Friendship Scrapbook

• Design a mini scrapbook as a best-friend gift that chronicles the times you've spent together. Choose a 9-by-9-inch spiral-bound scrapbook, along with card stock and patterned paper in your friend's favorite colors. Gather photos and memorabilia from your adventures, like ticket stubs, notes, receipts, brochures or take-out menus from favorite restaurants. Affix pictures to the scrapbook pages and include accents and written recollections that support the theme of the photos. If you're designing a layout about your favorite restaurant, for instance, write about the best items on the menu and embellish the page with food-related stickers or die cuts. Leave four to eight blank pages in the back of the album so your friend can add her own snapshots.
  
  

Day for Two

• If you and your pal have been so busy that you've been neglecting your friendship, surprise her with an activity that allows you to share some one-on-one time. Choose a friendship gift like two tickets to see your favorite band in concert, appointments for a day at a spa for massages and manicures, or reservations at a new restaurant in town. If you love to cook, offer to make her dinner at home so you can catch up on your work, school or personal lives.
  
  

Practical Items

• Show your friend how much you care by offering a practical friend gift that he hasn't bought for himself. If he complains that his iPod headphones produce nothing but static, that he dreads the rain because his umbrella broke or that his cell phone case has a broken strap, for example, buy a replacement as a gift. Observe him at home, work or play to discover items that he goes through quickly, like planner refills, a favorite candy or mystery novels. Buy an assortment of the items to save him a trip to the store.
  
  

Hobby Supplies

• Help your friend partake in a favorite pastime with a gift related to the hobby. If your friend loves to golf, for example, buy golf balls, a stylish windbreaker jacket, a set of club-head covers or a gift card to a local pro shop. For a crafter, offer a selection of basic tools, a magazine subscription that features projects and patterns, or the fee for a craft-store workshop that will demonstrate new techniques.