Heirloom Gifts and Heirloom Projects

Clever Betsy's products are truly one of a kind pieces that provide the ability to customize further than other boutiques that personalize gifts. Instead of just slapping a monogram on a gift item that 20,000 other people might buy, Clever Betsy will work with you to determine a vision for an Heirloom Project so beautiful and meaningful in concept and execution that the eventual Heirloom Gift will truly take the recipient's breath away.

Let's say your niece is getting married and you want to give the bride a monogrammed pillow. Let's take it a step further. Have Clever Betsy's project manager work with you to come up with a fabulous vision. Our process will include asking you questions to determine what will equal a really meaningful and lasting gift for the recipient.

The process might go something like this – you tell the Clever Betsy Heirloom Project manager that your niece's maternal great grandmother just passed away and you know she's still sad about that. She would have liked to have Nana watch her walk down the aisle. Let's work together to get a bit of silk from her great grandma's wedding dress, lace from her grandma's veil and the ribbon from the daisies her mom carried during her Woodstock unity ceremony. Then one of Clever Betsy's skilled textile artists will create a sketch of a beautiful pillow with a hidden pocket where you can write your niece a note with tips about marriage like "Don't go to bed angry with each other!"

This highly customized gift allows you to put your special touch into what you are giving. By incorporating elements from three generations of the bride's family plus your own advice, the pillow has now become an heirloom gift with tremendous personal meaning. Which gift do you think is going to make her cry at the wedding shower? It won't be the Calphalon! It will be your Heirloom Gift that she can give to her own daughter someday! She might even use that hidden pocket to add some tips of her own. Then both mom and great auntie will have contributed. You can’t place a value on that level of multi-generational treasure!

Why trust Clever Betsy with your important gift purchase? Because we understand how speical this gift needs to be and we care about making it perfect. Unlike "the generic pillow monogrammers," Clever Betsy has assembled all the artists needed to fulfill each client's specific vision and understands the value of providing a customer service representative who will broker the arrangement to ensure that the patron and artist/s collaborate to achieve a phenomenal rendition of the envisioned Heirloom Project.

Why not just make the pillow yourself? You certainly could. Of course, Heirloom Projects do require a lot of time and energy. It is difficult to accomplish a well made and truly special gift. That's why Clever Betsy is here to assist you in whatever phase of the Heirloom Project you desire. We provide concept development phone calls, e-mails, and sketches as well as project management to gather all the necessary elements and stay on budget and schedule. We can also take responsibility for creation of the finished item if you so desire.

However you decide to complete your Heirloom Gift, we know you'll be glad you decided on a highly customized gift instead of something less tangible. Gift cards and cash have their place but in a few weeks time they are forgotten! So for special occasions, give special gifts! Clever Betsy's Heirloom Gifts are never forgotten!

When the happy bride gets back from her honeymoon she'll make up her new bed and spare a few moments for a sentimental smile as she carefully places her Heirloom Gift pillow on the coverlet. Then, when she decides to get rid of all her new husband's sports t-shirts by embarking on an Heirloom Project to have them made into a quilted tarp for his favorite vintage sports car, Clever Betsy will gladly broker that custom gift too! ;-)