I like the gift giving... great idea!
I do have a repeatable crash, though. I'm able to talk with a lot of people in my village, buy/sell, give gifts, etc. But there's one villager that, every time I encounter them, I say 'Hi there.' and the game crashes. It's the same villager that crashes me. I don't guess it matters, but just in case, their name is OdibqOSeAW. I just tried saying something other than Hi there-- I said hello this time-- and it still crashed.
Belatedly, though, I'm no longer crashing when I try to use the axe. :)