If someone sent you a (nicely) handmade Christmas card, would you think…

Hand made cards are likely more expensive! You can get charity cards for less than a £1/card, whereas if you think of buying the paper, the envelope and whatever they used to make that card - and their time - it’s going to be more than that for sure.

Some people do. Why is that an issue? Why do people mention free time like it is a bad thing. Free time is a good thing!

I would think that os lovely.

I bought 5 Christmas cards for a pound. I would never ever never think that someone making cards would do it to save money.

I would also never ever think that they had too much time into heir hands. Some people just enjoy doing that stuff and therefore prioritise it. I would genuinely just think it is lovely.

I have made my own cards and love doing it. In fact I intend to go back to it once we've got our loft space sorted and I've got room to work!

We get a handmade card every year from one of our friends. We love to receive it and it takes pride of place.

To answer your question op, I would assume they like to make an extra effort for friends and family.

Bloody weirdos! I'd be impressed. My mum has done knitting, sewing and embroidery and is now into cross stitch, and I have lots of lovely things she's made over the years, my friend does cross stitch, she made me a Pusheen card for my birthday years ago with cross stitch that I've kept, as well as pictures for me and DS, and my other friend does sewing, knitting and crochet and made a cardi and a hat for DS.

I used to sell mine for £4.99 each with no issues. Raise your prices and you will attract the right customers.

I’d just think the person has a lot of free time on their hands!!

I love making cards to try to cover costs. I do try to sell some, but there are so many doing the same, so it's hard to get sales. However, it really helps my MH from which I have a lot of issues, including depression, PTSD, anxiety, etc, and my partner knows it really helps me. I can lose myself in making cards, all mine are one of a kind, never repeated, so I like to think carefully about what to make when I am sending them. I know, for instance, my sister and my niece love dogs, so I made them dog cards; my cousin is a churchgoer, so I designed her a lovely card with a vintage-style church image.

Yeah, I stopped making them. Sold very few and when I gave them for Christmas/birthdays the reactions were underwhelming.

I switched it up a bit and included loose items such as Xmas tags, that they could use if they wanted to and included a little pack of neatly trimmed off cuts in case. Then they could have a go themselves or personalise what I gave them. Nope....still nothing.

I just accept, that for me at least, the joy is in creating it rather than receiving it.

Also OP why mention 'not a journo'? Who cares if you were? It's not a sensitive or exciting to gossip about subject.

My dd makes her own cards and they're always well received. She hasn't bothered this year because she works longer hours atm but i've got last years because i usually keep them so have told her not to bother.
I love them as so much work goes into them.

Christmas cards can be picked up really cheaply. I'd never think a handmade one was sent due to finances.

I would think it was very thoughtful. The idea that they “couldn’t afford ‘real’ cards” wouldn’t ever enter my head - I know from experience making cards with DS that the materials sometimes ends up costing more in £, and it also costs our time.

Since you can buy massive packs of cards for a few quid, I'd assume they had a lot of time on their hands and enjoyed being crafty.

I certainly wouldn’t think that they couldn’t afford to buy any! I’d just think they enjoyed making them.
I’m afraid to say, though, that unless made by young dcs/Gdcs, I really don’t want to receive hand made cards - I feel guilty when they inevitably end up in the recycling bin, same as all the others.

I love homemade cards.They are the only ones I keep.

People have no appreciation for handmade. I’m a crafter and I’m often stopped in the street and someone has said ‘your scarf/jumper/coat is beautiful, where is it from? And when I’ve said I made it myself there’s a disappointed look, and then usually ‘oh.. well its still nice’.

I’d never give anyone a handmade card or anything else, most of the people I know would think it was a weird thing to do, and tell me so, the cheeky fuckers.

I’d think it’s a hobby you enjoy as I know they cost a lot to make when it comes to getting all the bits.

The home made ones I’ve received personally were not my thing but then again it was an elderly relative who loved decoupage were they might not of really looked Christmasy just a card.

Cards are dirty cheap ..I'd assume they enjoyed crafts. I'd think it was a sweet thought butit would also annoy me as i throw cards away after a couple of days and id feel awful about throwing away a homemade card so would feel obliged to keep it

Only read OP's posts (I predicted you were going to be the card maker).

The handmade cards I get are the ones I keep in my box of treasures. It includes the one my late Mother made and wrote for me in her last few months of life and didn't get around to sending. I found it while going through her things.

Your efforts are a bit wasted on that particular recipient, OP.

Some of the nicest cards I've had over the years have been handmade and I always get a least a couple every year. They're the ones I keep when others go in the recycling. One woman makes beautiful cards using gold and silver pens which have sparkly bits stuck on in pretty geometric patterns and other people paint designs and print the cards themselves. It's lovely.

I get a handmade one every year. IT's the only one I keep. Because it's a lovely gesture and a mini work of art.

I’ve done that too!
Made cards using lovely papers from crackers, gift bags, packaging etc. I see it as ‘up market’ recycling. 😁

Did your friend say something or just seem puzzled? If the latter I’d guess he was puzzled about something else. I can’t imagine anyone would think it was to save money.