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kim
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|  Subject: I wonder if this would work...  Sat 29 Dec 2007, 8:00 am | |
| I was thinking about what I could do with my old Christmas cards..and how much it costs to mail them...so I was thinking about making postcards out of the front of my old cards...I think the postage is about 1/2 the price for a postcard..not sure what I will do.  |
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skinflint
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| | Subject: Re: I wonder if this would work... Sat 29 Dec 2007, 10:26 am | |
| It is much cheaper to send a postcard kim and that would be a good idea. Just make sure you don't send one back to whoever sent it to you, that'd be a little bit embarrassing  
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gayla50
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| | Subject: Re: I wonder if this would work... Sat 29 Dec 2007, 12:25 pm | |
| I think it would be great Kim . Cute Idea. And frugal .
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kim
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| | Subject: Re: I wonder if this would work... Sat 29 Dec 2007, 2:38 pm | |
| | Thanks...I have no idea if I will do that or not..I might let the kids do it..they like to send cards to other kids, and we allready send the parents cards, this would save a little. |
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mmg2681
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| | Subject: Re: I wonder if this would work... Sat 29 Dec 2007, 5:25 pm | |
| Kim,
I think it's a great idea!
Good way to think "outside the box."
The cost for a post card is just $0.26
That is a $0.15 difference than first class mail.
WOW!
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Dancing Feather
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| | Subject: Re: I wonder if this would work... Sat 29 Dec 2007, 8:41 pm | |
| Kim,
Another thing you can do with old Christmas cards is to use them as gift tags or I have wrapped in plain white or brown paper and glued the old cards on to decorate the packages. |
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Vicki
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| | Subject: Re: I wonder if this would work... Sat 29 Dec 2007, 10:59 pm | |
| Great idea Kim.
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GentleRain
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| | Subject: Re: I wonder if this would work... Sat 29 Dec 2007, 11:03 pm | |
| I use to know a thrifty Mennonite family that would cut off the back of cards and glue the front on a piece of colored paer to make a new card. I believe that they did use the front for postcards also. When I was a child sometimes we would cut around the shapes and glue them on a rectangle of thin cardboard or paper, and then covered them with clear contact paper. They made pretty Christmas placemates that could be wiped off and used again.
Some years we have also taken a stack of cards (without envelopes), or postcards to the nursing home when we visit Hospice patients, and handed them out to their roommates and others sitting in the hall. They like something pretty to hold on to.
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kim
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| | Subject: Re: I wonder if this would work... Sun 30 Dec 2007, 5:20 am | |
| | Great ideas ladies~ I guess the possabilities are endless!! |
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skinflint
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| | Subject: Re: I wonder if this would work... Sun 30 Dec 2007, 5:33 am | |
| Another idea is to use ones with nice images and cut out strips to use for bookmarks.
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mmg2681
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| | Subject: Re: I wonder if this would work... Sun 30 Dec 2007, 7:18 am | |
| Wow, you all are very creative.
Great ideas, ladies!
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kim
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| | Subject: Re: I wonder if this would work... Sun 30 Dec 2007, 2:04 pm | |
| | HMMM....I really like the bookmark idea!! whith homeschooling we use so many and my homeschool friends might like to recieve these! Thanks!! |
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gayla50
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| | Subject: Re: I wonder if this would work... Sun 30 Dec 2007, 3:54 pm | |
| I really like the book mark idea we have some really nice cards I would love to do this with the elderly at the senior center .. I teach a baking glass and do a craft ..
I put out the words for Chirstmas cards .. it will a great craft ...
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Vicki
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| | Subject: Re: I wonder if this would work... Sun 30 Dec 2007, 6:32 pm | |
| what great ways to recycle the cards. Remember that this could be used with any card throughout the year
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| | Subject: Re: I wonder if this would work... Mon 31 Dec 2007, 7:53 am | |
| | Oh yeah...we could even use B-day cards...Valentine cards!! I love this idea! |
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