I turn used christmas cards into christmas postcards. I would tear/cut off the front of the used card with the beautiful picture on it and trim it, if needed and go on the backside (where it's usually blank) and draw a divided line where you put the addresses on the right and your message on the left. That's it!
Usually, the front of the christmas cards that you turn into postcards, are mostly larger than your average postcard and you'd have to pay the standard "first class mail letter rate". It does not matter how heavy it or how large it is, the first class rate does not fluctuate, unlike using envelopes. But you may get lucky and pay the postcard rate if your christmas postcard is small enough. But hey! at least recycling your old christmas cards and making into postcards sure beats buying new envelopes for them and licking them and you save trees this way!
2007-12-08 17:09:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
And you don't have to worry about buying new christmas cards because you can use the ones you already have and send them to different people. If possible, don't send the same card that the person sent to you the year before, send them a different card that came from a different person.
2007-12-08 17:11:37 · update #1
I found this idea on Yahoo answers on this section a couple of years ago :-)
2007-12-08 17:18:56 · update #2
I have been using this idea ever since I found out about it and I haven't bought any "new" christmas cards yet. Just use the ones I already have.
2007-12-08 17:20:10 · update #3
pure genious!!!!!!!!!! i hope you dont mind but i am sooo stealing that idea for next year!
2007-12-08 17:17:11 · answer #1 · answered by Super Wifey 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like it - never thought of doing that! When the kids were younger I'd put them in the craft box for them to cut up and make pictures with. Since then I take them in to the local pre school or creche.
2007-12-08 17:19:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I tried to do it,I was called a stingy miser.When churches do it,they say the sale proceeds are for the charity.Nobody is willing to take me for a church and the tale hangs there.
2007-12-08 17:53:15 · answer #3 · answered by brkshandilya 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes,I cut out around the design on them and use that as a gift tag.
2007-12-08 17:25:12 · answer #4 · answered by peppersham 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the most brilliant idea I have heard of. Thanks for sharing the info - a new tradition for my kids!
2007-12-08 17:12:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