{"id":1850,"date":"2012-12-27T22:25:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-27T22:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1850-the-value-of-a-custom-made-gift-is-greater-than-the-sum-of-its-parts.html"},"modified":"2017-04-17T12:48:47","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T16:48:47","slug":"the-value-of-a-custom-made-gift-is-greater-than-the-sum-of-its-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/the-value-of-a-custom-made-gift-is-greater-than-the-sum-of-its-parts","title":{"rendered":"The Value of a Custom Made Gift is Greater Than the Sum of its Parts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nThere is little more rewarding then giving a loved one something that you have made especially for them. The value of the item far exceeds the sum of it’s parts, as the act of making embeds meaning into the object far beyond a mass produced item, or a unique item you may have chosen from as artist or craftsperson. Your participation in the item adds a level of depth to the story and meaning behind the gift, that simply cannot been bought.  The item becomes priceless, not in a Mastercard advertisement kind of way, but the item is embedded with genuine meaning.<\/p>\n

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Designing a gift using on demand 3D printing with Shapeways may not mean you are hand forging every atom in the item, but the thought and emotion behind your design, the time spent 3D modeling (if you can), along with any post production you do increases the social value of your gift.<\/p>\n

There are many beautiful stories in the Shapeways forums<\/a> of people 3D printing gifts for loved ones. One of the most recent stories to capture our hearts at Shapeways is an age old story: <\/p>\n<\/p>\n