When I make things for family or friends, I do the best I can to choose something I think they'll like. And then I divest myself of any need for them to actually like them or to use them. You never can tell with handmade gifts whether people will appreciate them. With so much heart and effort going into them, I just know within myself that the effort and the desire to please were there. Whether people actually like or use the gift is none of my business. (In fact, I live by these words: What other people think is none of my business.)