Famous artists have created their own Christmas cards...........
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| Father Christmas ~Pablo Picasso~ 1959 |
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| Christmas Tree of Butterflies ~Salvador Dali~ 1959 |
The idea of recycling the beautiful Christmas scenes on received Christmas cards appeals to my theory of finding beauty in the broken. Some people save the cards they receive, tie them in bundles and stash 'em away. For those lucky ones, they have all that's necessary to craft new cards. To do this, simply take each card, cut out a wreath, a phrase, a Santa, an angel, whatever appeals to you. Then take these cutouts and glue them onto card stock paper. It's a great way to teach children to recycle, plus it just might ignite an interest in art that may otherwise go undiscovered. If anyone has old cards, it's a great idea to donate them to daycare centers. The little ones can practice cutting with scissors and creating their own cards or decorating paper trees. Better yet, start a mini art class in your own family.
I suspect in a few years the sending of holiday cards will become a thing of the past. Like all things, the day will come when generations will talk about the time when people actually sent one another greeting cards in the snail mail system. The cost of postage is another reason for the decline in sending cards. It's so much easier to send our holiday wishes electronically. Change never stops. It's in our best interests to embrace adaptability and continue to move forward with the times. It's not that we throw away the old, but rather we place the old in our album of memories where we can revisit them on a whim.
For the last few years I've saved cards we've received. Some I like better than others. This year's, so far, have glitter like the ones I remember as a kid. It's nice and they are sparkly.
ReplyDeleteThe cards with glitter are so beautiful. I received one a few days ago from one of my faithful blog followers, and it was a picture of cats playing the piano and singing. That was mighty special, too.
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