Homemade gifts are the best. This year, (bet, close your eyes!) I hope to have all of the heirloom family pictures (g/grandparents, homesteads, etc.) on CDs to give to all of my siblings and their kids as well as my own.

One year I had a big garden with lots of gourds. My kids were just babies and I ahd no money. each eprson got something made out of a gourd: a rattle, a teaset (not very practical, but decorative), a pipe, and windchime.

Write and illustrate a story. One friend told me she wrote eulogies for each of her family members. She'd just read "Tuesdays with Morrie" and was inspired to tell them NOW what she would share on their passing. They loved it.