It is towards the end of the Middle Ages that traces of Christmas baubles can be found in French manuscripts in the department of Bas-Rhin in France, more exactly in Sélestat. This tradition spread to Germany where the trees were decorated with flowers, fruits and especially apples. Fir trees appeared on church forecourts in the Middle Ages and are a reminder of the tree of lost paradise. However, one of the trees that keeps its leaves or thorns is the fir tree. Church obliges, these trees are decorated with hosts, apples and round pastry. The first ornamental Christmas baubles hung in Christmas trees appeared in the 19th century around 1830 and were made by glass blowers and were called "Kugel". The Christmas ball was considered a grigri, a good-luck charm against evil spirits. To make shiny Christmas balls, craftsmen used mercury or silver nitrate in their blown glass. Today we offer you to decorate these Christmas baubles with a work of art, but not just any work of art, a reproduction of a work of art chosen from among the most popular paintings. Offering this Christmas bauble with a reproduction of a work of art is really the ideal unusual gift, a kdo idea for mum, for grandma. However, it is also very pleasant to give yourself a small gift with a reproduction of a work of art to decorate your Christmas tree.

Would you like to find a nice little personalized gift? We personalize this aluminum pendant for you with your photo of your loved ones, your pet, your logo or with a few words: a first name, a date, a small message, a motto, a slogan… A personalised pendant in the shape of a heart, to offer to whom you love, a gift for her, for him, gift for mum for dad or for grandparents with the photo of your other half or of you with the person to whom you offer the pendant. It’s already pretty common. But a heart with a little word of love for your darling is a sentimental and deep gift. An ideal Valentine's Day gift or as an original birthday gift. Are you looking for an unusual dog gift idea, a cat gift or a horse gift? We print for you one of your most beautiful photo that you took of your favorite animal or that of the person for whom the pendant is intended. A personalised gift idea for dog lovers and animal fans. Afraid that your pet will get lost? We can print your phone number and animal name on the heart pendant. This pendant is easily attached to the animal's collar with its junction ring. If your cat is used to wandering in all directions in the neighborhood, a personalised medal is reassuring to find your favorite animal more easily.

A metal keychain is elegant and durable, with a chic design. An everyday accessory must have a pleasant look and aesthetic. In a few clicks add the photo of your choice. How about a photo of your fiancé (e) to always have him near you and vice versa. A brilliant and imperishable idea to offer a gift on the occasion of small and big romantic moments. For mom's or dad's day, what parent wouldn't be super happy to receive such a cute keychain with the photo of their adored children. Send us the most beautiful portrait to make mom or dad fall in love. Offer this key ring in shiny or matt metal according to your preference with a beautiful photo of your choice. It is the ideal personal gift for your grandparents, godfather, godmother, daughter, son, friend... For all occasions or during an exceptional event such as the arrival of a new baby in the family! This key ring in matt or shiny metal is particularly suitable for business gifts. Give us the photo of your logo, badge or label, and we print for you. Your customers will be delighted to receive an elegant and durable keychain just like your establishment. Certainly a popular, traditional and stylish promotional gift.

Stamping Stamping is a technique for manufacturing and modifying objects from a flat, thin sheet of metal (a piece of metal obtained by rolling) whose shape cannot be developed from a mould (e.g. a one-piece car body). The raw material that has not yet been stamped is called Becker. Stamping is a technique widely used in the household appliances industry. Stamping is a technique of "plastic" deformation of the material: elongation or local constriction of the sheet to obtain the desired shape. Stamping is done with very powerful presses. Gifts-custopolis.com proposes metal tins with a lid that can be personalised with different decorations: Mother's Day, Secretaries' Day or professional birthdays, with an unforgettable holiday photo or with a photo of whoever you want. A white metal box personalised as a birthday gift, an unusual birthday gift idea, is already very nice, but decorated with a work of art on the lid it becomes totally unexpected, birthday gifts for a work of art enthusiast!

History of tinplate According to Wikipedia: "The invention of tinplate dates back to the 13th century and is attributed to Bohemian and Saxon metallurgists. The secret of its manufacture was long and carefully kept. At Colbert's request, this material was imported into France by German technicians. The first tinplate factory in France was founded in 1665 in Beaumont-la-Ferrière in the Nièvre. Others were established in Franche-Comté, Alsace and Normandy. However, they soon collapsed under the competition from the English and Welsh, who were masters in the art of tinplate manufacture. Tinplate production remained the prerogative of Great Britain, which supplied the entire French demand until the last years of the 19th century. "Tin was originally produced sheet by sheet, by dipping in molten tin after careful pickling. The modern process of tinning is done by electrolysis on a steel strip that runs at high speed. This tinning strip serves as the cathode, the anode is made up of pure tin bars, which supply the electrolyte with Sn2+ ions. The electrolyte consists of 4-hydroxy benzene sulphonic acid (HO-C6H4-SO3H) and various adducts. The thickness of the deposited tin depends on the aggressiveness of the intended contents (e.g. the acidity of sauerkraut is more demanding than powdered baby formula). This "sandwich" alloy of steel and tin has good hardness and guarantees high corrosion resistance. It is a non-toxic alloy, which is why it is used extensively in food packaging. Thanks to Gifts-custopolis.com, you can offer a box with a lid to customise. Of course, you have many choices of labels for a Father's Day, Valentine's Day or Mother's Day gift and you can also make a gift for the occasion that you determine yourself. You are looking for a gift with a decoration for a special occasion, unique idea for a secretary, an amazing gift for women, thanks to this metal box with decoration and text to personalise, you decide on the event and the commentary to put on it!

