PC PCs: A Recipe for Recycling

We know, we know, sending things in the mail...snail mail...is SO old-fashioned, but don't you love getting something in the mail that isn't a bill for a change? We always keep a stack of postcards handy for when we want to send a quick thank you to someone, or just let someone we haven't talked to in a while know that we've been thinking of them. It costs less than a regular card or letter and, to us, is much more personal than email.

Staring into a full recycle bin one day, we realized that we had a lot of food boxes and thought, hmmm, why not make our own postcards? It's simple and easy to do.

First things first, save your boxes...food boxes, snack boxes, beer or beverage boxes...as long as it's pretty sturdy, it will work.

















Standard postcards are 4 x 6" in size. We suggest using either the glass from a frameless frame or a picture mat with a 4 x 6" opening to trace with because that way you get to see what you're cutting out (p.s. the mat in the photo is NOT 4 x 6", but the only one on hand to show you what we mean).




















Take the glass (or mat) and trace out the image you want on the card.















To cut the cards out, you can either use a fancy Fiskar (if you have one) or just your favorite pair of scissors.

















And voila! Recyled postcards! Fun, different, unique, and homemade. And, for Ducky Nguyen, the winner of the first Culinary Creative Question Contest, an excellent prize. We'll be sending her a set of homemade cards with the postcard stamps to mail them too!




We want to thank everyone who submitted questions, lots of good things to think about. We'll be posting answers for each of them along with the one for Ducky's about...well, you'll just have to stay posted until Wednesday to find out. :)

Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!