How to Customize a Planner As a Gift

Hello! Happy December! It’s one of our favorite months here at Golden Coil! It’s such a cozy month filled with yummy food, fires, Christmas lights, warm drinks, traditions, and giving! It should be no surprise, but our favorite gift to give is one of our Golden Coil Planners! We love to share our love and joy for planning with others and it is so fun to think of the best layouts and +pages for our loved ones! Below, we are going to share some of our tips and tricks when creating a planner for someone else!

1.     Choosing a Cover:

When choosing a cover for your planner, try to match it to their personality! If you know they love flowers, maybe consider one of our designer covers. If they are into neutrals, our linen covers or leather covers have a lot of great options!

2.     Fill Page:

Keep this simple! Maybe just their name and email address! If you know they have a favorite author or have a favorite quote, you can add that too! Sometimes a small note from you that they can read every time they open their planner can be meaningful as well!

3.     Length of the Planner:

For the length of the planner, we recommend the standard 1 year from January to December! Unless you know that your friend/family member you are planning for likes to plan daily. In that case shorten it up to approximately 6 months so that you can add some +pages in as well!

4.     Events:

Depending on how well you know the person you are gifting this to, you can potentially add a birthday calendar for all the important people in their lives! I like to do this when I gift a planner to my mom! I put all the family birthdays and anniversaries in for her so she doesn’t have to do it by hand!

5.     Layouts:

This can be a hard one to decide for other people because everyone’s preferences are so different! However, our most popular layouts by far are our Horizontal 1 layouts (both Weekly - Single Page and Weekly - Double Page). So, if you are stuck trying to decide, that is a great place to start! I love my To Do lists and the Horizontal Half 2 is my personal favorite! If your recipient loves “To Do” lists as well, this an excellent layout!

6.     +Pages:

Now, this is where it gets really fun! This is where you get to really think about your friend/family member’s personality and customize it for them! Here are a few ideas of our favorite +pages:

-       For the Foodie: Groceries and Meals, Meal Planning 2, Recipes

-       For the Fitness Fanatic: Measurement Tracker, Fitness and Meals, Wellness

-       For the Artist: Story Board 2, Blank Pages, Project Planning 3

-       For the Student: Homework, School, To-Do, Brain Dump

-       For the Teacher: School, Lesson Planning, Password Tracker

-       For the one who loves to travel: Bucket List, Travel, Budget, Lined Pages

-       For the Stay at Home Mom: Budget, Utilities, Home Care, Holiday Gifting, Online Orders, Baby Tracker, To Do, Groceries and Meals

-       For the Business Man/Woman: Brain Dump, Meeting Notes, To Do, Lined, Project Planning, Password Tracker, Social Media Planner

7.     Add-Ons and Review:

The add-ons are a fun touch to add for a planner! You get to choose a quote pack that will fit your recipient and something for them to look forward to reading each week! For the review, just make sure you comb through each page to check that everything is correct! Then, ta da! You have the perfect gift to give anyone! Add on some of our accessories such as a bookmark or book darts for the cherry on top! Maybe even consider gifting it with one of your favorite pens or markers. There are so many ways to make this such a fun and personal gift! We hope you have the best time giving the gift of Golden Coil this season!