For the men in my life, hubby, son and friends: quilts, flannel pillowcases in their favorite colors. Also potholders that will fit their size of hands. Home baked cookies, these can be made and frozen till the holiday. I have also made slippers, lots of neat patterns that aren't all that hard to sew. And as a fun stocking stuffer for the more 'worldly older guy', Blue M&M candies in a pill bottle and a note "From Santa". Also monogrammed bath towels, the letters are easy to sew and you actually don't need an embroildery machine to do it.