Well, it's the holiday season. I cannot believe how fast this year has flown by. I planned on making more posts this year than ever, but I guess that didn't work out. It's really time consuming to log in, comment, read, write, edit, upload, post daily for me. It's also painful, as I have really bad carpal tunnel.
But it's the holidays and I am newly inspired! I have wanted to do this for years, and for some reason, this year I am actually working on a HANDMADE CHRISTMAS. Don't get me wrong, it will not be 100% handmade. The fact is: I am not building a dollhouse for my daughter or taking an electrical engineer class in order to construct some awesome electronic gifts. So those will be store bought, but outside of toys and electronics, I am making things by hand.
So I am sitting in my disaster of a dining area late last night (or early this morning; take your pick) and I am working on my cards to mail out, cutting, pasting, decorating, etc.... and I think: Why am I not blogging about this??? I know the answer.... "Because every time I post, I disappear for months on end without notice..." Well, that and my wrist hurts really bad when I am on my laptop *Sad face!
But even if the posts are short and the pictures are of mediocre quality, I want to have some proof that I made my Christmas!
First, I made myself a holiday planner. The picture of the cover is somehow saved in an odd angle that I can't fix, but this is the inside. I got the idea off of pinterest randomly looking up DIY Christmas gift ideas. I didn't find any ideas I liked, but I was ecstatic about getting organized in such a cute way!
Then I got started on my Christmas cards. I normally buy about 200 cards, but this year, I wanted to make them, so I kept it simple, keeping the mailing list to less than 100. If I spend the next weeks making cards, then I am sure to disappoint those expecting some creative gifts!
I cranked out about 60 envelopes over the weekend! I am glad I kept up the hard work. My attention span is about as short as a new born baby's.
And then the other night, I fooled around with about 40 fonts until I found 4 that I liked the best. I edited the text into the small cards and cut them out.
I have actually finished about half of them now, but I will save that for another day to post about :)
I chose not to make lavish, extravagant (and time consuming cards) but I really like the cards I designed. They are festive, cute, and simple.
More to come in the next few days, as I prepare to mail out my first batch of cards!
Happy Holidays!
But it's the holidays and I am newly inspired! I have wanted to do this for years, and for some reason, this year I am actually working on a HANDMADE CHRISTMAS. Don't get me wrong, it will not be 100% handmade. The fact is: I am not building a dollhouse for my daughter or taking an electrical engineer class in order to construct some awesome electronic gifts. So those will be store bought, but outside of toys and electronics, I am making things by hand.
So I am sitting in my disaster of a dining area late last night (or early this morning; take your pick) and I am working on my cards to mail out, cutting, pasting, decorating, etc.... and I think: Why am I not blogging about this??? I know the answer.... "Because every time I post, I disappear for months on end without notice..." Well, that and my wrist hurts really bad when I am on my laptop *Sad face!
But even if the posts are short and the pictures are of mediocre quality, I want to have some proof that I made my Christmas!
First, I made myself a holiday planner. The picture of the cover is somehow saved in an odd angle that I can't fix, but this is the inside. I got the idea off of pinterest randomly looking up DIY Christmas gift ideas. I didn't find any ideas I liked, but I was ecstatic about getting organized in such a cute way!
Then I got started on my Christmas cards. I normally buy about 200 cards, but this year, I wanted to make them, so I kept it simple, keeping the mailing list to less than 100. If I spend the next weeks making cards, then I am sure to disappoint those expecting some creative gifts!
I have actually finished about half of them now, but I will save that for another day to post about :)
I chose not to make lavish, extravagant (and time consuming cards) but I really like the cards I designed. They are festive, cute, and simple.
More to come in the next few days, as I prepare to mail out my first batch of cards!
Happy Holidays!
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