Over the years I have tried just about every craft known to human kind. I have diligently made and given so many hand made items that I've lost count. And I have also spent many hours shopping for ready made gifts for family and friends for every occasion you can think of. Here are my thoughts, and mine alone, on gift giving ( whether the gift be hand made or store bought). Once I give you a gift, it is none of my business what you do with it. It has been given to you with thought, with heart, and with you in mind. This is my part in giving my gift. If, by chance, you don't care for it,then your reasons are your reasons and your reasons are valid for you. I don't need to know them, in fact, I'd prefer if you didn't tell me. If I expect recognition or praise or accolades, then the reason I've given you a gift is lost. My gift is to honour you as the receiver, not me as the giver. But then, as I said, these are my thoughts.