Conservation solutions The discovery and development of ceramics was a major step forward in the preservation and storage of certain liquids, such as wine and various drinks obtained after distillation or fermentation and therefore containing alcohol. This made it possible to preserve liquids in hermetically sealed ceramic containers. These tightly sealed containers were indispensable for their preservation. Another preservation solution that humans used several thousand years before Christ was cold or freeze-drying. Freeze-drying means freezing the food and then dehydrating it to remove the liquid. Each era has brought advances in food and liquid preservation. The Romans introduced brine and vinegar as a preservative, resulting in marinade. Then came sodium chloride and acetic acid, which were mankind's first preservative food additives. After that, benzoic and sorbic acids, natural preservatives present in certain spices, cinnamon and cloves, helped Marco Polo's travels. In the Middle Ages, tobacco was added, also a preservative additive, but also the formaldehyde found in wood smoke, which allowed the smoking of many foods. Gifts-custopolis proposes metal tins with a lid that can be personalised with different decorations: Mother's Day, Secretaries' Day or professional birthdays, with an unforgettable holiday photo or with a photo of whoever you want. A metal box decorated with a gold coloured birthday label! Ideal birthday gift, it is a very nice gift for an original birthday, original birthday gift idea, perfect gift for someone you love.

Since prehistoric times, humans have been aware that it is very difficult to preserve food over the long term and, above all, to keep it fresh in the best conditions. So the prehistoric hunter had to gorge himself on meat, because as everyone knows, meat can only be preserved for a very short time and it was sometimes difficult to eat all the products of the hunt. But after noticing that their food spoiled quickly when it was in liquid (blood, juice, etc.), they decided to dry and salt their fish and meat and to dry the fruits (grapes, dates, etc.). Many groups have developed artisanal techniques to improve food preservation. Stamping Stamping is a technique for manufacturing and modifying objects from a flat, thin sheet of metal (a piece of metal obtained by rolling) whose shape cannot be developed from a mould (e.g. a one-piece car body). The raw material that has not yet been stamped is called Becker. Stamping is a technique widely used in the household appliances industry. Stamping is a technique of "plastic" deformation of the material: elongation or local constriction of the sheet to obtain the desired shape. Stamping is done with very powerful presses. Gifts-custopolis.com offers metal tins whose lids can be customised with a photo of your children, a photo of your dog or your pet or with labels dedicated to Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day or any other labels dedicated to various events. A box with a lid to personalise for a special original birthday, birthday gift ideas, for a birthday with an unforgettable date: what could be more fabulous! Birthday gifts to personalise, gifts to offer to whoever you want!

White metal tins Its daily use Who has never used a storage metal box ? I'm sure that in every citizen's cupboard there are tin boxes. And who knows how many tins there are in his studio, flat, house or even castle? I don't think many people have made an account of every single tin. There are tins of all kinds and for all purposes: for storing old souvenirs, photos, key rings etc., metal tins for storing biscuits, metal sweet tins, pill tins, tins for a thousand and one uses for storing a thousand and one things... These tins are usually decorated with either a logo or an image and serve as marketing advertisements for companies. Moreover, they come in different shapes and sizes; square, rectangular, round. But how many people know the origin? Gifts-custopolis.com sells metal tins whose lids can be personalised with a photo of your children, a travel photo or with labels dedicated to Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day or any other labels dedicated to various events. Not everyone has the desire to celebrate a birthday. Nevertheless, this white metal box decorated with the birthday label, birthday gifts to personalise, birthday gifts, which you choose and thanks to your nice message, the most disapproving will change their mind for this original birthday gift idea.

History of the cup Long ago, before we had cups or even pots, people drank from clay calabashes or jars that they made themselves by hand using the local materials available at the time. No wonder it took them so long to invent a pottery vessel that could keep a liquid hot or cold without burning up! As to who actually invented the cup, it is not entirely clear! But it was in ancient times that pottery cups were used for drinking water and other beverages in Asia and Africa, as well as in Europe and North America. The oldest cups found in different parts of the world are clay vessels that were discovered in Egypt during excavations conducted between 1933 and 1938 by the archaeologist Amelia Biliotti. They date back to 4000 BC and have certain similarities with today's ceramic cups. In ancient times, drinking vessels were mainly used to store water, not to drink it, as most modern glasses are today! The cup used to be made of wood in the countryside, and of thick earthenware in the cabarets where it was often decorated with floral motifs.