I have so many friends with nut and shellfish allergies that I just don't even think of including those ingredients in party foods, let alone giving them as gifts. Also, I really dislike peanuts, the smell of peanut butter makes me nauseous (I think it may be some sort of low-grade allergy).

Have you heard about the paper used for bank cards now being used as a craft paper? I forget what it is called, but it is superdurable.

Do you know the name of the beads with sticky on them? I have an ongoing tactile tapestry project in which I wanted to use beads, but frankly, I don't think I was made for beading. I mansged to get a number of strands beaded and sewn on, and the threads broke, beads everywhere! and I have I managed I have an old wood floor in my room, with lots of cracks for things to fall into?