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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.3

                                                      FORM FOR TIER 2 EMPLOYEES

         THE SHARES ISSUABLE PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE SUBJECT TO AN OPTION
         TO REPURCHASE PROVIDED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANY'S 2002 STOCK
         OPTION PLAN FOR KEY EMPLOYEES AND THIS AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO PURSUANT
         THERETO. A COPY OF SUCH PLAN IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE
         COMPANY AT ITS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES.

                          HOME INTERIORS & GIFTS, INC.
                             2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN

                      NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
                                FOR KEY EMPLOYEES

                                August ___, 2002

[Employee]
[Address]
[Address]

Re:      Grant of Stock Option

Dear [Employee]:

         The Board of Directors of Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc., a Texas
corporation (the "Company") has adopted the Company's 2002 Stock Option Plan For
Key Employees (the "Plan") for certain individuals and key employees of the
Company and its Related Entities. A copy of the Plan is being furnished to you
concurrently with the execution of this Option Agreement and shall be deemed a
part of this Option Agreement as if fully set forth herein. Unless the context
otherwise requires, all capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Plan.

         1.       The Grant.

                  Subject to the conditions set forth below, the Company hereby
grants to you, effective as of August [___], 2002 (the "Grant Date"), as a
matter of separate inducement and not in lieu of any salary or other
compensation for your services, the right and option to purchase (the "Option"),
in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, an
aggregate of [_____] shares of Common Stock of the Company (the "Option Shares"
at the Exercise Price (as hereinafter defined)). As used herein, the term
"Exercise Price" shall mean a price equal to $19.42 per share, subject to the
adjustments and limitations set forth herein and in the Plan. The Option granted
hereunder is intended to constitute a Non-Qualified Option within the meaning of
the Plan; however, you should consult with your tax advisor concerning the
proper reporting of any federal or state tax liability that may arise as a
result of the grant or exercise of the Option.

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         2.       Exercise.

                  (a)      For purposes of this Option Agreement, the Option
Shares shall be deemed "Nonvested Shares" unless and until they have become
"Vested Shares."  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section
6(c) of the Plan, the Option Shares shall become Vested Shares and shall become
exercisable only upon the achievement of the annual performance targets set
forth on Exhibit A attached hereto. Twenty percent (20%) of the Option Shares
shall become Vested Shares in accordance with the terms of the Plan upon the
achievement of each annual performance target; provided, however, that if for
any annual period the Equity Value Target for such period is not met, the number
of Option Shares that would have become Vested Shares had such Equity Value
Target been met shall nevertheless become Vested Shares upon the achievement in
any subsequent period of such Equity Value Target. In addition, in the event
that any future Equity Value Target is met in any annual period, the number of
Option Shares that would have become Vested Shares upon the achievement of such
future Equity Value Target in such subsequent annual period shall become Vested
Shares upon the achievement of such future Equity Value Target in the earlier
annual period regardless of whether the Equity Value Target for such future
annual period is actually achieved in such future annual period.

                  (b)      Determinations with respect to whether an applicable
annual Equity Value Target has been achieved (and the accompanying computations
of EBITDA and Net Consolidated Debt) shall be made by the Board of Directors or
the Option Committee within 30 days after approval by the Board of Directors (or
other appropriate committee thereof) of the Company's audited financial
statements for the applicable fiscal year, and shall be final and binding on the
Company and the Optionee absent manifest error. Until such determination has
been made, no Option Shares shall be deemed to be Vested Shares for any purposes
hereunder (including for purposes of determining whether any Options may be
exercised in connection with any termination of employment that occurred prior
to the date of determination).

                  (c)      Subject to the relevant provisions and limitations
contained herein and in the Plan, you may exercise the Option to purchase all or
a portion of the applicable number of Vested Shares at any time prior to the
termination of the Option pursuant to this Option Agreement. In no event shall
you be entitled to exercise the Option for a fraction of a Vested Share.

                  (d)      The unexercised portion of the Option, if any, will
automatically, and without notice, terminate and become null and void upon the
expiration of ten (10) years from the Grant Date.

