Wool cotton dolls wrapped in parchment paper, snowmen in tinsel, and cardboard figures painted in different colors are back in fashion. These kinds of New Year decorations, although available only in antiques shops, are becoming increasingly popular. People have grown tired of the impersonal multicolored balls which look as if they have all come off the same production line. A family New Year Tree ought to have an original look, it has to have character. “Papier mache” toys look particularly attractive and are in vogue again. Handmade fancies and artwork never go out of fashion. You don’t have to invest a lot of money in them and you don’t have to spend a lot of time. All you have to have is the desire to make something creative and a set of basic skills. The result will be adorning your New Year Tree.
Well, maybe a simplified variant will be to combine one's own work with something ready-made? I mean, for instance, buying a cup or balls (of notorious memory)))) and then paint it yourself! It's less time-consuming but still very hearty. Besides, it's an original way to decorate your greetings)
Hand-made presents have also been made especially for you. So, they are not abstract presents that have been bought "just in case". So, they are personal. And it's also very pleasant to realize that someone has spent his/her free time thinking of you and preparing a special present for you))
Hand-made things may seem rather clumsy but they possess smth factory-made goods lack - the warmth of people's hands. Though it sounds a little bit stupid, I do believe that such things have soul. Do you know the joke about the fake baubles? They seem just as authentic ones, but they don't make you happy Hand-made presents are therefore never fake - they can make anybody happy.
I'd also add that now hand-made accessories and all kinds of hand-made presents are getting more and more popular. And I do agree with the author of the news that it's much more pleasant to get a hand-made toy or greeting card instead of "the impersonal multicolored balls which look as if they have all come off the same production line".
Hand-made presents are therefore never fake - they can make anybody happy.