This year I'm doing handpainted watercolor Christmas cards. Usually I do this really nice family letter, complete with color pictures and a detailed update of each family member... and maybe I'll also have time to do that and just insert it inside. I've already started on them, but they're not all the same. They can't all be the same because I'd get too bored. I'll do them ten at a time because that's how many I can put on my watercolor board at the same time.
I usually do my Christmas cards around Thanksgiving, so I'm starting the painting now so I'll be ready to do them on the weekend following Thanksgiving. We're staying put for Thanksgiving, but we'll head to my folks' in Texas for Christmas. My mom recently had a heart transplant, so we're all a little nervous about giving her any germs. My kids want to go SO badly, but every time one of them gets a sniffle they get really afraid they won't be able to go. I keep reminding them that it's still more than a month away, but they have no concept of time.
I've done lots and lots of handpainted watercolor cards just for generic use, but this will be my first time to do them as Christmas cards. Rick glared at me when I began to do them, because in the past I've been known for starting projects and not finishing them. At this point I just have to ignore him rather than argue about it, because he is right -- I haven't always been good at following through. But we'll see.
1 comment:
oh shoosh. how many cards do you make? the past couple years I've done ours, but I just do the art and have them printed an Kinko's. that and I'm having a mental block this year.
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