My family needs nothing: just token gifts (boxes of chocs usually.. ..) Plus I make donations to Unicef, WWF, Nature Conservancy----lots of different ones. I get the donation enrollment cards and wrap them up FANCY for the family recipients.

I also gave to family and friends: home made shortbread, or figgy pudding, or fruit cake (yo ho ho....)

I also gave some of my special hand-made flower cards to some extra-special friends.

Other than chocs and token treats (high quality): a few things I bought:

*illuminated manuscript note cards for deacon at church;
*cat-in-the-hat stocking for brother (1/2 price last year);
*great composers postcards for music friend;
*Guerlain perfume box for mom (I kept half for myself, and gave her the rest, plus all the free samples which she loves.)

Also, whenever I buy beauty products or perfume, I save the 'gifts with purchase' and re-gift them unopened and intact (makeup usually) to friend, music teacher, trainer at gym.

I also made up a very nice gift bag with recycled things plus some new treats for mom's cleaning lady's disabled daughter.

Also box of chocs for nail salon; box of chocs plus $$$ for mail lady.

I believe in re-gifting; I believe in token gifts, consumable gifts, hand-made gifts, food gifts, donation-in-honor gifts. I do not believe in CLUTTER GIFTS and joke gifts. Sorry if I sound like a grinch.....

I would rather give ONE great but tiny chocolate bar (Neuhaus, Godiva, Saxon) than a whole box of imitation garbage....

Luv from Script