Sending some cheer

Even though it doesn’t feel like winter is upon us-- the Southern California weather is to blame for that-- I realized this week that Christmas will be here sooner than I think. The holidays always sneak up on me, it seems, and it’s not uncommon to find me among the mad rush of last-minute shoppers. (Though, I’m not as bad as my dad! Almost every year he waits till Christmas Eve and I then I have to take him out shopping because he is hopeless when it comes to buying gifts.)

One holiday to-do that usually slips through the cracks though is sending Christmas cards. I love getting and giving them, and I always buy them, but actually sending them is a whole other story. Too often they end up taped to the top of a gift instead of in the recipient’s mailbox, which we all know is the best part of cards-- finding them in the mail!

But this year, I am committed to reversing that trend. And more than that, I have been inspired by the sweet offer of Nina (over at Naturally Nina. You read her blog, right? If not, you should!) to send out homemade holiday cards to any readers that want one. Well, I have decided that I’d like to do the same!

I’ve been feeling crafty lately and you guys have been such great friends, so I’d love to send a little holiday cheer your way. If you’d like to receive a piece of “old-fashioned” snail mail from me, just email me your postal address at carissanicole {at} gmail.com by Friday, Nov. 20. That should give me enough time to send them out!

And don’t worry, I will keep your address completely confidential and will never use it for any other purpose.

I’m so excited! As Nina said in her post, I am looking forward to connecting off-line-- via pen and paper.

P.S. International readers more than welcome!

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