Holiday Tokens

This day in age everything is digital: email, social networking, web searches and even your birthday or holiday “e-card”. I agree that the internet offers us amazing ways to connect, learn and share, just as I am doing with this blog, but I also think it’s nice to still receive some good old snail mail. What happened to the days of birthday cards, a thank you note or post cards from friends or family visiting exotic locations? Now that the holidays are upon us I think it’s nice to embrace the giving and receiving of holiday cards. It’s really the little joys of the holiday season when opening the mail box and receiving a handwritten card from a loved one. However, I do know the two advantages of e-cards, cost efficiency and they are also not consuming paper. On the flip side I found an awesome card company that I got my cards from this year called, Smock.  They are the first print shop in the United States to use bamboo paper. Bamboo paper is completely sustainable and from a renewable source. It’s the fasted growing plant without the use of any pesticides, uses minimal use of water and produces 35% more oxygen then hardwood trees! The ink is only vegetable-oil based and low-Volatile Organic Compound (VOC). They also recycle their photo chemistry, film, paper off cuts, and photopolymer printing plates. The retail packaging is biodegradable, tree-free, and even petroleum-free. It gets even better, not only do you have high quality beautiful cards, a portion is also donated to the Pesticide Action Network and the Amazon Conservation Association! They make everything from beautiful wedding invitations, holiday cards, announcements, gift wrap to even notebooks. Check out their website for more information on their products, www.smockpaper.com and take the time to write your friends and family during this holiday season and they will appreciate it more than you know. Happy Holidays!

Quote:“What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can't reread a phone call.”- Liz Carpenter