I am not a hugely crafty
person.
I used to really like
scrap-booking, but I am pretty crap at it. I cannot cut a straight line to save
my life. But, in a book I recently read; 'ADULTING: HOW TO BECOME A GROWN-UP IN468 EASY(ISH) STEPS' by Kelly Williams Brown, I learned the importance of
'Thank You' cards. I have sent them out before, but usually on occasions that
involved presents. I am now actively trying to be a gracious adult, who sends
out 'Thank You' cards.
When I started this practice
I had one problem, I hate buying cards. Cards are SO expensive and people just
end up throwing them out anyways. Okay, I don't throw out cards because I love
having fragments of the past to remind me of things and people that are now
gone (and I have a minor hoarding problem). I guess the moral to this part of
the story is that I love people spending money on nice cards for me, but I do
not like to spend money on cards. Also, there are some pretty sweet cards for
occasions but I think it is quite possible that all of the slackers are posted
to the 'Thank You' division in card companies. When shopping for a nice set of
'Thank you' cards all I could find were cards featuring birds or flowers with
semi-sentimental messages, not ideal for a 24-year old radio presenter who
loves South Park.
Continuing on to the point
of this blog post, I now make Cat Cards. In order to save a little money and
add a little Kate Bruce flare, I have begun to make my own 'Thank You' cards. I
found a box of great generic colored cards, a hilarious book of cats behaving
badly (not my first choice but sassy cats are SUPER trendy right now) and
combined the two things for a unique take on 'Thank You'.
Share your unique ways to
say 'Thank You' with me kate@mountainfm.net!
