Today is December 8th, and I find myself in the thick of the Christmas crazy hustle and bustle.
I listened to a wonderful segment on the radio about scheduling in “the ordinary” during the holiday season, just so you can have enough time at home….to get all the ordinary done. Laundry, cleaning, feeding, email, bills, grocery shopping. You block out a few days a week….to just do the ordinary…and when someone asks if you can do something/go somewhere/attend something, you’ve already got plans!
This afternoon, I’m trying to do the ordinary and be at home, and get a few things done….along with a few Christmas tasks.
First on the list of Christmas tasks to accomplish: Christmas cards.
I was THRILLED beyond belief to find a link of a girlfriends blog for free Shutterfly Christmas cards for bloggers. http://blog.shutterfly.com/5358/holiday2010-blog-submission-form/ For years now we’ve done a photo Christmas card from this site as well as other fun products. I am LOVING how many options there now are for Christmas cards….photo cards, stationary stock, stationary folding etc. I’ve made about 5 different cards that I hope to choose from in the next day or so.
Here are a few of my options, you’ll have to wait for the mail to see what I end up choosing, but you can make one for yourself, and take advantage of the free cards for bloggers if you do so before this weekend! http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards
If I had just one adorable photo, I’d probably have to go for this card that is available this year. I love the colors, graphics,fonts, everything:
These are 2 of our past photo cards:
Here are a few of the things we have enjoyed creating over the years!
and then we’ve made a variety of mugs, which you can explore here: http://www.shutterfly.com/photo-gifts/photo-mugs
While these ones were made for Father’s Day a few years back, I love the idea of them for easy and inexpensive gifts for family who are far away from us!
And last but not least, I’ve eyed this product for a while yet, and I think that this year might be the year that I bite the bullet and get it done! I’d love to have one of our favorite Kenyan pictures turned into some art for our home! I see a picture very similar to this one, just of my toes peeking out over the Indian Ocean….
http://www.shutterfly.com/home-decor/canvas-wall-art
I can’t wait to get this Christmas project off the ground and into the mail for all of you….if you are one of our wonderful friends in Kenya, please be so kind to either Facebook your address to us, or email it to: ianandanne1@yahoo.com, so I can send you our card!