DIY Life

Sure you could download images, type a greeting, and print a card faster than you can say DIY, but where's the fun in that? If you really want to use your hands to create DIY cards with a more personal touch, check out these options:

CraftyPod has a podcast with ideas for making greeting cards from fabric, yarn, and other miscellaneous materials.

Craft Apple has a tutorial for patchwork cards. All you need is a handful of fabric scraps and some sewing supplies.

While you're at it, check out this tutorial for sewing on paper from Julie at the adventures of bluegirlxo. Lots of great ides for embellishing mixed media cards too.

The DIY Network has directions for making 3-dimensional window cards. These are really neat accordion style cards that people will actually want to put on their mantels.

Just last week, our own Brian White pointed us to instructions for making eco-Christmas cards from shredded junk mail.

Last, but by no means least, Curbly user erinloechner has a new tutorial for a Christmas Tree Pop-Up Card that is nothing short of awesome.

Here's to putting the "hand" back into "handmade"!