Thinking side of the box

I've made these little boxes for several years now. You use both the front and the back of the card, and all you need are old Christmas cards (you can use any-occasion-at-all cards, not just Christmas,) a pencil, a ruler, and some glue if you want.
eHow spells out the directions better than I can:How To Make Little Boxes Out Of Greeting Cards.

I did photograph pretty much each step as I went along. Note that a lovely glass of wine is my companion. Nothing goes better with a craft than a good glass of wine--in this case, an insouciant South African Petit Chenin Blanc from the Village Vintner in Carpentersville, but I digress (and set up a possible blogpost for the future.) So follow along with a stack of old Christmas cards and the beverage of your choice! (You know, maybe I shouldn't say "stack" of cards; I hardly got any Christmas cards this year. One more thing to blame on the economic meltdown.)

Tish Kringle

Tish Kringle
Originally uploaded by Tishoopaper

This was taken at the Christkindlmarkt (or Kris Kringle Market, if you will) in Chicago. It's a good place to get your German on! Tasty potato pancakes, mulled wine in a shoe, and gorgeous glassblown ornaments (sehr ueber-koestlich, which is German for very super expensive.) The red coat does make me look like a diseased cardinal, don't it?

Silly Guv!

Notice the file name at the end of this URL for a Yahoo news item about our wacky Gov. Blowjobovich: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/ap_on_re_us/illinois_governor_scheming_for_dollars

It's unbelievable. Given a choice between laughing and crying, I'm picking laughing. You have to laugh.