My husband and I don't want our cards to be burried under hundreds of cards during the peak seaon around mid December. However, I am concerned now might be a bit too early. What do you think? Thanks.
Is now too early to send out holiday greeting cards?
I like to get mine done early, too. I've only got about another box to fill out!! However, I worry about getting them there TOO early.
I send mine out the day after Thanksgiving.
Reply:Usually the week after Thanksgiving is good.
Reply:No it's not too early. Where is mine by the way?
Reply:now is too early. send them late november. or if you have people overseas to send to now is ok, but get them done so that they are ready to post cos it gets busier later!
Reply:If you send your cards before the rush You will be remembered more
Reply:What holiday?
Do you mean Christmas or New Year?
Reply:Usually send mine out a few days after thanksgiving then they arrive early enough not to be piled under a stack of them
Reply:never to early to wish happiness!!
Reply:Only if your local postal service is truly snail mail. I think anyone getting a Christmas card in early November would probably be annoyed with you, so you're probably better off waiting until December.
Reply:Its not too early, i don't think but some people might wounder why you are sending it out now, i would send it out in a couple more weeks.
Reply:Yes, way too early, it is a few weeks before Thanksgiving.
Reply:Yes, it is way too early. You have to wait until after Thanksgiving at least.
Reply:I think its too early. Mail them the day before Thanksgiving because the day after Thanksgiving is when ppl start thinking abt Christmas.
Reply:Agreed. After Thanksgiving. It's all too early now as it is in the malls and the commercials. Just after Thanksgiving will be sure they arrive, be certain that not all of the other cards have arrived yet, and still not seem out of place. I am waiting to mail mine until then as well.
Reply:Wait until the day after Thanksgiving.
Reply:You can always write them out now..
If they are for Thanksgiving I would send them out a week prior. For Christmas a couple of weeks prior...some people like to hang them up to show them off:)
Reply:why not write, stamo em now, and send them out the 1st of dec
Reply:i send mine before valentines day or you could make your cards thanks giving cards
Reply:Yours will be buried if you mail them out this early..... I know that we always enjoy getting that first Christmas card from our cousin usually the day after Thanksgiving. I think he and his wife must have them all ready to mail out the day before Thanksgiving. His is the first and the best, as Thanksgiving is over and we are then ready for Christmas, and his card brings that warm Christmas spirit we are looking for after Thanksgiving. So if you don't want your card buried, but want it to be remembered as special, try to have it be delivered Thanksgiving weekend. Happy Holidays.
Reply:Its too early. Instead of being burried, they won't be around at Christmas. People will get them ahead of the season and they will either get mis-placed or tossed. Wait until at least December 1st.
Reply:I DON'T THINK U SHOULD WASTE UR TIME IN SENDING CARDS AT ALL
Reply:Too early yet!
Post last week off November!
Reply:send them a week befor thanksgiving
Reply:I agree with you, UNLESS you're sending some overseas. Check with the post office regarding deadlines. Regular mail, I would try to have everything mailed by the end of the first week of December to be safe ( that's always my goal, although I don't always make it. Ha)!
Reply:I don't think it's too early to get STARTED,
I do all my cards and get them ready to go by the 2nd week of Nov. then mail them all out in one huge batch the Monday after Thanksgiving. There are too many other things happening once December hits, we get the cards out 1st thing!
I say go for the Monday after Thanksgiving!
Reply:ya wait- a little
Reply:right now is way too early for christmas...what you can do, and what we do during such festive seasons, is to mail them atleast 10-14 days before the actual holiday..for eg if you need to send christmas cards, have them reasy to be posted atleast by 10-12th december..and for that you'll need atleast 1-2 days time (to buy stamps, cards, write addresses etc)...i assume u have the postal addresses of all ur friends and relatives..if not....start emailing them straight away to ask the addresses..hope that helps
Reply:I think you should send it beginning of dec. However, i dont believe in manually handwriting cards anymore. I have been using a system my friend introduced me to a year ago to do all my card sending. I actually already did my holiday cards and they will get sent out on Dec 3rd automatically for me. (the system allows me to purchase my own handwritten font and post date cards and send them to as many people as i want - with one click of a button) Here is her website. Check it out it may save you time and money and also hand cramps!
