Searching for some gift ideas for the artists and creators in your life? You’ve come to the right place! Let’s face it, the world would probably be a pretty boring place without creative and artistic people, right? This past year could have proven to be one of two things for the creators in our lives: an opportunity for new and exciting ideas and creations, or an extended period of creative block. Either way, your favorite creator would probably love a gift to stoke their fire. We’ve pulled together a variety of gift ideas for a variety of creative types. Check them out!
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14 Gift Ideas For Artists And Creators
1. Passion Planner
We highly recommend these for anyone and everyone, but they’re especially awesome, helpful, and fun for a creative soul. Keep em organized, on track, and inspired! A variety of colors of planners are available in daily, weekly, and monthly formats and they’ve got some fun accessories, too – like sticker packs, monthly tabs, and passion markers!
2. Peel and Stick Chalk Board Wall
It helps to have a visual of your ideas, no matter how organized or scattered they might be. These are self-adhesive 9×12” sheets.
3. Waterproof Shower Notebook
Don’t the best ideas seem to come at times that are the least convenient for jotting them down or spitting out a quick voice memo into your phone?
4. Books To Inspire
These would be a great start:
- The Artist’s Way
- 1001 Ways To Be Creative: A Little Book Of Everyday Inspiration
- Steal Like An Artist
Want to really ignite their inspiration? Get them a subscription to Audible so they can listen to all of their books while they’re on the go!
5. Boogie Board
No, not for riding waves. These are reusable, self-erasing writing devices! Bye bye paper waste! Great for doodling, writing, drawing or just scribbling out a quick list. There are several varieties available.
6. Ibis Paint App
This is so cool: an artist friend of ours in Japan uses this app and posts the “playbacks” of her drawings on Insta! The software records your drawing as you sketch, and in the end you’ve got a time-lapse of your work to replay.
7. Skillshare Subscription
If you haven’t heard of Skillshare yet, it’s been all the rage as of late. One can learn literally thousands of different skills here. Maybe there’s a certain aspect of an existing skill that needs sharpening, or the creative one is curious for a new skill all together. Yearly subscriptions are $99 and monthly is available as well. The possibilities here can be limitless!
8. Vision Board
How about a DIY “vision board” starter kit to map out their dreams?
We never thought about taking notes in the shower. cool for that random inspiration.
We also love the idea of using the old school camera.
Great gift ideas.
Thanks! Sometimes inspiration hits at the most inconvenient times, doesn’t it?
I’m in and out of the shower so quick I never think of anything but washing and getting out – usually in a ruah to get somewhere afterwards ….. so a notebook in the shower would never get used by me …. however I get what you mean by when those ideas come to mind and you can’t record it for later use.
The sensory deprivation pod on the other hand grabs my attention, I’d love to try one to help me de-stress. I’ll have to look them up in my area.
Thanks! That does look pretty amazing, doesn’t it?
A great selection of gifts here: a wide variety and some choices I wasn’t aware of. Love the waterproof notepad (I like having a bath, definitely a time for contemplation) and the boogie board is cool. And who wouldn’t love that old school camera? Giving the gift of learning would also be a lovely thing to do.
Yes, the gift of learning is more of an experience than a “thing,” which we always love!
I may have to look into the boogie board for myself. Great ideas!
We love the reusability of that one! Thanks!