Gothic Gifts from the Dark Side
There are a lot of cute Gothic gift ideas floating around, but someone forgot to send a memo somewhere. Gothic has elegance and style...funny t shirts, horror movies, and yet another Nightmare before Christmas figurine gets morbid - even for the morbid.
If you are Goth, I have a few ideas on how to personalize your own Gothic gifts. If you are buying a gift for someone who's Gothic, and would like to put more meaning into it, this resource is for you as well. :-)
In This Lens...
- Gifts to Die For - Personalized Gift Ideas
- Gothic Home Decor Gifts
- Gothic Bedding and Pillows
- Gothic Gifts by WebSpinstress
- Gothic Clothing and Accessories
- Unique Gothic Jewelry Gifts
- Romantic Gothic Gifts
- Gothic Gifts of Creativity
- Useful Items - Boxes, Displays, Holders
- Gothic Gifts Require Unique Gift Wrap
- Gothic Weather Glass
- Zazzle - Custom Gothic tshirts, posters, and cards from Webspinstress
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Gifts to Die For - Personalized Gift Ideas
Memorable and Meaningful Gothic Gifts
Dark FlowersReal, silk, or feather black roses; arrange a bouquet of dark flower varieties tied with ribbon & strands of beads for the perfect Gothic gift arrangement. Hang a variety of ornaments or one large hand decorated ball from the stems. For live plants, try Dracaena, Coleus, or Aloe in a terracotta pot that you can stencil or paint to taste. Carnivorous plants are always an option...
Pre-arranged floral gifts are offered from the Black Rose Floral Co.:
Pictures
Enlarge a few morbid scenes you've taken with your camera and frame. Create a collage of images and words you've cut out from newspapers and magazines. Decorate your frame by upholstering in velvet, glue and glitter, paint pens, or beads.
There are many photo enlargement services available that offer special promotions. I use Snapfish:
Gothic Home Decor Gifts
Goth Decorating Gifts
*If a bare wall lacks something, help fill up the space. :-)
Home Decor
Popular Gothic Home Decor Items:
Gothic Bedding and Pillows
Goth Pillows - For the dark at heart
Gothic Gifts by WebSpinstress
Gothic Clothing and Accessories
Goth Clothing - Corsets, Boots, Tshirts, Purses
Purchase a plain black pair of pants with a lot of pockets or a skirt, and decorate it yourself with leather cord, chains, patches, scraps of fabric, lace, beads, etc.
Gothic Clothing
Shrine
VampFangs
Kambriel
Lip-Service
Pyramid Collection
Popular Gothic Clothing items:
Unique Gothic Jewelry Gifts
Dragons, skulls, vampires, bats
Goth Jewelry
Obscuria
Vampire Wear
Nighte Shade Chokers
Dragon Weave
Popular Gothic Jewelry Items:
Romantic Gothic Gifts
Romantic gift ideas included for 5 different products:
Sterling Silver Filigree Key Pendant, 18"
* Offer the key to your heart...
Medieval Dragon Game Chess Set Case Gothic Dragon
* Find a unique chess set because all is fair in love and war...
Alchemy - Chemical Wedding 30'' x 40'' Textile/Fabric Poster
* Choose a romantic art print that celebrates your love for one another...
8" Colonial Candle Classic, Black
* 12 Black candles for 12 romantic candlelight dinners. Better keep your end of the bargain by providing the food too. ;-)
Gothic Coffin Purse (Mirrored Case)
Help her carry you around with her all day...
Gothic Gifts of Creativity
Gifts for the Gothic Artist
For an artist:
Canvas, brushes, sketch books, and and other applicable art supplies.
For a multi-crafter:
Basket full of silk black roses, ribbon, feathers, polymer clay, vintage styled pewter beads, black leather cording, yards of fabric, and/or crafting organizers.
For a writer:
A new journal and unique pen are always appreciated.
For someone that makes/modifies clothing:
Yards of fabric (such as velvet, brocades, black lace, tulle, or patterned with skulls, bats, etc.), sewing needles, a pattern that you know they don't have already, and accessories such as leather cording, braided or lace trims, and unique buttons.
Useful Items - Boxes, Displays, Holders
Dragon and Coffin Boxes
* Trinket and Keepsake Boxes.
* Jewelry Box.
* Electronics Holder.
* Baskets, Boxes, Organizers.
Gothic Gifts Require Unique Gift Wrap
Gothic Gift Wrap, Creative Gothic Gift Wrappings
Make your gifts memorable this year and unique from the inside out with creative Gothic gift wrap ideas...Foil paper
Silver, red, green - they all look great with black accents. Try re-covering over the foil with lace to let the metallic color show through.
Fabric
Trim thick velvet to size and carefully use a hot glue gun to secure the edges. Or gather fabric to the top of the package and tie off with extra scraps. Create a tattered look with tulle around the bottom edge to look like a skirt when lifted off the ground.
Ribbon
You can find thick spools of velvet ribbon that are used to drape down the edges of a tree at a very low cost. Tie up your gifts with a very large bow on top, leaving plenty to fall over the sides. String together chunky beads with silver pendants in between. I recommend using very thick string. Someone will grab the package by the beaded garland and they will fly everywhere otherwise. Stock up on orange and black ribbon designs during Halloween to save for gifts throughout the year.
Other Objects
Bag, basket, lunchbox, purse, blanket, wooden box, birdcage, etc. Or add something personal to the top of your wrapped gift such as a fancy hat or handmade ornament.
Gruesome/Just Plain Weird
Cut out shapes of bones from different paper, or I use white crushed velvet because of the texture. Four large ones can be placed vertically in the center of each side, meeting at the top in place of ribbon. Red foil paper works very well for blood spatter; cut in dripping squiggle designs.
*To be sure to get noticed, glue little plastic eyes all over your package and it will even stare back. Plastic spiders and webbing are always a bold statement, but very time consuming so attempt at your own risk.
*For fun, you can glue a feather boa ALL over your gift and laugh when others are trying to dig through the feathers to find your gift.
*The most creative package I've ever seen had leather straps with eyelets and sharp silver spikes all over it. Could prove to be a dangerous option though. LOL
Gothic Weather Glass
Weather Glass
Gothic Weather Glass with Bracket
Amazon Price: $44.85 (as of 11/26/2009)![]()
A unique gift - replica of early 16th and 17th century scientific and domestic barometers. Features a hand-blown glass vessel with an elegantly shaped spout. Fill it with colored water to approximately 1" above where the spout joins the glass body...
Zazzle - Custom Gothic tshirts, posters, and cards from Webspinstress
Gothic Gifts, Cards, Posters
None of these work?
Last resort...buy them a brand new coffin. Can't have too many coffins these days, and they never go out of style. :-)
Gothic Coffin Furniture and Gifts
Gothic Gifts
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- Kraven Kraven Dec 17, 2008 @ 4:34 pm
- Fantastic Lens, and thanks for the mention in the Jewelry section! :)
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- ArtByLinda ArtByLinda Dec 15, 2008 @ 11:47 pm
- Interesting...really coffins? I think that people into goth will love this lens, it is very well done!
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- Mayflowerblood Mayflowerblood Dec 15, 2008 @ 10:28 pm
- great items on this page! good job =]
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- rockycha rockycha Dec 10, 2008 @ 11:19 am
- hehehe skelanimals - goth playtime! and *****
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- Pandora Pandora Nov 26, 2008 @ 11:25 am
- awesome
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