Lois Loves - Personalized Hoodies

A friend of mine was recently talking about getting an engagement gift for a newly engaged couple. I immediately thought she could get the couple champagne flutes. However, a few days later, I came across the Boy Meets Girl Hoody and knew it would make a perfect engagement or anniversary gift. Granted, it's not the fanciest engagement gift, but it's certainly unique and memorable. This fun hoody is made out of cotton fleece and comes in several great colors (grey w/black, light blue w/navy, white w/gold, & black w/pink) . When you order the hoody(s), write the names of the recipients in the gift note box and the names will be printed on the hoody(s). Purchase at Ravinstyle for $100.

Lois Loves - Weekend Handbags

Since its starting to get warmer, I decided to visit the Gap and purchase some casual short-sleeved shirts. You can always count on the Gap for inexpensive casual clothing. And, in recent years, the Gap has extended its inventory to include other great products such as handbags. As soon as I walked into the women's section, my eyes were immediately drawn to one handbag in particular. I fell in love with the Large Rope Hobo. This hobo is an ideal handbag for the weekend. It's made out of durable cotton canvas and comes in either brown or khaki. And, it's now on sale for $69.99. Purchase this bag quickly before supplies run out. It's the perfect "just because" gift for a friend.

Lois Loves - Small Leather Goods

I never used to be a fan of wallets. For a couple of years I didn't use a wallet, but then I got tired of stuffing my money into the pockets of my handbags. A few years ago, I finally broke down and bought a small wallet. Recently, I decided I needed to upgrade to a really nice wallet. I turned to Kate Spade and found a really great wallet in her collection. I absolutely love the Jane Street Peggy wallet . It has a coin purse, a retractable wristlet handle, and is a great color. It's the perfect birthday gift. You can purchase the Jane Street Peggy wallet at Kate Spade for $225.

Lois Loves - Marc by Marc Jacobs Watches

I've been on the hunt for a great watch for the past few months. I've seen a lot of contenders, but I wasn't really inspired until I came across the Marc by Marc Jacobs watch collection. The designer stays true to his whimsical, fun, and unique design aesthetic with these great timepieces.

The Star Charm Watch Bracelet does double duty as both a watch and jewelry. It's a perfect college graduation gift. $200.

The Heart Pendant Watch is a timely way to say "I love you". $125.

Music aficionados will surely love the Roxy Guitar Watch. $150.

Lois Loves - Gifts under $100

Today's Gifts under $100 post is dedicated to electronic gifts. Did you know you could find cool electronic gadgets for less than $100? Well, if you didn't, you'll certainly appreciate these two moderately priced gadgets.

The Zen Vision V plays up to 500 songs and displays color photos. Its the perfect size for the gym. $90.

When digital photo frames first hit the market, I thought they would make great gifts, but the prices were a bit high. I was really excited when I came across the Mustek digital photo viewer . Its affordable and great looking. $82.99.

Lois Loves - Unique Personalized Gifts

A personalized gift is always more appreciated because it signifies that the gift-giver took an extra step to make the gift more meaningful to the gift recipient. When most people think of giving a personalized gift, they usually opt to give an item imprinted with the gift recipient's name, initials, or the date of a special occasion. But why not go a step beyond that? Personalized gifts don't only have to be limited to imprinting the recipient's name or initials on the gift. I've found a few truly personalized gifts that are bound to knock the socks off your gift recipients.

When I learned of the Design-Her Gals website, I immediately thought their products would be a hit. Design-Her Gals allows customers to create a "Gal" that resembles the customer. Gals come in different poses, races, and sizes. Choose an outfit, a hairstyle, eye color, and accessories to re-create your look. Once you've fully customized your Gal you can choose to have your Gal printed on stationary, stickers, invitations, mugs, aprons, tote bags, and other great products. This is a great birthday gift for you "gal"friends.

Personalized Children's books are great gifts for children and their parents. I See Me offers two personalized children's books for $29.95.

"My Very Own Fairy Tale is a 8 1/2" x 11" hardcover, professionally bound book that transports little girls into a magical garden where flower and berry fairies crown her as their fairy princess. Enchanting fairies bring letters one by one to spell out the child's name, while describing character traits that make the recipient alone the perfect princess. The sunflower fairy brings an S and says she knows a smart girl who would be a great princess; the hollyberry brings an H and says she knows an honest girl, and so on. At the end, the fairies crown the special girl as their fairy princess in a grand celebration."

"My Very Own Name book helps children learn to recognize letters and spell their names. In this 8 1/2" x 11" hardcover, professionally bound book, animals bring letters one by one to create the child's first and last names in rhyme. A jackal brings a J, an ostrich brings an O, and so on. At the end, the animals celebrate because they've created the perfect name."

Photo Wow allows you to reproduce an image or photo on various mediums. You can choose one of numerous designs and have your image or photo reproduced on a canvas, purses, t-shirts, coasters, puzzle, pillows, and many other mediums. Here are my favorite design options.

Pop Panel Look

Comic Look

Soft Paint Stroke Look

Watercolor Look

Lois Loves - Crewcuts

J.Crew recently opened Crewcuts, a store for kids, sizes 2-10. The online store sells really adorable products for kids. If you are looking for gift ideas for kids, check out these great Crewcuts' clothing items.

The Girls' Cotton stripe shirt dress is absolutely adorable. I wish it came in my size! $59.50.

I love the embroidered "critters" on the Girls' Denim Critter Mini. $49.50.

The Boys' Rainy day coat is just in time for April showers. $98.

The Boys' vintage seersucker cargo short is the perfect Summer short. $48.