Buying Christmas Letter Paper

How to Choose Holiday Stationary

Oct 9, 2009 Jenny Evans

Before you get Christmas letter paper, here are five things to consider for winter stationery and holiday letter paper.

This is the season when everyone starts to look for winter stationery. When buying it for the express purpose of writing a Santa or family Christmas letter, stop to think about these five tips for buying decent Christmas paper.

Measure the Margins of Christmas Letter Paper

When evaluating Christmas stationery, remember to look at the overall volume of printable space. While you don't want to overload readers with information in a Christmas letter, you do want to have room to list the significant highlights of the year. Make sure that there's enough room to share while sticking to one single-sided page.

Order the Right Quantity of Holiday Stationery

Before buying anything, think about approximately how many holiday letters you intend to mail this year. If you're not sure, err on the side of buying too much paper rather than too little. Extra Christmas letter paper could be used to write notes during the holiday season, thank you cards, or even cut up to make gift tags.

Check the Quality of Holiday Letter Paper

Of course it's nice to get Christmas greetings no matter what they're written on. But using a thick paper tells friends and family that a lot of effort went to creating a quality Christmas letter for them. According to Tiny Prints, a scale of common paper thicknesses are:

Copy paper: 20# text
Linen (resume) paper: 70# text
Index card: 110# text
Linen cardstock: 80# card stock
High quality stationery: 100# card stock

Keep in mind that paper above 70# may not turn out very well when fed through a home inkjet printer.

Christmas Embellishments Make Paper Special

Christmas letter paper is made special with seasonal touches, such as 3-D embellishments or glitter accents. Using special paper will set a Christmas letter apart from all the other holiday letters of the season. Just make sure that any embellishments will not be too thick for the USPS to mail.

Christmas Letter Paper Envelopes

Envelopes are often overlooked in a choice of holiday letter paper. Many of the cheaper stationery sets cut corners by providing patterned paper with plain white envelopes. The envelope is the first thing people will see of the Christmas letter, so it should match the design of the paper.

Where to Buy Christmas Letter Paper

A limited selection of holiday letter paper is found each year at big box retailers and office supply stores, but it's worth the extra money to shop at a stationery specialty store. Those who want free Christmas stationery can download or make stationery for the holidays with their home computer.

Whether it's Santa letter paper or Christmas stationery, buying holiday letter paper should not be a mindless choice. There are many factors in a successful purchase decision. Keep these in mind when shopping and merry Christmas!

Readers might also enjoy Easy 4-Step Christmas Letter Writing.

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