Craft Site Directory Newsletter: November 2006
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SECTION 2):*~*: Making Your Own Christmas Cards
Links to Christmas card making ideas available on the Internet.
If you are planning to make your own Christmas cards this year, time is running out to get them done. At the links below you can find lots of ideas and inspiration for getting started on or finishing up your Christmas cards for this year. Those who have already finished their cards may want to print some of the instructions and save them for next year.
The Hobby Craft web site has about a dozen different quick and easy Christmas card project ideas:
http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/xmas06/xmas_cards.htm
Card Making @ CircleofCrafters.com currently has 3 Christmas card projects available. Watch the site for a new Christmas project to be posted on November 20th:
http://www.cardmaking.circleofcrafters.com/christmas.html
Card Inspirations has several Christmas card making ideas available on their web site:
http://www.cardinspirations-usa.com/demo/demo10.htm
My Craft Book has 5 Christmas card ideas listed that are all suitable for beginners:
http://www.mycraftbook.com/List.asp?subcategoryID=14
Iris folding is a fun card making technique that can be used to make Christmas cards. Iris Folding @ CircleofCrafters.com has several free Christmas themed iris folding patterns available. Instructions for iris folding can be found at the second link below:
http://www.irisfolding.circleofcrafters.com/christmas.html
http://www.irisfolding.circleofcrafters.com/irisfoldinginstructions.html
Paper embroidery is another technique that can be used to make Christmas card. Handcrafted Greetings has instructions for paper embroidery and several project ideas that would be suitable for Christmas cards:
http://www.cardsandcrafts.freeservers.com/embrinst.html
Stitching Cards has a free pattern to make a paper embroidery wreath:
http://www.stitchingcards.com/product.php?xProd=102&xSec=5
If you are looking for verses to use in your Christmas cards, this link has a large list of Christmas verses:
http://www.cardmaking.info/58428.html
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SECTION 1):*~*: What's New at CraftSiteDirectory.com?
Our Thanksgiving and Christmas sections have been updated.
SECTION 2):*~*: Making Your Own Christmas Cards
Links to Christmas card making ideas available on the Internet.
SECTION 3):*~*: Newly Available Free Craft Projects
Links to free project instructions that have recently been added to various web sites.
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