The first week of December, my young daughter asked me if we could start getting ready for Christmas.

I told her that I wanted to make a couple gifts for people first, to give them some happiness. Of course, she is young and wanted to get ready for our own Christmas, but said okay.

I want to teach her the importance of Community service, giving, and being a volunteer.

She suggested ideas of what to make, and also helped me the whole way through a full week of modeling, UVMapping, correcting, texturing, by adding her comments and suggestions to the production of the gifts. (Or just watching the process in some cases - lol). It became a fun project for her to help mom and the gifts are from both of us. She could hardly wait to watch for the gifts to be offered.

Never could I imagine this reaction and it really makes me sad, and my daughter just doesn't understand why people are so mad about getting gifts.

Like others have said, this was not a DAZ idea, not orchestrated by anyone other that a few people, and not a motive to sell things.

It was simple. The idea was put forth by one person and several of us said, Yes, that would be fun to give gifts. Let's see what we can get together. There was a jumble to get ready as is usual with the holiday season.
People who texture, textured products they had, and people that model created a little something. Just like here and other places. This year I only had time to make things for 2 of the 4 places I love to go. I hope to make 4 things next year.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all that are enjoying our small tokens of the season.