1.   But most of all, I asked everyone not to bring gifts, and what everyone did was bring handmade cards.

2.   Children dropped by his office to say hello and to offer handmade cards.

3.   Elderly people whose mouths have never met a toothbrush gather in dim courtyards to gamble with handmade cards, using sunflower seeds as chips.

4.   Letters, handmade cards, photos and cassette-recorded messages, all of which will be very welcome and cherished long after the holidays.

5.   So he makes gifts -- past examples are tree ornaments and a painted flower pot -- and handmade cards for her.

6.   They are words scratched near the site in chalk or carefully lettered on handmade cards and mailed to rescue workers.