I cut way back this year too and it was a much more enjoyable Christmas. I make things all year long and give them out when they are finished as I'm not stockpiling them. My sister got her Christmas quilt in November so that she could use it all of December and my nieces and nephews got their double layer fleece mitts at the end of October before they really needed them. I'm not doing the mad Christmas rush any more. I'm not anti-gift just anti Christmas craziness.