The Busy Woman ~ What To Do With Cards - Sent & Received Part 2
2:58 AM, Apr. 13, 2007
There are so many fun things you can do with cards you receive from others. I thought I’d gather up as many ideas from others and put it into this article.
Susie of www.thebusywoman.com writes: I have an envelope with all of the beautiful notes from my husband before we were married and even some from after we were married. I used to take the front cover (if there was no writing on the back) and do the post card idea one of the ladies mentions below. I also used to cut out pretty pictures from the cards and glue them onto a new card. At the end of the holidays, I’ll gather all the cards sent to me and write down anyone who is not already in my card list book, then cut out pretty pictures from the cards and put them in a zip lock bag for next year.
Kelly McCausey of KellyMcCausey.com keeps her received cards in a gorgeous keepsakes box for when she has time to put it into a book.
Margaret Ropp from www.getafreegreetingcard.biz writes: Cards that I don’t want to save... I cut off the front with the picture and recycle.
If the card front doesn’t have writing on the back side, I use them for Post Cards ;o)
I’ve also framed real pretty ones and enjoyed them as framed “art.”
Jo Ann Hakola from The Book Faerie www.bookfaerie.com writes: I put them on the bulletin board in my “mail” room for a few weeks. Then I clip the interesting pictures/graphics and recycle them by making cards of my own.
Those that are from close family members go in a “memory box” to be kept for all time... I still have cards I got as a child from Grandma and Grandpa, and they still make me smile and feel loved.
Debbie Emery from www.misbeehavenbanners.com I always save my cards. But I do know people who use them to create scrap-booking items and cards etc. They cut up parts of the cards for them.
Sandi from http://williamss11.agelesscatalog.com writes: We usually put our cards on our mantel and they stay there for a month for all to enjoy! Then I take them down, add them to the pile for the year, tie them with a ribbon and put them in a decorated box with the year on it!
Cindy P from Noah's Ark Collectors Workshop! writes: I keep all cards for awhile, then put the ones that mean a lot to me in with my pictures and even years later I still can't throw them out. The others I sort to those who need a note back and eventually throw those and the others out. The cards are so pretty I hate to throw them away. At one time I knew how to make a box out of them but have since lost the directions. Also some nursing homes/retirement centers will take the cards for their residents to make things out of them.
The most popular tip was to put your cards into a box. One woman stated that she puts her holiday cards in her holiday decorations box and cards from family into another box.
On a side note, yesterday I saw some gorgeous Mother’s Day cards at Starbucks! I bought one for my mother and one for my mother-in-law. The kicker is that they were $3.95 each! So signing up for a service or buying in bulk is a much better option.
Susie Glennan has been in direct sales for over 23 years, home schooled & ran a daycare for 8 years, is a teacher, technology trainer, Toastmaster, Speaker, and Author of numerous articles that have been published in magazines and across the web. She teaches personality based time management & other seminars on various topics. Her passion is teaching others to use their God given personalities to enhance their lives and relationships by effectively managing their time and staying true to the values in life that are most important.
Since Jan. 2007 The Busy Woman, Inc. has been or is being featured in Real Simple, Parents, Parenting, & Blush Magazines, CBS Early Show, WomansDay.com, and listen to B95.1 in the morning, on April 20th while Susie talks about how her products can help secretaries during secretaries week.
Susie has been happily married since 1982, has three children and 2 grandchildren. Her home is in the beautiful town of Thousand Oaks, CA. She is also the President of The Busy Woman, Inc. - DBA: The Busy Woman's Daily Planner®. The company provides daily planners, purses, car & home organizers, Memory Books, and other organizing tools to help enhance the busy life of today’s family and can be found at: www.thebusywoman.com
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