For three little boys whose names Brookhaven resident Charlie Williams won't divulge, that is homemade Christmas on the way.

"I don't want them to see it in the paper that it's for them," he said about not identifying the recipients' names. "It would spoil their Christmas surprise."

The little house, which looks almost like something from an Old West ghost town, is truly a gift from the heart, Williams said. An observer might say it is also a good answer to some people's economic woes to handcraft Christmas gifts.

Made of wood and vinyl, with "power lines" made of wire that run back to a battery-transformer attached to a "telephone pole" in the front area, the little building is surrounded by a little wooden fence. And it actually gives off a homey glow when it's plugged in.

"It's got a little bulb in there, and you can plug it in and it lights up," he said. "It's just one of those little bitty bulbs."

While it doesn't look like a typical store-bought toy house, Williams said it's the fact that it's handmade that makes it special to him.

"I used a hacksaw blade," he said. "I cut every piece myself with a hacksaw and I glued it."

The little project, which has characters from a little deputy sheriff to Ronald McDonald on the porch, also has a side building labeled "corn crib." Williams said it took him about two weeks to put together.

"A man gave me the glass for the windows," he said. "And the roof is made of vinyl siding from a closet curtain that you can open and close back and forth."

The young friends who will receive the gift are ages nine, six and two. While Williams said he didn't want them to read about it, he definitely wanted to show his handiwork to friends around town.

"I've got to take it and show it to some people," he said. "But the reason I made it, it's for three little boys for Christmas."