'Tis the season to be jolly. Or merry. or goodwilly, or something. Apparently. Heh. We said willy.

For approximately one month a year - or four if the decorations in some supermarkets are to be believed - we're called upon to eat like there's no tomorrow, drink like there's no liver disease, and buy like there's likely to be a shortage of bath gel.

Sisters Meg and Anna (not in the nun sense of the word) (they're actually related) (and aren't nuns) and Brothers Cliff and Bobbie (Not related, just franciscan monks) (possibly) are here to relieve your Crimblennui (tm) and make your December just a little more spangly.

Think of it as our little gift to you. You may not have asked for it, you may not want it, but then, you could say the same for whatever Uncle Billy's going to give you this year.

Happy Advent, from us, to you. 'Tis the season, after all...

We've been doing this for a few years now. You can catch up on everything you missed in the full archive. There's loads there. Honestly, it's a wonder we had time for shopping, really, with all that content.

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13 December 2004

Make your own Christmas cards!

There's nothing like a hand-drawn Christmas card.
It shows that you're really thinking about someone. That not only are you sending them a winter-time greeting, but my God, you mean it too.

However, the time and energy it takes to produce these cards is, for many people, a prohibative factor.

Prohibative, no longer. 'Tis the Season has done all the work for you.

That's right, nothing left for you to do but to follow the simple instructions...

What you'll need
A printer.
Some scissors.
Coloured pens, pecils or crayons.
Maybe Glitter.
People to give cards to.

1. First print out the careully prepared Christmas card base template. As found in this handy file.
2. Fold your printed template in half.
3. If you find your product is now very tall, you have folded it the wrong way. Try again.
4. If you find your template is very floppy, fold it again. It will be littler, but stiff - and its ability to stand up unaided will be more impressive to your chosen cardee than its size. Take our word on this one.
5. Cut out one of our lovingly hand drawn illustrations:

   
   
   
   

6. Colour in the lovingly hand drawn illustration. If you don't know what the lovely hand-drawn illustration is meant to be, ask someone.
7. Red and green are good colours. Don't worry about staying inside the lines.
8. Stick the cut out and coloured illustration to the card. You should use glue for this.
9. Sprinkle pretty glitter on the card. You'll need glue for the glitter.
10. If you've not got any glitter, try to get your hands on one of those gold or silver pens. They look pretty, and smell ace, particularly in poorly ventilated areas.
11. Print out our handy print-o-sentiment (or 'Printiment' tm) and cut out and stick the phrases you would like to use in your card. The more copies you print out, the more complex your Seasonal greetings can be. You'll need more glue.
12. Sign the card. Your could try and make the signature look like the writing on the printiment (tm), then they'd never ever know you didn't make the card.
13. Now put the card in an envelope. If you have used a lot of glue, and the card is still sticky, wait for it to dry first.
14. If the card is stuck to you, or itself, or the table, or a pet, you have probably used too much glue. If you want to keep the table, or the pet, or whichever body part, you will have to start again on a new card. The stuck card will fall off eventually.
15. Give your card away! Well done. You have successfully 'made' your 'own' Christmas card, 'from scratch'. 'Tis the Season saluts you!

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