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

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YABU: that they couldn’t afford to buy ‘real’ cards?
YANBU: that they just liked making Christmas cards?

Assuming the card has clearly been made by an adult and not a child. Context to follow, just curious. (Regular member, not a journo. 😄)

Those are amazing!

Oh, tell me about it, mine seem to be taking over the house! 😄

I would assume that they like making them. I doubt very much that you could actually make Christmas cards cheaper than buying them.

YANBU. I’d assume someone who gave me a generic shop bought card couldn’t afford real Christmas cards.
My aunt hand makes Christmas cards, the cost is a lot higher than a pack of 20 cards from Poundland and every one is unique.

I’d be delighted to get a home made card! I know the time and thought that goes into them! It sounds like your friend didn’t really have any concept of that.

And saving crackers is a brilliant idea! They’re literally just going in the bin otherwise!

From anyone I love (my children and close family and friends) I would love, and keep (although I would be very confused and a bit…. WTF if I received on from my younger brother 😆)

From anyone else… I would think, in this order

1. oh that’s nice
2. goodness they must have lots of free time or really enjoy doing this to have sent me one of these cards given we aren’t close
3. oh dear, a bit guilty because it’s going to very shortly go straight in to the recycling

Home made is thoughtful and beautiful. Th cost of a card or present is irrelevant- it’s the care n good wishes of the sender that count.

I make my own Christmas Cards and each one takes between 40 mins and 2 hours each to make as well as the cost of the materials.
I hope the recipients appreciate the time and effort I put into them. I always keep any handmade cards I receive.
On a related note. I made a card using metal dies where I assembled the die cut pieces and added sentiments embellishments etc and I also received a card presumably from a boxed set sold by Morrisons with a near identical image. I suspect the die company might have something to say about possible copywriter theft.
I tried to post pics of the cards but it didn't work and I'm not tech-minded enough to sort it out while in the middle of wrapping presents 😆

I’d love it, but my DM used to hate it when I made her handmade cards for some reason.

My DSIL makes beautiful illustrated cards, I've framed one of them

The cards are lovely, I'd be delighted to receive one. I certainly wouldn't think you couldn't afford to buy cards! I'd think you were a crafty person who enjoyed making things and liked doing thoughtful things for your friends.

I get quite a few handmade cards each year.

I have a friend who likes to visit craft markets, and she'll get all her cards from the craftspeople there. Another friend has her own forest school company, and made her own cards with a printing block she'd carved herself.
A couple of family members do a montage of photos folded into a card, rather than a traditional card.
Each to their own!