Ethnic Christmas cards and ornaments in Southgate
I surprised my grandmother and her sister many years ago by giving them Christmas cards in the Polish language. Their parents were from Poland. They both spoke the language and were familiar with...
View ArticleStamp images for Christian greeting cards
Those who like to scrapbook often spin into handcrafting greeting cards. Reason: the rubber stamps, markers, inks, stencils and artistic techniques used to make pretty scrapbook pages also can make...
View ArticleHandmade card reactions at Dear Abby
I have to admit I missed this Dear Abby conversation when it began Dec. 13. But you’ll want to look back through her archives to find the original letter that sparked today’s explosion among her...
View ArticleKeep the classroom Valentines low key
I update this post every year … If you have a child in preschool or grade school, it is time to start thinking about what you will contribute for the classroom Valentine parties. But before you...
View ArticleThe price tag of those college grad announcements
One of the conversations my daughter and I had today via email, text message, and finally also a phone call, involved the order she is placing for college graduation announcements. While she liked the...
View ArticleInexpensive Christian items for those Easter baskets
If you have been following my Easter archives, you realize I’m not a big fan of “Easter basket stuffers.” Reason: the non-candy merchandise tends to blow holiday budgets really fast. But if you have...
View ArticleCraft supplies at the garage sale brag
I went to two garage sales today. Why only two? Because I found a lot of stuff I liked at the first one! Look at all these card-making and scrapbooking supplies I purchased for just $7.50 at a garage...
View ArticleHandmade Mother’s Day cards ready to go
Have you been shopping for Mother’s Day cards yet? It was about 10 years ago when I spent nearly $35 at the Hallmark store for cards for Mother’s Day and thought “there has to be a better way to do...
View ArticleHow I’m organizing my stamping supplies
Why is Paula spending money on new storage tubs and boxes for her craft room? There’s nothing wrong with the boxes I’m trading out. They worked just fine in the makeshift work space I used to have. The...
View ArticleSnow scene on my handcrafted 2012 Christmas cards
I handcrafted our Christmas cards nine or ten years ago with a rubber stamp pattern and blank cards. I decided it wasn’t worth the effort for the fact there was no money saved by purchasing craft...
View ArticleHow to handle Christmas letters during the stressful years
This piece is in the December edition of Monroe County Parent with the headline “Break Christmas letter format”: We started including family newsletters with our Christmas cards in 2004. That year, my...
View ArticleChristmas greeting cards are treasured
The Monroe on a Budget column runs Tuesdays in The Monroe News. Here is this week’s installment: By Paula Wethington Did you get a stack of Christmas cards in the mail during the past two weeks? Yes,...
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