This is one of the cards that I made to give this year. I've made my own cards for many, many years now. My recycled material for this project was scraps of paper from my stash.
I also make most of my gifts or buy things that are locally made at the local farmer's market or one of the holiday craft fairs. It's part of my effort to take the commercialism out of holidays. I think that not watching TV or shopping at malls makes this time of year more meaningful for me. I do need to get better at starting projects sooner though. I think it's going to be a very busy weekend!
My family's seen this poem on more than one of my cards, but I thought I'd share this with everyone else:
I heard a Bird Sing
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.
"We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,"
I heard the bird sing
In the dark of December.
-Oliver Herford
Happy Holidays to all!