A Christmas Card

Let me tell you about something I came across

in the public garbage can. I found a clear plastic

bag (sealed) containing these:

CD envelopes!

Fifty pieces of clean, unused CD envelopes!

Clearly, nobody had wanted these, so I helped myself

to the stack. {But please know that no matter how much

I like making stuff out of "trash", I don't go through

other people's garbage bins. Heehee!}

Okay, here's what I eventually used them for:

TADA!

My 2010 Christmas card!

Inspired by this card I crafted last year, I decided

to include a handmade ornament.

Using this salt dough recipe, I made heart-shaped

ornaments with a cookie cutter. I added a hole on top

with a skewer and then baked these in the oven.

After cooling, I painted the hearts in a sparkly silver.

Then I slipped in a silver cord through the hole

and attached the ornament on red card stock

(trimmed to fit the CD envelope)

with a holiday message.

I wrote more personal messages on the

back plus a suggestion on how to use

the ornament: on a tree, a wreath or

around a doorknob.

I hope my relatives and friends

like this card + ornament that they

can use year after year!