The joy that handmade gifts give is unimaginable in these days of mass manufactured gifts. Not only are handmade gifts timeless expressions of love they are expressions of the commitment that the person has made towards the relationship. With growing modernization, the art of gifting has slowly moved towards giving gift vouchers or utility items that everyone needs and are mass produced. The exclusivity of handmade gifts has been confined to grandmothers or aunts knitting small sweaters for newborns in the family. To fill this gap, online stores like Spencer’s have created a unique gift store online that show people how simple and beautiful gifts can be made with a little time and materials sourced from regular and daily use. Whether they are pretty bags made of paper that can be used as party favors or hand carved wax images to pretty wax candles that are created with organic perfumes the options of handmade gifts are plenty. Ecological concerns are also playing an important role in gift giving and most people have learned to use recycled materials to create gifts that are truly unique and exclusive. If more people were to take the concerns of environment and ecology to heart they will support the cause of handmade gifts.