"Amanda Braun, 16, of Nordonia, hinted that sometimes the best gifts are the ones made with a little elbow grease.

'I would like my boyfriend to make me a craft or a memory book or something sweet like that. When your boyfriend goes through the trouble of making something, it shows some thought,' Braun said."
—"Making Their Lists, Checking Them Twice," The Plain Dealer, December 1, 1999