Three simple card ideas for heartfelt holiday thanks
Readers can craft inexpensive, quick thank you cards from Martha Stewart Holiday and Family Fun. Corinne Gill emphasizes heartfelt sentiments over showy craft, recommending photo enclosures or children’s artwork to personalize messages. Maggie Neff, a Kansas City grandmother, praises receiving handmade notes as cherished, tangible gifts.
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Photo house card craft for families
Step by step instruction for making a photo house card using heavyweight paper markers and photographs. Children draw a house, cut out images of each family member to fit windows, glue them in place, and optionally place pets in a window or yard. Panels adapt from Family Fun magazine.
Returning to normal after Christmas season blues in Nebraska
Patrick Murphy of Columbus recalls the melancholy of packing away decorations and lights after the holidays. He describes the effort of storing ornaments, the attic hassle, and the loss of anticipation as spring looms, noting his wife’s organizing role and his own mixed feelings.
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