Here's another gift idea for those people on your list that are hard to shop for. Try a calendar. Calendars combine utilitarian design with an inexpensive source of wall art.
A calendar is a little less "special" than other gift ideas, making them more appropriate as a second gift or as a gift for a teacher, coworker or those Christmas parties where everyone is supposed to bring a gift without knowing who the ultimate recipient will be. Options range from small pocket calendars, to desk calendars and large wall calendars.
Pocket and desk calendars work well as stocking stuffers for those mature enough to enjoy something other than candy in their stocking.
Calendars are readily available from multiple sources. (Discount stores often offer very inexpensive, if limited, options.)
Custom options are available for those willing to support a starving artist. CafePress, Zazzle and RedBubble all offer calendars from individual artists.
I do have a RedBubble account and currently have one calendar in my portfolio featuring my water related photography. My only complaint is that calendar offerings aren't listed as a separate option when viewing an artist's RedBubble portfolio. They are instead displayed under images with the word "calendar" across the image. Not a good way to draw attention to a product.
For a truly customized calendar, try uploading your own artwork or photographs. All it takes is creating a free account at one of the above sites (CafePress, Zazzle or RedBubble).
There are other sites that will print calendars using uploaded images. The three sites listed offer the additional option of selling those calendars to other people. If you want to use your own images Shutterfly, Snapfish and Walgreens offer calendar options. (That's just after a brief Internet search.)
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