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Have a long Christmas card list but no money to spend on all the cute cards you see in the stores? Take a few minutes out of your evenings and make them yourself. Cut one-of-a-kind snowflakes while you're watching your favorite tv shows (don't worry, they'll be a lot better than the ones you made as a kid) and glue them to colored paper or card-stock.
Or, if you're short on time too, use a holiday-shaped cut-out like this snowflake hole-punch from Paper Source (for around $6) to cut the shapes out of paper and line them with a contrasting color of paper (the resulting confetti can be glued on card-stock). The two layers of these cards are held together by ribbons and metallic thread.
For Hanukkah cards, you can make Stars of David the same way you make snowflakes in nine easy steps:
1. fold a paper circle in half
2. fold the half-circle in thirds
3. fold the third in half lengthwise, then open
4. fold the third in half the other direction, then open
5. mark where the folds meet with a point
6. draw straight lines from the upper corners of the triangle through the point
7. draw straight lines 1/4 - 1/3 of an inch below the fist set of lines
8. cut out the resulting shape
9. unfold, and you have a star
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Posted by georgia to Gifts , Tips on December 6, 2005 10:58 PM | permalink | Email this post
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Slightly more expensive, but here's a nifty bit of scuplture/art that is sure to make your recipient smile:
Posted by: MItch at December 7, 2005 10:38 AM
So pretty! Thanks Mitch.
Posted by: Georgia at December 7, 2005 11:20 AM
