Timely Christmas and holiday idea

First up, stay away from Wal-mart.

Please.

Next, after that, just try your best to stay away from corporate gifts and stores, for that matter.

Start the whole process for gifts for family or friends, if you're doing it at all, with thoughts of how you can get them things that are handmade or that you make or from some local art store or artist, or whatever.

Get, be and stay creative and see what you can come up with.

The gift will be far more appreciated if it isn't corporate and/or made, cheaply, on some other continent.

Good luck.

And if you do it, thanks, in advance.