Americans send about 2.1 billion cards during the holidays, and most of them end up in the trash after the holidays. Here are some ideas for reusing your old cards. 1. Bookmarks – This is an easy craft that’s great for readers. Simply cut your old cards into long strips about one to two inches [...]

It’s fun during the holidays to pick out just the right Christmas cards or create your own holiday photo cards. But once you stick these carefully selected greetings in an envelope, all cards pretty much look the same – like boring rectangles of paper. The US Postal Service found a way to liven up our [...]

One of the busiest U.S. post offices during the holidays is the one in Santa Claus, Indiana. The only post office in the world named after Santa Claus post helps keep ol’ Kris Kringle’s magic alive by offering special “picture postmarks” during December. The city has been offering a picture postmark every year since 1983. [...]

Americans send more than 2 billion greeting cards during the holidays, and many of them are adorned with special Christmas postage stamps issued by the US Postal Service just for the occasion. But holiday stamps haven’t always been around. The first Christmas stamp in the United States was released in 1962, the first Hanukkah stamp [...]

If you’re ready to start shopping for your holiday cards but are looking for something a little different this year, you can find some great ideas online for unusual Christmas cards that are sure to delight your card recipients. All of the following articles will help you find unusual Christmas cards that be personalized and [...]

This year, Americans will send 2.1 billion cards during the holidays. Most of these cards are made from virgin paper, and most of them end up in the trash after the holidays. Creating cards from recycled paper not only saves virgin forest, but it also takes less energy to create paper from recycled materials than [...]