I agree with
Stone Cold. Handmade presents are always the best since they are truly from your heart, and express your feelings towards that person in a way no mall bought present could ever grasp. Starting from scratch to make presents always means you spent more time on the person, which is a good thing for sure, too!
As
Bedo said, cards are always a great idea to start with. I know I love it when a boyfriend makes one for me because it's just so much better than a cheap and useless Jewel card. Even if it's horrible, it just means that much more to me. Art skills don't matter. It doesn't have to be great. Just make sure what's written in it is honest and pure. Oh, and sugar coated doesn't hurt, either.
One present my sister and I gave to our mom for mothers day was a homeade scrapbook full of our pictures together... from our oldest pictures to our newest pictures. It was about fifteen pages on just regular colored paper with a few pictures on each one. Make specail and funny captions under each picture, and draw little designs on the pages to make the book look fun and cool. Your friend could always try that. I know it meant a lot to my mom, and I would love it if a boy would do that for me, too.
