Decorating the tree and sending Christmas Cards are two important seasonal events. Usually our carefully bought, written and chosen cards end up being trashed (few of us recycle). So it’s good to make - or buy a dual purpose bauble-com-card to cut down on our use of paper - and our spending.

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Written by Geraldine Jozefiak
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A card kit makes it easy for you to learn new techniques with the least amount of bother.  With most of the specialist materials you need, ready to go, learning new ideas couldn't be easier. 

Glass painting kits in particular are a a great introduction to this colorful craft whilst showing  you how to make some truly individual handmade cards at the same time.  

Learning a new glass painting technique can be challenging and kits offer the best way to get started.

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Written by Geraldine Jozefiak
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Activities for the elderly should get a sharper focus on October 1, 2007 – because it’s International Day of Older Persons.  The World Health Organisation offers some startling statistics on the aging population, offered through the Voluntary Arts Network .

“In the next 50 years, the number of older persons will nearly quadruple, growing from about 600 million to almost 2 billion senior citizens. Today, one in every ten is 60 years and older. By 2050, one out of every five will be an older person, and by 2150, one third of the people in the world are expected to be 60 years of age or older”.

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Written by Geraldine Jozefiak
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A handmade sympathy card is a very personal way to express your love and support to someone at a difficult time. You’ll want to choose your materials and paper with care and to make sure that your message says the right thing, particularly as a sympathy card reaches someone at a ‘raw’ time in their lives. Two excellent suppliers of art materials and paper products are Dick Blick and Paper.com.

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Written by Geraldine Jozefiak
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Why not send a Charity Christmas Card this year? The Christmas card trade is colossal and many charities are set to take advantage of our goodwill through traditional bricks and mortar sales. Most high streets and malls now display a wide range of charity cards for sale and the discerning shopper can buy knowing that a percentage of the cost goes to their selected cause.

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Written by Geraldine Jozefiak
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Sending a boxed Christmas Card to someone special on your Christmas Card List gets easier and easier at this time of year. More and more greeting card publishers are including Christian Christmas cards in their range of products making choosing and sending much less fraught than previous years.

Time was when such cards were not ‘standard’ in the card shops and you’d have to trawl specialist Christian Bookstores to find what you were after. Fortunately, card publishers know that customers want to send and receive this type of card and they are making many more designs available.

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Written by Geraldine Jozefiak
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Christmas card craft ideas are often in short supply at holiday time.  It’s not that they aren’t around, it’s more often that we’ve left it too late to look around and track down ideas that can be used without too much reading and working out. So it’s great to know about projects that really make it easy on us by putting things really clearly, in step-by-step form, together with photos, designs and templates.

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Written by Geraldine Jozefiak
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Many people like the idea of sending a White House Christmas card. Some just like to track down traditional white house scenes as covers for their seasonal card sending. Whilst this might suit most of us, those looking for a more American patriotic flavor might like to send – and receive cards and gifts directly purchased from the Presidential White House.

“Season's Greetings from the White House” celebrates the American spirit and patriotism by offering a variety of gift items particularly suited for your family, friends and colleagues. Green and Red are usually associated with Christmas, but the site’s message says that it prefers to celebrate “this most special holiday of love, friendship and thanksgiving, with the Red, White and Blue”. It may offer just the perfect choice of greeting card this Christmas.

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Written by Geraldine Jozefiak
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The humble Christmas card Holder has never been so colorful – or so untraditional. Forget the usual green, red or white pegs, strung beads or cardboard mounted assemblies. No, this year, if you’re a sports fan of NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, then you’ll want to check out these little beauties – decked out in your favorite apparel! A perfect way to house your growing stack of christmas cards, whilst supporting your team.

These 51” fleecy snowmen come to you from FanZone and are a great addition to your Christmas decorations.  

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Written by Geraldine Jozefiak
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The rise of the E mail card is good for those in electronic publishing – and good for the wider environment.  If you’re concerned about the use of trees for printing then it’s good to know that more and more companies are moving towards a more eco-friendly ethos that celebrates the art of communication whilst supporting the planet.  One in particular even donates 10% of the annual membership fee to customer’s choice of their Non Profit Partners.

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Written by Geraldine Jozefiak
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