Posts Tagged ‘Hand made Christmas cards’

  • 02 Dec

    Posted by
    Marise


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    Little Piggy Design

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    My friends have been worrying me for years to go commercial with my handmade cards and all the while I had been putting it off never really believing that I was cut out for the business aspect of it.

    So when KJD cajoled and encouraged (and pushed) me to give it a shot this Christmas and also agreed to help ….  I finally decided to take the plunge. And with some marketing volunteers who promised to help with the promotion and business aspect I can happily stick to making the cards.

    I have called the venture Little Piggy Design (we are still working out the logistics of the website) which is currently featuring Christmas Cards and Gift Tags for the festive season.  We are also offering handmade paper bags and  packaging services to suit your style

    Below is a showcase of the cards I have made so far. Some are original ideas and others have been inspired by the work of other card crafters. I will keep adding to these :)

    Christmas Cards

    Christmas Trees Santa in his Suit Candle Light Snowflake Sparkles Christmas Wreath

    Christmas Gift Tags

    Little Snowflake
    All these cards have been made with a lot of love. If you would like to order the cards or know anyone who is interested drop me an email at littlepiggydesign@gmail.com

  • 28 Dec

    Posted by
    Marise


    Category

    Christmas Cards

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    While the tradition of sending Christmas cards is slowly dying with the advent of SMSes and Ecards, the ones that I do receive are treasured. More so when they have been hand made and one can see the effort and the love that has gone into making them.

    I began hand making our family’s Christmas cards 6 years ago after years of being inspired by a friend of my Grandma – Aunty Gilda. The friendship which has survived and been strengthened since World War 2 has seen our home graced every year with a different Christmas card and not a single design repeated!

    This year I decide to go with a Christmas Wreath for the motif.

    Christmas Card 08

    I settled on cream paper which had flecks of gold in it, green buttons for the wreath and finished with a red bow and writing.

    Here’s how it is done.

    While I got the text printed from my usual printer, you could also hand write the same.

    Text

    Draw a circle in the center of the card to guide you with placing the buttons for the wreath. Go over the circle with glue and place the buttons along the circle (This will allow you to make adjustments while arranging the buttons). Press each button down so that they stick firmly.

    Wreath

    Make a small bow and place it at the bottom of the wreath between the bottom 2 buttons. Hold in place till the glue dries.

    With Bow

    Now sit back and enjoy your creation.