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two hours to get this simple copy and paste post together. A task that normally
should have been done in 15 minutes. Thank you Blogger for reminding me how
fallible life, the internet and the universe in general can be.
I am at the moment typing this in my Word program
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of my blog post (wish me luck).
I received a number of wonderful comments regarding
old Business Cards and possible ways that one could use them up, so I decided it
would be neat to post these comments and also allow others the opportunity to
visit some really great blogs. I thank you all and can not begin to express how
much I appreciate your visiting my humble blog and leaving your kind thoughts.
I love you all. :)
comments:
I made the mistake of ordering 500 biz cards when I lived in San Francisco and never used them. The next time I needed any, I just bought the biz cardstock at Office Depot and did my own on the computer.
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Meeling
How fun! The little boxes are cute, but I'm afraid I'm at a loss as to what to do with them.
As for the sticker over the old information, I've seen it done well and then I don't think it looks tacky as long as the typestyle matches etc...
What a shame you have so many, but I guess that's just how it goes sometimes. :-)
Meeling
How fun! The little boxes are cute, but I'm afraid I'm at a loss as to what to do with them.
As for the sticker over the old information, I've seen it done well and then I don't think it looks tacky as long as the typestyle matches etc...
What a shame you have so many, but I guess that's just how it goes sometimes. :-)
Ah, yes, the business card, necessary evil of modern commerce. Wouldn't it be fun to mail them back to those suppliers who so glibly offered "quantity discounts"? I think the only green solution is that shredded packaging suggestion. (But contain it in a sealed pouch, or the likelihood of a repeat customer... not so much LOL.)
Annette
The boxes are kind of cool, but I have no idea what to do with them. I don't know what to do with the cards either. I have about 100 of them that I can't use because I closed the Etsy shop. I'll be interested to see if anyone has ideas.
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Jenn Flynn-Shon
I'm in the same boat with a lot of my old cards too. Usually I just shred them but those boxes look kind of cute, maybe I could paint that too & use them as decorative accents around the house or something. Hmm...
I think the little boxes are so cute! I have no suggestions as to what you could do with them, but they are cute. I use my old cards to mix epoxy for my gluing projects, they are nice and small for the small batches I mix.
Valerie
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Chelsea St. Pierre
In regards to the cards, we can create our verson of recycled artist trading cards. and do a world wide swap, we all have cards we want to rid, including myself. I used them in my art to create texture, also as tags/price tags and such, so many uses....hugs Chelsea
SuzQ
I love what you did! Your house came out really nice as well. Hope all is going well for you you in the jewelry world. I'm kinda taking a break . XMas burned me out totally, except the bead exchange contest. I'm in the 3rd reveal this go round. I was wondering if you are in it this year?
I agree with Chelsea as I do the same thing. The old business cards can be recycled into tags for your products, greeting cards (you'd have to shred them to make recycle paper), they can also be made into coasters for glasses. All you need is some mod podge, cork textile (home depot/lowes) and some time. Instant way to advertise your business.
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T@PoppyPlacePdx
I LOVE the little boxes :)
I think Jenn's idea of painting them over is awesome, I already use mine as tags :)
I never order more that 250 at a time because over the years I have realised these unforeseen changes happen too often.
But I always keep a few of the old ones as memories :)
Have a lovely day, cheers, T. :)http://poppyplacepdx.blogspot.com
Sonya M. Jones
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I guess you did not receive my 1st comment. Can't remember quite what I said but, here it goes any way. You can use them as price tags, tags for gifts, or make coasters for glassware. To make coaster all is needed is cork tiles (can get these from Home Depot or Lowes) Mod Podge, a sponge brush & time. It's lots of fun. Good luck with whatever you decide.
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Almost Precious March 7, 2013 at 10:22 AM
Hi Sonya - Thank you for taking the time to post a second comment as you have offered me and my readers a number of wonderful suggestions on how to use those left over outdated business cards. I really like the idea of making coasters out of them and what a lovely little free gift those would make to give out to customers. :)