Birthday Greetings
I have had a plan to design a birthday card to use for everyone’s birthday all year long. It’s been a grand plan, super good idea and with fewer and fewer cards coming my way as I get older and older, what more wonderful thing to send to all my family and friends than a card on their birthday. This year, I made it happen and we got busy.
Inspired by a photo in this post on Little Red Caboose, I decided we could send out a birthday wish to everyone. A free wish on us. I could think of no more fitting gift. I read that it is helpful to bake the walnuts first to help get a clean break and its true. I baked mine at 350 for about 10 minutes and even fully cooled down a day later, they were still much easier to crack cleanly.
The birthday candles
that get placed in these bags
with this greeting. Eventually, they will be embossed cards with this phrase, but in the meantime, Helvetica is an easy go to card design for all those early January peeps. At some point when I make more, I’ll add a few to the shop now that I’m a walnut cracking pro! Plus, when you’re already making 100 of something, what’s another 100 or so right?
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17 Comments Add your own
1. linda | January 11th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Wow, that is a totally cool way to use walnuts! :P
2. erin / atlantic treefox | January 11th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
whoa. that is a really good idea. so satisfying for you!
3. Jen | January 11th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
you are seriously inspiring. such a sweet idea & gesture!
4. Mousy Brown | January 11th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
They are gorgeous - they would really make my day if I received one! :)
5. wix | January 11th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Very cool :) Will you be using Helvetica for the embossed cards as well?
6. SaRaH (too) | January 11th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
whoa whaou wyaou, what ever…
The question is : how do you get such amazing great ideaS??
Each one over come the one before.
7. amy k. | January 11th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
fan-frikken-tastic!!!
8. Anna | January 11th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
Those are so cool!
9. Flo | January 12th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
I love this idea !
What a fun set !!
10. suzanne | January 12th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
fantastic!
11. Emily Smith Pearce | January 12th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
That is way cool! What a great idea. I think I may have to design my own go-to card for my peeps.
12. Elizabeth | January 13th, 2010 at 1:06 am
Everything about this is great - the idea of an “everyone gift”, the quote, the cutie walnuts, all of it. :) even the helpful baking tip. :)
13. the vintage magpie | January 13th, 2010 at 5:41 am
So, so cute.
The quote is truly inspirational!
x
14. Maribel | January 14th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
I am definitely stealing this idea. Coming from a huge family and never being a greeting card type of person, this is perfect.
One question, for the wick, is it just a string or is it one of those wicks with a metal holder at the end?
15. Stacy | January 15th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
So cute!
16. Tiffany H | January 20th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
Found you on Today’s Creative Blog today! YOU are fantastic! Thanks for all the inspiration and eye candy!
-TIff
17. Madonna | February 3rd, 2010 at 3:38 pm
so cool!
I'm curious about your two cents. You smart cookie!
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