Comments on: DIY Christmas part 2

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:31:22 +0000

Your cards are great! I make our Christmas cards each year too! Here’s a link to the ones I made this year: http://oneluckycouple.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/handmade-holiday-cards/

By: Mishy

Mishy — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:45:40 +0000

i can’t believe you handwrite letters to 75+ people. wow, you go girl.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:04:00 +0000

Those look really nice. I’d always fallen into the camp of “you only send photo xmas cards once you have kids” – so we’ve never sent a photo. BUT – I always love receiving photo xmas cards because I hang them on this red ribbon in our kitchen/dining room and it looks so nice. I heard a funny comedian comment on how us childless folk should send xmas cards of us in bed after 10am surrounded by cash! I’m hoping for a photo next year!
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By: Disgruntled Julie

Disgruntled Julie — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:31:31 +0000

I do all my own holiday cards every year as well (previous examples are here: http://ethidiumbromide.blogspot.com/2009/12/holiday-cards.html), though I opt for silkscreening because I don’t have a car and can’t get out to buy fun paper supplies from a craft store (in my opinion, the ONLY downside to inner-city living!).

I have never been a fan of photo cards, but yours are beautiful and I love that they are handmade! I think my problem is that 90% of the cards I receive are just printed out, ordered through some company with a picture, and the person can’t even bother to sign their name, because they have printed on the card itself “Happy Hanukkah from the X Family”. And then they put it in a computer-printed envelope, and stick on a stamp, and that is it. I’ve always felt like the point of holiday cards is to at least make them somewhat personal — even if it just writing “Happy Holidays Name-of-Recipient!” and signing your own name at the bottom… but SOMETHING that indicates that you actually put personal thought into each card, rather than just having an automated, impersonal assembly line.
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By: Newlyweds Next Door

Newlyweds Next Door — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:45:50 +0000

WOW! These are so cool. It makes me feel lame that I just “Shutterflied” our cards. :) Really nice job!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:20:15 +0000

Julia-How do you use digital scrapbooking to create your photo & frames? I’d love to create my own, but can always use a little help in the creativity department.