Reply:Yes, you usually send Christmas cards out after Thanksgiving. If I got one any earlier, I would misplace it before I was ready to display the rest of the ones I will receive.
Reply:I think it is kind of early. It takes 2-3 days for cards to be delivered. I would send them right after Thanksgiving that way you'll still make it before the mid December.
Reply:It's acceptable to start sending them the day after Thanksgiving. It's way to early right now.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Many of the greeting cards today are all the same how can I get started selling my own ideas?
You should use all the things that you would like in a greeting card and think creatively about what you would want to have in a greeting card sent to you and what you would want to have on a greeting card that you would recieve.
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I want to start a greeting cards business, should I use a plotter or a printer, which one is better?
A plotter draws a picture by moving a pen over the paper. You can only use colours that the plotter has pens for. Filling large areas of colour produces variable results.
A printer creates the image out of millions of little dots that are put down in strips across the paper.
An inkjet printer sprays little drops of ink. This gets absorbed into the paper, or sits on top of glossy paper and can get smeared. They are cheaper to buy, but need glossy stock for the best image and all the inks are water soluble to some extent.
A laser printer holds little dots of plastic powder in place with a static charge and then melts them into place. Colour lasers are expensive to buy and to run but produce a glossier more durable image on any paper stock.
A printer creates the image out of millions of little dots that are put down in strips across the paper.
An inkjet printer sprays little drops of ink. This gets absorbed into the paper, or sits on top of glossy paper and can get smeared. They are cheaper to buy, but need glossy stock for the best image and all the inks are water soluble to some extent.
A laser printer holds little dots of plastic powder in place with a static charge and then melts them into place. Colour lasers are expensive to buy and to run but produce a glossier more durable image on any paper stock.
What is the best way to display homemade greeting cards at a craft show,?
i don't have a card rack and can't seem to find one quick enough, show is next week. thanx
What is the best way to display homemade greeting cards at a craft show,?
Slide show ♥
Reply:i would like to thank all of you for your input, new ideas are always great. Report Abuse
Reply:Thank you..i just gave my lil idea and then i see everyones answers and they were sooo long..im glad i could be of help..i'd like to thank my mom and my dad..lol im kidding thankz again ♥ Report Abuse
Reply:Use the vertical space in your booth. Coordinate with the show and make sure you can hang hooks off the top rods of the booth. Most will not let you pin anything to the curtains. But you can rig heavy duty wire to hang down and stagger throughout your booth. Like a S-curve hook
Using a dark fabric, drap this over a hanger and then "mount" the light colored cards on this. Do the same for a light fabric and the dark background cards. Themed fabric might work if the cards have a blank border - you don't want the fabric to compete with the design on the card.
Use either pants hangers that have the metal clips that slide. Or the wooden pants hangers that pinch the fabric.
Separate by themes (Christmas, Birthday...) And you might find easier to put aside the envelopes and then slip the bought cards together with an envelope at purchase. Unless you have decorated envelopes that match the cards.
Be flexible on your prices. Offer bundles for a better price And customers love a "sale" so be sure and put out the Halloween and past holiday cards.
Good luck...
Reply:if this is a small craft show, you may only have a table to put your items on or bring your own tables. For greeting cards, the best way I have seen is to use rubbermaid (or other brand) clear plastic shoe boxes. Have the cards in plastic bags that are then put in the shoe boxes lined up on the table. Have the center area free to lay out some of the cards as examples. Use Cardstock and make dividers for the different styles of cards and label them (you know, wedding, baby, get well, sympathy, etc.)
Good luck
Reply:An effective card display I saw at a recent show consisted of 3 large pegboards hinged together and set up as a backdrop with one of each available card displayed in a ziplok bag and hung from s-hooks. That way, everyone could view the selection and make a decision before they even got up to the table where the duplicates were on display in decorative photo storage boxes.
What is the best way to display homemade greeting cards at a craft show,?
Slide show ♥
Reply:i would like to thank all of you for your input, new ideas are always great. Report Abuse
Reply:Thank you..i just gave my lil idea and then i see everyones answers and they were sooo long..im glad i could be of help..i'd like to thank my mom and my dad..lol im kidding thankz again ♥ Report Abuse
Reply:Use the vertical space in your booth. Coordinate with the show and make sure you can hang hooks off the top rods of the booth. Most will not let you pin anything to the curtains. But you can rig heavy duty wire to hang down and stagger throughout your booth. Like a S-curve hook
Using a dark fabric, drap this over a hanger and then "mount" the light colored cards on this. Do the same for a light fabric and the dark background cards. Themed fabric might work if the cards have a blank border - you don't want the fabric to compete with the design on the card.
