Mixbook is my go-to for photo cards, photo books, and more. Use the code EREAD5021 for 50% off any card order Bart has loved the idea of doing Christmas cards since we got married. Of course, he didn't love the idea enough to do them himself, so we didn't start doing them until about 2009 when I finally decided I was willing to take on the project. Since then, we've done them every year (2011 here, 2013 here, 2016 here, and 2019 here - apparently I never shared the other years). I know ... Read More about 7 Tips for Easy Christmas cards
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What to do with old Christmas cards: 5 Simple Ideas
Bart loves having Christmas decorations up, especially a Christmas tree, and if it were up to him, I'm pretty sure it'd stay up until Easter. I love Christmas decorations too, but as soon as a new year rolls in, I'm ready to clean up Christmas and move into a new year with a clean slate. But it's definitely the hardest to just toss the Christmas cards that arrived in your mailbox over the holiday season. If you want to treasure them a bit longer (or a lot longer!) here are some simple ... Read More about What to do with old Christmas cards: 5 Simple Ideas
A Valentine Banner made from Christmas Cards
I know that Valentine's Day is still a long way off, but since the calendar has now rolled over to January and people are starting to take down their Christmas decorations, I wanted to show you one of my favorite projects of all time that solves that age-old problem: what to do with old Christmas cards. Any time I share this in February, I get a whole slew of messages from people saying things like, "Oh, I wish I hadn't already recycled all my old Christmas cards!" So tuck this idea in ... Read More about A Valentine Banner made from Christmas Cards
Shiny Gold Minted Christmas Cards
One big plus of moving as much as we have is that we now get a LOT of Christmas cards. Last year, we filled up both of the arches in our entry way, and it made me happy all month long to see the faces of friends and family spread all over the country, from Boston to North Carolina to Texas to Utah. Last year, it was kind of a scramble to get family photos taken, but this year we had family photos taken at our home in October and then a few weeks later in California, we had photos taken ... Read More about Shiny Gold Minted Christmas Cards
My Favorite Yoto Club Cards
If you have a Yoto Player, you probably figured out pretty quickly that a Yoto Club membership was worth the money (I have a whole post about how Yoto Club works here, if you're trying to figure out how it works). But once you sign up, you're faced with the decision of how to best spend your Yoto Club credits! I went through the entire Yoto Club card catalog and picked out my favorites and sorted them by age. Note that they've started offering card packs (like Narwhal and Jelly and ... Read More about My Favorite Yoto Club Cards