| I often find it astonishing the lengths individuals go | | | | cardboard. |
| through in order to satisfy someone by buying them an | | | | There are many choices on what to use, limited only |
| expensive birthday present. They often find rare, | | | | by your imagination. But the main idea is adding your |
| extravagant, and hard-to-find gift items for a loved | | | | own personal touch that will let the birthday person |
| one's birthday. And then they wrap them up in lovely | | | | know that you find them extra special. |
| ornate wrapping paper. which often can be as | | | | One thing to consider first, when making a birthday |
| expensive as the gift! | | | | card, is who the card is for. That is, what taste do they |
| Nonetheless, with all this effort people put into the gift, | | | | have in their clothes, and how they decorate where |
| they then include a signed store-bought birthday card | | | | they live, and their interests. Take me for instance. I like |
| with it. It is astounding how uncommon an art it is to | | | | music, mostly oldies, so giving me a card shaped like |
| make a unique birthday card. | | | | an old record would be really neat. Or even made out |
| It is actually quite simple to create a birthday card. Plus | | | | of an old record, with a special birthday label on it, boy |
| it shows the birthday person how much you really | | | | would I like that. |
| care for them. | | | | Anyway the point is that it would be special if you |
| Virtually any type of material can be used to make a | | | | made your own birthday card for that person you |
| birthday card. One grand idea is to use textured | | | | love. And signing it with a message showing how you |
| recycled paper. Then again, you can use fabric or cloth | | | | care would mean a great deal to them, perhaps more |
| to make a card; you aren't limited to paper or | | | | than an expensive present would do. |