Use either pants hangers that have the metal clips that slide. Or the wooden pants hangers that pinch the fabric.
Separate by themes (Christmas, Birthday...) And you might find easier to put aside the envelopes and then slip the bought cards together with an envelope at purchase. Unless you have decorated envelopes that match the cards.
Be flexible on your prices. Offer bundles for a better price And customers love a "sale" so be sure and put out the Halloween and past holiday cards.
Good luck...
Reply:if this is a small craft show, you may only have a table to put your items on or bring your own tables. For greeting cards, the best way I have seen is to use rubbermaid (or other brand) clear plastic shoe boxes. Have the cards in plastic bags that are then put in the shoe boxes lined up on the table. Have the center area free to lay out some of the cards as examples. Use Cardstock and make dividers for the different styles of cards and label them (you know, wedding, baby, get well, sympathy, etc.)
Good luck
Reply:An effective card display I saw at a recent show consisted of 3 large pegboards hinged together and set up as a backdrop with one of each available card displayed in a ziplok bag and hung from s-hooks. That way, everyone could view the selection and make a decision before they even got up to the table where the duplicates were on display in decorative photo storage boxes.
Sign in to Yahoo Greeting Cards not successful?
Signing into Yahoo mail no problem, but same sign into Yahoo Greeting Cards never gets me beyond "Join" to send cards.
I'm a paid member!
Sign in to Yahoo Greeting Cards not successful?
yahoo has been having alot of problems with this recently, contact customer care to see if they came up with a quick fix yet/
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Sign in to Yahoo Greeting Cards not successful?
yahoo has been having alot of problems with this recently, contact customer care to see if they came up with a quick fix yet/
How to register greeting cards designs and protect the intellectual rights in Florida.?
The copyright office of the United States.
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Registering your copyright gives you world wide copyright protection in most nations.
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How old do you have to be to start underlining the words in greeting cards?
Is this the benchmark for the beginning of "elderly"?
I make most of the cards that I give, but for the few that I buy, I am interested in underlining certain words or adding my own punctuation. How many decades until I can get away with this?
How old do you have to be to start underlining the words in greeting cards?
You crafty lizard, making your own greeting cards. :)
I also like to make cards, and I have sometimes added words and punctuation to the ones I buy.
My mom has consistently been a word-underliner for as long as I can remember, so I don't associate the trait with any particular age.
I say it suggests an underlying passion, so feel free to underline away.
If you want to be more cryptic in your sentiments, perhaps underline the words one would not expect to see underlined, or underline words, that if put together, add a whole new sentence to the card.
Highlighter in lieu of underlining adds a very official and document-like touch.
:)
Reply:I personally don't think it matters how old you are. If you feel it is necessary, go ahead and do it. Props to you for making many of your cards.
Reply:You are always to old to do that. If I get a card that someone underlined a word , I about puke.
Reply:50.
Reply:lol...good point, but i dont see an age limit. teehee. ;)
Reply:I'm 18 and I do that, so just go for it :)
I make most of the cards that I give, but for the few that I buy, I am interested in underlining certain words or adding my own punctuation. How many decades until I can get away with this?
How old do you have to be to start underlining the words in greeting cards?
You crafty lizard, making your own greeting cards. :)
I also like to make cards, and I have sometimes added words and punctuation to the ones I buy.
My mom has consistently been a word-underliner for as long as I can remember, so I don't associate the trait with any particular age.
I say it suggests an underlying passion, so feel free to underline away.
If you want to be more cryptic in your sentiments, perhaps underline the words one would not expect to see underlined, or underline words, that if put together, add a whole new sentence to the card.
Highlighter in lieu of underlining adds a very official and document-like touch.
:)
Reply:I personally don't think it matters how old you are. If you feel it is necessary, go ahead and do it. Props to you for making many of your cards.
Reply:You are always to old to do that. If I get a card that someone underlined a word , I about puke.
Reply:50.
Reply:lol...good point, but i dont see an age limit. teehee. ;)
Reply:I'm 18 and I do that, so just go for it :)
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