For Easy Holiday Letters, Try Christmas Letter Cards

Sending an annual holiday letter with your Christmas cards typically means printing out a separate sheet of paper, folding it in half a few times, and stuffing it inside the card so you can fit everything into the envelope. Wouldn’t it be nice to skip the whole printing, folding and stuffing part? Well, you can. Clever card manufacturers are... [Read more]

Christmas Cards: Then and Now

Christmas Cards Christmas is the perfect time of year to reconnect with friends and family at home and abroad. The practise of sending messages of good will to each other has been made since Pagan times. German records show that people sent New Year cards in the fourteenth century, which later developed into a tradition of sending New Year gifts of... [Read more]

The Tradition of Holiday Greeting Cards

Many people enjoy receiving Christmas greeting cards during the holidays, but have you ever stopped to wonder how the tradition of sending Christmas cards began? Sir Henry Cole, a British inventor and civil servant, produced the first commercial holiday cards in 1843. He commissioned an artist named John Horsley to illustrate them, and Cole obliged... [Read more]

5 Free Christmas Downloads

Looking to save money this holiday season? Or just like free things? Then check out these free Christmas downloads that will make you and your wallet merry. 1. Free Christmas Music at Amazon Throughout the year, Amazon offers a selection of free mp3 music titles every day, and during the holiday season they offer a special selection of free Christmas... [Read more]

Ideas for Your Christmas Photo Cards

To go to a professional photographer, or not to go – that is often the question when deciding on a picture for an annual Christmas photo card. It’s true that a professional photographer can create a one-of-a-kind image that will certainly make your holiday photo cards look great. But with today’s user-friendly digital cameras, you... [Read more]

Make a Christmas Card Using PowerPoint

Only a few years ago, if you wanted to send out Christmas cards, you were limited to the printed cards you could buy at the local store. Now you can buy hundreds of unique and interesting printed holiday greeting cards online, create your own at sites such as Zazzle, or select from digital Christmas cards available from Internet sites like Smilebox.... [Read more]

Paper Christmas Cards

Not that long ago, the phrase “Christmas cards” meant only one thing – a holiday image on the outside of a folded card with touching text inside. That was, of course, before the days of electronic greeting cards. Now “old-fashioned” paper Christmas cards are not always the greeting of choice during the holidays. But they still offer recipients... [Read more]

Christmas Address Labels

Christmas Address Labels By Jimmy Sturo Mailing letters is fun with Christmas address labels. Thanks to the Internet and the advanced technology available, you can now create your own Christmas address label in a matter of minutes. Christmas address labels are great even when it is not Christmas time – have you ever heard the phrase “Christmas... [Read more]

Christmas Postage Stamps Add Color to Holiday Mailings

Why should the inside of your holiday mailings have all the fun? Put some fun Christmas postage stamps on your envelopes! The US Postal Service has been issuing special Christmas postage stamps since 1963, when it released its first holiday stamp with an image of a Christmas wreath and candles. Now the USPS issues Hanukkah and Kwanzaa stamps, too, as... [Read more]

Green Christmas Cards: Recycled Cards for the Holidays

Americans send approximiately 2.1 billion cards every year during the holidays, and most of them are made from virgin paper. If you’re looking for a way to lessen your impact on the environment during the holidays, consider green Christmas cards. There are now a number of stores that offer cards made from recycled paper, printed with soy inks... [Read more]

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