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It’s December 1st, and I’m looking at a long holiday To Do list. I absolutely love the Christmas holidays and all the traditions that go with it. (Here’s a story about Homemakers’ staff’s favourite holiday traditions.)

One of the ways I’d like to make the holidays a little greener is through Christmas ecards, since I can reduce energy use on card manufacture and delivery, and perhaps save a tree or two.

The trouble is, some of my friends really like getting that letter in the mail. For them, I seek out cards printed on recycled paper from shops such as Pistachio and from independent artisans . If I were really ambitious I’d make my own cards, perhaps using scraps of reused material. (I’m thinking bits of nice paper and ribbon, not foil vapour barrier and rusty nails from my basement reno!)

For those who find an inbox greeting as nice as a mailbox greeting, I could send animated cards like these from artist Kim Hunter.

Do you have a favourite ecard site for holiday greetings? Do you still prefer to get a Christmas card in the mail?