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                  (e)      Any exercise by you of the Option shall be in writing
addressed to the Secretary of the Company at its principal place of business (a
copy of the form of exercise to be used will be available upon written request
to the Secretary), and shall be accompanied by a certified or bank check payable
to the order of the Company in the full amount of the Exercise Price of the
shares so purchased, or in such other manner as described in the Plan and
established by the Committee.

         3.       Termination of Relationship.

                  Upon the termination of your service with the Company or any
Related Entity, you may, until the earlier of (x) 30 days from the date of such
termination or (y) the expiration of the Option in accordance with its terms,
exercise the Option with respect to all or any part of the Vested Shares which
you were entitled to purchase immediately prior to such termination and,
thereafter, the Option shall, to the extent not previously exercised,
automatically terminate and become null and void, provided that;

                  (a)      in the case of termination of your service with the
Company or any Related Entity due to death, your estate (or any Person who
acquired the right to exercise such Option by bequest or inheritance or
otherwise by reason of your death) may, until the earlier of (x) the 181st day
after the date of death or (y) the expiration of the Option in accordance with
its terms, exercise the Option with respect to all or any part of the Vested
Shares which you were entitled to purchase immediately prior to the time of your
death;

                  (b)      in the case of termination of your service with the
Company or any Related Entity due to Disability, you or your legal
representative may, until the earlier of (x) the 181st day after the date your
employment was terminated or (y) the expiration of the Option in accordance with
its terms, exercise the Option with respect to all or any part of the Vested
Shares which you were entitled to purchase immediately prior to the time of such
termination;

                  (c)      in the case of termination of your service with the
Company or any Related Entity (i) for Good Cause (as determined by the Committee
in its sole judgment in accordance with the Plan), (ii) as a result of removal
from office as a director of the Company or any Related Entity for cause by
action of the shareholders of the Company or such Related Entity in accordance
with the by-laws of the Company or such Related entity, as applicable, and the
corporate law of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company or such
Related Entity, or (iii) as a result of the voluntary termination by you or your
service without the consent of the Company or any Related Entity, then you shall
immediately forfeit your rights under the Option except as to those Option
Shares already purchased.

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         4.       Transferability.

                  Except as otherwise provided in Section 5 hereof, the Option
and any rights or interests therein are not assignable or transferable by you
except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and during your
lifetime, the Option shall be exercisable only by you or, in the event that a
legal representative has been appointed in connection with your Disability, such
legal representative.

         5.       Purchase Option.

                  (a)      If in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the
Company shall have the option (the "Purchase Option") to purchase, and if the
option is exercised, you (or your executor or the administrator of your estate
or the Person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or
inheritance in the event of your death, or your legal representative in the
event of your incapacity (hereinafter, collectively with such optionee, the
"Grantor") shall sell to the Company and/or its assignee(s), all or any portion
(at the Company's option) of the Option Shares and/or the Option held by the
Grantor (such Option Shares and Option collectively being referred to as the
"Purchasable Shares").

                  (b)      The Company shall give notice in writing to the
Grantor of the exercise of the Purchase Option within one (1) year from the date
the Purchase Option arises under the terms of the Plan. Such notice shall state
the number of Purchasable Shares to be purchased and the determination of the
Board of Directors of the Fair Market Value per share of such purchasable
Shares. If no notice is given within the time limit specified above, the
Purchase Option shall terminate.

                  (c)      The purchase price to be paid for the Purchasable
Shares purchased pursuant to the Purchase Option shall be, in the case of any
Option Shares, the Fair Market Value per share as of the date of notice of
exercise of the purchase Option times the number of shares being purchased, and
in the case of the Option, the Fair Market Value per share times the number of
Vested Shares subject to such Option which are being purchased, less the
applicable per share Exercise Price. The purchase price shall be paid in cash.
The closing of such purchase shall take place at the Company's principal
executive offices within ten (10) days after the purchase price has been
determined. At such closing, the Grantor shall deliver to the purchaser(s) the
certificates or instruments evidencing the Purchasable Shares being purchased,
duly endorsed (or accompanied by duly executed stock powers) and otherwise in
good form for delivery, against payment of the purchase price by check of the
purchaser(s). In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantor
shall have failed to obtain the release of any pledge or other encumbrance on
any Purchasable Shares by the scheduled closing date, at the option of the
purchaser(s) the closing shall nevertheless occur on such scheduled closing
date, with the cash purchase price being reduced to the extent of all unpaid
indebtedness for which such Purchasable Shares are then pledged or encumbered.

