Neglected paintbrushes

I have not done any painting whatsoever since the beginning of school (August) and it's seriously time for me to get going. I want to do handpainted Christmas cards again, and I'm also planning on making up a bunch more regular year-round handpainted cards to donate to the church's Ladies Christmas Tea & Silent Auction in December. I hate those kinds of affairs, but if there are ways I can contribute that don't require me to be all Tea-Length-Dress-ish and stuff, I'll pitch in. I think they want me to provide the ambient background Christmas piano jazz again this year, anyway -- suits me fine.