New Ways to Use Old Christmas Cards
Forty years ago when I was growing up on our dairy farm in Wisconsin, my mother always saved the Christmas cards she had received in the mail. In those days, people sent many more Christmas cards than they do now. Today, I still find myself saving the cards that I get each Christmas. When the holiday season is over, I take them down off the dining-room side of our kitchen cabinets. I look at each one and think about the person who sent it.
Then I tuck the cards into Christmas canisters and store them with my Christmas decorations. The next year when I take the decorations out, I discover the cards and then I look through them again. They are still much too pretty to throw away, but unfortunately, I only have so much space available for keeping cards!If you save your old Christmas cards, too, but don't know what to do with them, here are three ways that you can put them to good use:? Make ornaments.
- Cut out the pictures and glue ribbon or lace around the edge. Craft shops and variety stores carry an amazing assortment of ribbon and lace.
- Punch a hole in the top and hang from the Christmas tree with yarn or ribbon.
Make gift tags.
- Cut around the pictures, leaving enough room at the edge to write "To" and "From" if the pictures are arranged in such a way that there is a large open space around the perimeter. Glue ribbon or lace around the edge to add a bit of decoration.
- Cut out the pictures and glue onto pieces of colored paper folded in half (so you can write
your message inside). Add ribbon or lace, if desired. - Cut out the pictures, write your message on the back up-side-down and tape just the top edge to the package so that recipients only have to lift the tag to read your message. Once again, glue ribbon or lace around the edge for extra decoration
- Purchase a 5x7 or an 8x10 picture frame with glass (or a larger frame, if desired).
- Cut out the pictures from the Christmas cards.
- Glue the pictures onto a piece of cardstock or other heavy paper cut to fit the frame. Cover the paper with pictures. Experiment with different arrangements before you glue them down.
- Display the collage on a coffee table or end table or hang it on the wall. Christmas card collages also could be given as gifts to family and friends.
Teens Deck Their Cell Phones with Sounds of Christmas
Brittany Komisar, 15, likes Christmas music, but only a few weeks before Christmas.
And, she doesn't like hearing it in stores or on TV commercials; she only likes it on her?cell phone.Brittany is like many teens that are as likely to enjoy listening to Christmas carols as much as they would enjoy listening to disco.
That is, until her phone rings.
"Most of them (Christmas carols) are just plain boring.
A ringtone makes it more upbeat.
No lyrics to listen to.
So you get the whole tune out of it without the annoying words," said the Guilford, Connecticut ninth grade student.Seasonal ringtones are part of a big business in an industry that is ringing up profits for many companies across the United States.
Independent ringtone operators are earning $300 million per year from the sale of ringtones and some industry analysts estimate that carriers are deriving five percent of their annual revenues from data applications, the biggest...
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New Ways to Use Old Christmas Cards
Forty years ago when I was growing up on our dairy farm in Wisconsin, my mother always saved the Christmas cards she had received in the mail. In those days, people sent many more Christmas cards than they do now. Today, I still find myself saving the cards that I get each Christmas. When the holiday season is over, I take them down off the dining-room side of our kitchen cabinets. I look at each one and think about the person who sent it.
Then I tuck the cards into Christmas canisters and store them with my Christmas decorations. The next year when I take the decorations out, I discover the cards and then I look through them again. They are still much too pretty to throw away, but unfortunately, I only have so much space available for keeping cards!If you save your old Christmas cards, too, but don't know what to do with them, here are three ways that you can put them to good use:? Make ornaments.
- Cut out the pictures and glue ribbon or lace around the edge. Craft shops...
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Depression Glass Trivia
Depression glass facts make for interesting conversation,especially when you're at a convention or talking amongstother Depression glass aficionados. So here are a few itemsto get you started so you, too, can have some meaningfulknowledge to put on the plate when you and your Depressionglass collector friends gather ?round and chat.English Hobnail leads the pack as the design with around the most available pieces still out there for collectors.Westmoreland Glass Company produced the English Hobnailpattern...
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Cheap Payday Advance
Most players in the cash advance industry charge around $20 as fees per $100 borrowed. There are some who charge far less than this amount if the borrower is a first-time applicant. They charge as little as $10 for every $100 borrowed. This comes as a special introductory offer for first time new customers on their first loan ONLY.
But then, there is a basic condition attached to this offer: the borrower has to repay the advance within the stipulated date. Once he or she applies...
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Many people prefer waterbeds because they have a nearly perfect, very comfortable sleeping surface. The most important factor to consider when buying a waterbed is durability and strength. Modern technology has been applied to today's waterbeds. If you are in the market to buy one, you should get the best quality possible. It might cost more, but when you choose a high quality waterbed, you're not only getting the best in comfort ? you're getting the healthiest support available for your body...
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What Are Low Interest Consolidation Loans
Taking financial assistance from the outsiders has now become the part and parcel of the lives of most of the people these days. There are cases where a few people find themselves in a situation where they have taken more than one loan from more than one creditor.
Serving to more than one creditor is never easy as you may have different terms with your creditors and keeping track of all the developments. It is also difficult to keep track of all the payments that are required to...
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Asset Protection Expert Kevin Wessell of Companies Inc. Says New Bankruptcy Laws Mean Shielding One's Assets More Than Ever Before
Los Angeles (ContentDesk) September 30, 2005 -- "Asset protection (lawsuit protection) is more important now than it has been in the history of the US," asserts Kevin Wessell, the asset protection expert and who heads LA-based Companies Incorporated."Beginning in October 2005 a new law will go into effect that eliminates Chapter 7 debt elimination bankruptcy for 50% of the population. If you made more than the median income of your state, you can no longer wipe out your debts. You will be forced...
Asset Protection Expert Kevin Wessell of Companies Inc. Says New Bankruptcy Laws Mean Shielding One's Assets More Than Ever Before
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