug that houses all writing utensils, and reads "world's best dad," with a Coonley pencil cup. An adaptation of Frank Lloyd Wright's Coonley Playhouse in Riverside, Illinois this creative Christmas gift, molded in silver over solid brass, features a pencil cup outlined in a linear structure. ($38)

Design Addict

Not the ordinary coffee table book: "1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die "--this creative Christmas gift idea depicts a catalog of photos and illustrations of the worlds' architectural splendors. ($34.95)

Inebriated Oaf

What to give the individual, who has a propensity for dropping an iPhone, while under the influence? Swathe it in a Chilewich iPhone case. And, the receiver of this unique Christmas gift has not only an '˜impact resistant polycarbonate' holder, but also one well-dressed piece of technology. Fashioned out of basket weave by designer, Sandy Chilewich, it's the type of iPhone case that evokes covetous emotions. ($40)

The Jetsetter

What accessory travels light, offering fashionable flexibility? At the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, pliable titanium multitasks with a simple twist as a necklace, hair accessory to even a bracelet, created by Cherie and Me, an artist from West Hills, CA. ($28) (Please see photos.)