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. 😄)

So nice to read that a lot of people enjoy receiving handmade cards! I wish I had plenty of spare time to make them though, that’s sadly not the case - I sort of shoehorn it into odd spare moments but usually still end up rushing to get them all done in time. 😄

I’d think they were talented and thoughtful

I would think it is lovely. Card making supplies are not cheap, so I don't think it is about money. Some people make cards as a hobby/side hustle.

I would be delighted to receive a handmade card, I know how expensive crafting can be so I would never assume it was a financial thing. I think it's a lovely thing to do. I'm vastly more likely to keep a handmade card also.

I made my own with watercolours this year. Hadn't occurred to me people might think I was skint or had to much time on my hands. I took it up as a hobby in the evenings to de-stress.

So far they seem to have been well received.

9 times our of 10 handmade/homemade always better in my eyes.

If you've used last years cracker renments I'd also think it's nice that you're conscientious of waste and probably have a good imagination in doing so.

I love 'em. My non artistic friend sent me one last year that was just an old picture stuck on cardboard and it made me smile. Bet yours are nicer.

I love a handmade card. Ive had a few ans i always keep them

Assume they loved to craft and be touched by the personal touch .

I'd assume that the person enjoyed making them and/or felt that a handmade card is a more meaningful thing to send and signifies more genuine love and care than the mass produced bought cards. Handmade cards certainly aren't cheaper than buying a bumper box of cards (if you factor in the time spent at minimum wage they are ridiculously expensive) and are usually also more tasteful

I used to work with a designer who always made her own cards, much nicer than any you could buy.

I make them for my husband when I have forgotten to buy one 😆. They’re not bad though!

Having previously made cards I quickly realised it would be much cheaper to just buy a pack in a shop. So I'd assume anyone who makes them enjoys making them.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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 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.