Mom never let you out of the house without some serious knit headgear. Pass on the wisdom (and seasonal cheer) with W + K Studio’s crisply colored depictions of her best recommendations.
Available at wkstudio.bigcartel.com, $25 for eight.
Rather be sipping heavily spiked eggnog with Don Draper? Keep your postal sentiments old-school (and throw back that eggnog anyway).
Old School Stationers Skiing Mouse, available at luxepaperie.com, $18 for ten; Rifle Paper Co. Happy Holidays postcards, available at riflepaperco.com, $10 for ten; Hello Lucky Holiday Delivery, available at hellolucky.com, $15 for six.
Got A Christmas Story on repeat? Spread the love with RedCamper’s cleverly captioned, retro photos of people we bet are related to the Parkers. Sure beats voicemails saying, “You’ll shoot your eye out.”
Available at esty.com, $30 for fifteen.
We’ve chosen these for your closest chosen friends.
Printerette Press Hanukkah Paper Doll, available at etsy.com, $5 each; The Butter custom cards, available at thebutternyc.com, $78-$89 for 25; Rifle Paper Co. Illustrated Menorah, available at riflepaperco.com, $16 for eight.
You have enough trouble keeping your family members’ religious leanings straight, never mind the rest of your acquaintances’. Cover all your PC bases.
Sugarcube Press Happymerry Christmakkah, available at shop.sugarcubepress.com, $14 for six; Est. 1986 Very Merry Something and Jolly Whatever, available at etsy.com, $10 for five.
Skip the complications. Just say it straight.
Sesame Letterpress Peppermint, available at sesameletterpress.bigcartel.com, $20 for eight; Mr. Boddington’s Studio Merry & Bright, available at mrboddington.com, $20-$30 for eight; Anemone Letterpress Bon Noel, available at etsy.com, $4.50 each.
Email chains between you and your buds consist of cat GIFs, puppy videos, and any other cutesy media you can click your mouse on. (Mouse, aw.) Take the precious overload into the real world.
Artistry Cards Deck the Halls and Blue Bird Touque, available at artistrycards.bigcartel.com, $4 each; Fugu Fugu Press Snow Bunny, available at etsy.com, $18 for eight; Moikka Paper Deer Season’s Greetings, available at etsy.com, $16 for eight.
Give tradition a swift kick in the ass with bold updates on tried-and-true tropes.
Dutch Door Press Sleigh Bells Ring, available at dutchdoorpress.com, $16 for six; A. Favorite Design Comic Book Style O’ Holy Night, available at afavoritedesign.com, $4.50 each.
Dear ol’ Gran slips you an Andrew Jackson every year. Send some merriment back with a repurposed library card or a letterpress telegram. If you’re feeling especially generous, customize charming check-out cards with a life update and disperse to your whole brood.
Chewing the Cud Holiday Telegram, available at chewingthecud.com, $16; Overdue Cards Romance of a Christmas Card, available at overduecards.com, $3.50; Simplesong Design custom library card, available at simplesongdesign.com, $300 for 50.
Nope, it’s not a zebra with a sunburn. It’s a well-chosen palette for your holiday postings.
Dandy Lion Press Xmas Cheer Puffin, available at dandylionpress.com, $4 each; Sycamore Street Press Joyeux Noel, available at shop.sycamorestreetpress.com, $4.50 each; Moontree Letterpress Dog Park, available at etsy.com, $15 for ten.
Impress your favorite music buff with a concert ticket that isn’t printed off the interweb, and woo fellow art history majors with a not-so-subtle David Hockney reference.
A. Favorite Design Holiday Rock Ticket, available at afavoritedesign.com, $4.50 each; Dear Hancock Warmest Holiday Wishes, available at dearhancock.com, $14 for six.
No one will notice subpar scissor and tape skills if you tie on a fancy-pants gift tag. Bonus points for one that doubles as a coaster.
Chewing the Cud gift tags, available at chewingthecud.com, $18 for twelve; Dandy Lion Press gift tag coasters, available at dandylionpress.com, $4 each; Starshaped Press gift tags, available at etsy.com, $6 for six; Fig. 2 Design Studio Confetti Cheers gift tags, available at fig2design.com, $6 for eight.
If quitting cold turkey proves too damn hard, keep your thumbs in action with Cards, a letter-sending app. Click a photo if you like and type in your message, and a real-life note will be mailed straight to any pal you choose.
Available at itunes.apple.com, $3-$5 per card.
Well, she is. Remind her of it while offering well wishes for the Year of the Dragon.
Mr. Boddington’s Studio Illuminating 2012, available at mrboddington.com, $20-$30 for eight; Campbell Raw Press Winter Sky, available at shop.brooklynbookbinder.com, $15 for five; Igloo Letterpress New Year’s Baby, available at iglooletterpress.bigcartel.com, $4.50; Hello Lucky SusyJack Amazing New Year, available at hellolucky.com, $65 for 25.
Jell-O molds and string bean casserole favor heavily in your Christmas memories. Remind your recipe-hoarding relatives to get cookin’ — and wish them a merry one with Dapper Paper while you’re at it.
Available at etsy.com, $20 for ten.
You pride yourself on unpredictability, so eschew reindeer and snowmen in favor of yetis and sea horses.
Blackbird Letterpress Yeti, available at etsy.com, $6 each; Smock Sea Horse, available at smockpaper.com, $14 for six.
If a dog can smooch a cat, you can send Whigby illustrations out to your long-lost high school crew.
Available at whigby.com, $15 for six.
Make strides in your Aunt of the Year bid with a perfectly plump matryoshka or a card made of sustainable birch printed with Volkswagen-riding animals.
Night Owl Paper Goods Peace Love Bug, available at nightowlpapergoods.com, $24 for six; Winged Wheel Russian Doll, available at winged-wheel.co.jp, $23 for ten.
If blinking lights and swoops of garland have you seeing spots, opt for toned-down, natural-hued paper that low-key recipients will appreciate.
Hammerpress Alpaca Warm Wishes, available at hammerpress.net, $17 for six; Bailey Doesn’t Bark Happy Holidays, available at baileydoesntbark.com, $20 for four.
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