Wow! December is over and I can hardly believe it. I will certainly miss the daily influx of Christmas cards with smiling faces of our friends and family. December is my favorite month to go to the mailbox. January not-so-much! December = happy smiling faces and January = bills bills bills!
However, December tends to be so FULL. We all find ourselves racing from one thing to the next no matter how hard we try to simplify. It just happens. While I opened and enjoyed every single Christmas card, I have not had time to really sit down and peruse each one in depth. So, this January I will keep our cards out. They are in a cute gold star basket. Each night we will chose a few cards and share the story of that person or family and then we will pray for them. What better use for these cards than for them to be prayed over for their year. None of us knows what tomorrow holds and we can never pray enough for those we love. How do you use your Christmas cards once Christmas is over?
Showing posts with label Christmas cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas cards. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Tuesday's Tip
As Christmas cards start to pour in, create a cute bowl or bucket to place them in as they arrive. My mother has a metal wreath that she fills with cards. Each night, choose a card (or let your child choose) and tell your family how you know this other family. Then, pray for your friends. It's a great way to quite literally bless others!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Christmas Cards
If you want to have one less worry in December, now is the time to work on your Christmas cards. Yes, I really did just say that. NOW is the time to work on your Christmas cards. If you do, then come December when your friends are fretting over the 1001st picture they have taken of their children that STILL WON'T work, you will sit back, smile slyly, and think to yourself, "Mama Henley was right. It IS better to do your Christmas cards early." I am telling ya, ladies, it's much easier to do it now than to procrastinate.
My friend, ML, makes fantastic homemade cards every year. I heart them. They have ribbons that match the cards that match the outfits her three model children are wearing in the verycoolpicture. My friend, B, has always outdone herself from year to year with one card more creative than the next. She found a great printer who does black and white photo cards on white paper that are tri-folded and oh-so-fun. Because of B, we've had those cards twice. MD & C have had fun collage Christmas cards where you can see all of the fun things their families did in the last year. Drew & Jay (they're men & I know they don't read my blog, so I'll just use their names, for Heaven's sake!) both are FANTASTIC witty letter writers & I used to love it when they'd write a letter about the past year. Sadly, neither of them do it anymore. I loved those updates. If I did not mention you, this does not mean you don't have great Christmas cards!! I am writing quickly & thinking off the cuff, okay? Last year M waited until after a fabulous trip to Germany over Thanksgiving because she knew she'd have an ohsoperfectpicture from the trip. It's okay if you need to wait for something like that. If not, get going, girls!
Snapfish is offering 35% off orders before November 2nd. For every 75 cards (I think) you buy from Shutterfly, they'll throw in another 50 for free. FOR FREE. If you use the code SHIP40 then you don't have to pay shipping on large orders. Tiny Prints and others also have precious cards.
You'll be so happy you listened & put those babies on the front porch and snapped their picture in all of October's glory when December rolls around and you get to focus on baking and loving your family and shopping instead of Christmas cards!! Next time, I'll show you what I have done with my Christmas cards because of B's brilliant idea.
My friend, ML, makes fantastic homemade cards every year. I heart them. They have ribbons that match the cards that match the outfits her three model children are wearing in the verycoolpicture. My friend, B, has always outdone herself from year to year with one card more creative than the next. She found a great printer who does black and white photo cards on white paper that are tri-folded and oh-so-fun. Because of B, we've had those cards twice. MD & C have had fun collage Christmas cards where you can see all of the fun things their families did in the last year. Drew & Jay (they're men & I know they don't read my blog, so I'll just use their names, for Heaven's sake!) both are FANTASTIC witty letter writers & I used to love it when they'd write a letter about the past year. Sadly, neither of them do it anymore. I loved those updates. If I did not mention you, this does not mean you don't have great Christmas cards!! I am writing quickly & thinking off the cuff, okay? Last year M waited until after a fabulous trip to Germany over Thanksgiving because she knew she'd have an ohsoperfectpicture from the trip. It's okay if you need to wait for something like that. If not, get going, girls!
Snapfish is offering 35% off orders before November 2nd. For every 75 cards (I think) you buy from Shutterfly, they'll throw in another 50 for free. FOR FREE. If you use the code SHIP40 then you don't have to pay shipping on large orders. Tiny Prints and others also have precious cards.
You'll be so happy you listened & put those babies on the front porch and snapped their picture in all of October's glory when December rolls around and you get to focus on baking and loving your family and shopping instead of Christmas cards!! Next time, I'll show you what I have done with my Christmas cards because of B's brilliant idea.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Christmas cards
I usually use a great local printer to make our Christmas cards... and I also love themes where we all dress up like characters!! With the move, it was very difficult for me to change my expectations and just do a normal Christmas card. We have a beautiful picture of the 5 angels from my brother & sister-in-law's wedding, so I used that & tried Shutterfly for the first time. They are running a free shipping special & 20% off most cards right now. I even found another coupon code online for $10 off! This year Shutterfly has designers like Stacy Clare Boyd, Boatman Geller, and Fontaine Maury. I chose a precious FM card & ordered it last Monday night. I had it IN MY HANDS ON THURSDAY AT 5pm!!! Can you believe it?! So, don't procrastinate & order those cards!!!
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