as foretold, here are even more eminently purchasable present options:

Beasts on Plates: several months ago, I purchased a shiny-red glass plate with a grizzly bear etched into it from etsy seller “mountain gold“, and I have just discovered that they also have a MOOSE plate! so if you bought this plate we would be fraternal plate-twins. we could start the “large furry beasts of the tundra on plates” club and meet monthly. I’m just sayin’:

DIY Gifts:

A. Print-on-Demand: with the plethora* of print-on-demand, self-publishing services out there today, you can design your own loot and get it made without having to buy in bulk quantities to make it affordable. on lulu.com, you can publish your own books, calendars, posters etc. I’m partial to the photobook “modern theme” option (this year, I printed a 25-page hardback photo-album, of equal quality to anything you might find on the B&N discount book display near the registers, for me mum). OR! on cafepress.com, there are ever-so-very-many ridiculous products onto which you can slap your image/design (think dog-shirts, truckers hats, onesies, throw pillows, as well as tshirts/bags/etc). I gave my darlingest friend edwina, buttons with her manfriend’s face on them:

also, look! a donkey thong!

B. Terrariums! I have recently become enamored of these little jars of botanical-whimsy. Just find a fish bowl or a vintage jar (here or here or here), and get some succulent plant life (here), and maybe go nuts and put little plastic dinosaurs in it, or a donkey (as seen below)…

Eggpants: I know I know, I’ve talked about these before, but seriously, just look at them, everyone should own these. everyone ever.

==UPDATE==
Conjoined Triplets Finger Puppet & Huggable Prescriptions: I sometimes forget just how talented-meets-bizarre many of my friends are… these plush-tastic toys are by claire-darling and can be found in her etsy-shop.

*“would you say I have a plethora of pinatas?” …you know what, forget everything I’ve said, just buy everyone you know a copy of the three amigos on dvd.