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                  (d)      To assure the enforceability of the Company's rights
under this Section 5, each certificate or instrument representing Option Shares
subject to this Option Agreement shall bear a conspicuous legend in
substantially the following form:

         "THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO AN OPTION TO
         REPURCHASE PROVIDED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANY'S 2002 STOCK
         OPTION PLAN FOR KEY EMPLOYEES AND A STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO
         PURSUANT THERETO. A COPY OF SUCH OPTION PLAN AND OPTION AGREEMENT ARE
         AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE COMPANY AT ITS PRINCIPAL
         EXECUTIVE OFFICES."

         6.       Registration.

                  The Company shall not in any event be obligated to file any
registration statement under the Securities Act or any applicable state
securities laws to permit exercise of the Option or to issue any Common Stock in
violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws. You (or
in the event of your death or, in the event a legal representative has been
appointed in connection with your Disability, the Person exercising the Option)
shall, as a condition to your right to exercise the Option, deliver to the
Company an agreement or certificate containing such representations, warranties
and covenants as the Company may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that
the issuance of the Option Shares pursuant to such exercise is not required to
be registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws.

                  Certificates for the Option Shares, when issued, shall have
substantially the following legend, or statements of other applicable
restrictions, endorsed thereon, and may not be immediately transferable:

         "THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
         REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE
         SECURITIES LAWS. THE SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, PLEDGED,
         TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNTIL THE HOLDER HEREOF PROVIDES
         EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER (WHICH, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE
         ISSUER, MAY INCLUDE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER)
         THAT SUCH OFFER, SALE, PLEDGE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION WILL NOT
         VIOLATE APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE LAWS."

                  The foregoing legend may not be required for Option Shares
issued pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act
and in accordance with applicable state securities laws.

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         7.       Miscellaneous.

                  This Option Agreement is subject to all the terms, conditions,
limitations and restrictions contained in the Plan. In the event of any conflict
or inconsistency between the terms hereof and the Plan, the Plan shall be
controlling.

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         Please indicate your acceptance of all the terms and conditions of the
Option, and the Plan by signing and returning a copy of this Option Agreement.

                                         Very truly yours,

                                         HOME INTERIORS & GIFTS, INC.

                                         By:______________________________
                                         Name:
                                         Title:

ACCEPTED:

___________________________
[Employee]

Date:______________________

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                                    Exhibit A

                                Vesting Schedule

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<CAPTION>
                                       PERCENT OF ORIGINAL
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FISCAL YEAR ENDED                         OPTION SHARES              EQUITY VALUE TARGET(1)
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December 31, 2002                              20%                        $430 million

December 31, 2003                              20%                        $555 million

December 31, 2004                              20%                        $670 million

December 31, 2005                              20%                        $885 million

December 31, 2006                              20%                       $1,090 million
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Definitions: The following definitions shall be used in calculating the Equity
Value Target.

"EBITDA" has the meaning given to such term in the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated June 30, 2001, among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as
administrative agent, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as syndication agent, Citicorp,
USA, Inc. and Societe Generale, as co-agents, and the lenders from time to time
party thereto, as the same may be amended from time to time.

"EQUITY VALUE" means the product of EBITDA as of the end of the applicable
fiscal year times seven and one-half (7 1/2) less the average Net Consolidated
Debt outstanding at the end of such fiscal year. The calculation of Equity Value
shall be made by the Board of Directors or the Option Committee and shall be
final and binding on the Company and the Optionee absent manifest error.

"INDEBTEDNESS" means, any indebtedness, whether or not contingent, in respect of
borrowed money determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.

"NET CONSOLIDATED DEBT" means the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of the
Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis outstanding as of the end
of the applicable fiscal year less cash and cash equivalents of the Company and
its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of the applicable fiscal
year.

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(1) The Optionee acknowledges and agrees that the Committee has the right to
amend the Equity Value Target for any annual period to reflect changes in the
Company's business, including, without limitation, to reflect the acquisition or
divestiture of a Related Entity) or for such other reasons as it deems
appropriate.