We Know What You Did Last November.

You know who you are … because we asked you for your source. But you know we’re just jealous that we don’t have the time and planning skills to follow through. Everyone has at least one friend (like ours) who shames us all with her hand-made beautiful cards. And while you might think they’re a typical craft loving super planner like a Classic (y’know those Martha Stewart types) chances are they’re Organic Structures and Smart Structures.

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Cheap and Easy

We were either terribly wrong, or since last holiday season Snapfish has raised their prices dramatically. We're going to go with the latter. Their lowest folded cards go for $1.45, whereas Tiny Prints and Minted, which have much better designs, have cards for as low as $1.14 & $1.45.

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Only the Finest

My favorite finest cards are the ones who have bows laced through paper so thick it could be a shoe, with a real photograph (who even has those anymore) taped on the front and don’t get me started on the beauty of lined envelopes. If you don’t have a great local store then Fine Stationery is your best bet. William Arthur, Crane’s, all the old school boys are here, and my goodness they’re pretty.

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Down and Dirty

I admit it. My first months of wedded bliss I was a little hurt when my new sister-in-law didn’t sign her Christmas card. But for types who make decisions based on subjective value systems — Organics, Fun Freedom and Classic Freedom — my disappointment was pretty normal, if a bit self-involved. But since I was raised to believe you had to sign the card to show you care, it took my own subjective experiences of an exhaustive motherhood to help me let go of my belief that signing a card equals care and attention.

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Already?

We know. November does seem a bit early to be thinking about cards and yes, usually those of us who start this early are “list wielding” Classics or Structured Organics and Structure Smarts. But early starts don’t always have to do with planning and you can see why with these sites, Minted and Tiny Prints.

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