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Blondehedgehog Mon 07-Dec-15 14:56:13

Christmas cards have started arriving but they All have Christmas trees on this year. Is this the trend?

The ones I will be sending have fat robins on them

HappyNan1 Mon 07-Dec-15 15:07:59

I like robins too!

Teetime Mon 07-Dec-15 15:44:46

Mine have penguins.

Katek Mon 07-Dec-15 15:54:43

Can't find mine......

rosequartz Mon 07-Dec-15 16:03:26

I bought a selection of charity Christmas cards and as I've been writing them, I was wondering - do the charities get together and say 'OK, we did Christmas trees last year, so this year we'll do the 12 days of Christmas and you do Christmas trees and so on'. Do they do the rounds of designs?

They are all different from the charities I selected this year, trees, robins, religious, penguins, 12 days of Christmas etc.

rosequartz Mon 07-Dec-15 16:04:31

Katek grin

loopylou Mon 07-Dec-15 16:26:45

DH can't find mine; he's shouting 'They're somewhere up here' as he rummages around in the attic....
tchhmm

He could be gone a while.......tchgrin. Peace!

rosesarered Mon 07-Dec-15 16:29:59

loopy they are probably all shredded and in a mouses nest.

Eloethan Mon 07-Dec-15 16:34:50

I haven't even got my cards yet.

Oldgreymare Mon 07-Dec-15 17:03:36

I have chosen a blue theme. Why? do you ask... they're all going to different recipients so why chose a theme hmm Bought them at the local church, had to dash in and out as they were filming the next series of Poldark..... tempted to linger blush

lefthanded Mon 07-Dec-15 17:47:30

We always buy our cards in the January sale, when they are half-price (or less). So whatever design didn't sell very well last Christmas is what we'll be sending this year. smile

Greyduster Mon 07-Dec-15 17:56:35

I went to get some cards today from a local hospice charity shop. There were quite a few with Christmas trees on. I settled for wise men! The ones I really wanted had a reproduction of a painting by a local artist of our city centre in the fifties, with a cinema my dad used to take me to, and the sweet shop next door where a small box of Black Magic chocs to share was a special treat! But they didn't have any left sad.

rosequartz Mon 07-Dec-15 18:16:20

Let's hope that someone sends you one of those Greyduster, then you can keep it.

rosesarered Mon 07-Dec-15 20:58:33

Surely lots of cards are going to feature Christmas trees? 'tis a common theme and all that.tchgrin

Bellanonna Mon 07-Dec-15 21:42:31

7th card today,. Not one has a Christmas tree. There is a snowy pine tree scene but that's it. The others have robins, a postbox, a dove and a Victorian scene. Still, should be quite a few more to come.... Meanwhile must find mine and write them. The usual procrastination has taken hold...

rosequartz Mon 07-Dec-15 22:25:43

I've written most of them but there is a large pile waiting for letters which haven't yet been written.

numberplease Mon 07-Dec-15 22:38:14

I know I had a ew left last year, and am hoping to find them, as I bought my cards, and on doing my list find that I`m 2 short.

MammaN Tue 08-Dec-15 14:31:05

All written and sent. Buy all the same so no decisions needed.

winifred01 Tue 08-Dec-15 16:25:48

No body has mentioned Nativity scenes for their Christmas cards??

Bellanonna Tue 08-Dec-15 16:37:00

Oh well I'll mention it then. I've got 20 nativity scenes and the rest are assorted wintery pictures. Now for some determined writing. Later.

grandmac Tue 08-Dec-15 16:42:48

Always buy charity cards and always with a Nativity scene, or dove of peace.
Never buy ones that say Seasons Greetings!! AAgghh! tchsad tchangry

Boring old grump that's me! tchgrin

PRINTMISS Tue 08-Dec-15 16:53:14

I like prefer nativity scenes, but find it hard to see those that I really like, I have let the other half choose this year as he always leaves it to me, hence we have a varied assortment, difficult when I am using the computer to address the envelopes, never mind he did his best.

shysal Tue 08-Dec-15 17:17:40

You are right there are a lot of Christmas tree ones in the shops this year. I bought a few 'nice' Moorcroft cards and the rest mainly cat themed charity ones.

rosequartz Tue 08-Dec-15 17:22:51

We've had several so far and none with a tree!!

I bought some very nice charity ones and they say 'Season's Greeting' inside hmm so I have carefully written Merry Christmas and Happy New year as my greeting.
Only one pack though!