Card collecting…
”It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.” -W. T. Ellis
Undoubtedly the holiday wishes will begin rolling in through the mailbox soon, if they haven’t done so already. Maximize the joy of cards by incorporating them into your home decorating. My favorite two ways to enjoy holiday cards:
Hang an evergreen garland to display cards: Paint clothespins in red and green and attach cards to the garland as they arrive.
Create your own Christmas book: I have created a Christmas book featuring the holiday cards we receive. After enjoying the cards, I mount each “front” card onto a page of cardstock or thick paper. Sometimes I collage several cards together. Below the cards, I write down who sent it and include a Christmas quote. You could also use Christmas cards as backgrounds in scrap booking your holiday memories. For quote ideas, try these websites:
www.quotegarden.com/christmas.html
www.quotelady.com/subjects/christmas.html
Your Turn: Choose an “out-of-the-box” way to enjoy your cards throughout the season.
Today’s Affirmation: I cherish and appreciate every gesture of kindness I receive.
December 8th, 2008 at 10:09 am
One year we punched a hole each card and hung them from our tree with ribbon. We used the cards as the main ornaments that year.
December 8th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
I love the Christmas book. I used to send my cards to St. Jude’s Research Hospital but they no longer take the cards. I like to reread the cards all year long, so this book is a great idea. If someone cares enough to send a card, it’s a shame to throw them away after a few days.
December 11th, 2008 at 10:11 am
One of the traditions my children and I started many years ago is that of putting the cards in a bowl on the dining table as they arrived and every night as we sat down to dinner we would choose one or two of them, open & read the cards and pray for the sender and their family members.