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A large button threaded onto a piece of wool, then spun around, a whirlygig!

been thinking about Christmas cards and d'you know, I can't ever remember us receiving Christmas cards at our house when I was a child - is it just me?

Look, I wouldn't dream of doing this now but much laughter could be derived from a piece of string with a lump of bread tied to one end and some newspaper tied to the other.

You leave it lying out in the field to really annoy an old rook!

Oh we did,,,,,,,,they used to get strung across the fireplace on a string, :-D :-D.as did nearly everybody.

mum kept many spanning back to her early married life,my sister has them now,

we used to as children cut some out and stick them onto paper,some got used for shopping lists. :-D

nothing was a cute dog or cat ,mouse or anything like todays cards,,,,,ladies in big dresses and men with top hats walkling in the snow,a robin,a lttle cottage lite up,a church,a manger scene, and very thin card aswell.

Yes, I remember we got loads of cards and strung them across the picture rails. I am not sure how far back I am remembering though. Presents I remember back when I was from about 3 (1943) but cards I am remembering probably post war years, thin paper as Kay said and 'traditional' pictures. did they have cards during the war? I suppose they did.

hmm - perhaps no one liked us then :-D :-S

Yes Ann, they did,,,,,,,OH has his dads,War Album ,as its called and cards and letters are stuck in what his mum sent his dad while POW in Burma,,,,very small cards though....and worded on the lines ,while miles away or across the sea ....and the tiny writing to cram in as much as possible.

We used to have loads of cards. My father was a sales rep and sent company ones to his clients. In turn they sent him one. Some people became personal friends so that was another. He was a Free Mason.....more cards!

We moved form our first house before I started school. While I can't remember what we did them there, at the 2nd they were pinned onto the curtains and Sellotaped to the back of the door.

Mum used pinking shears to make tags from the pictures for the following year. I still do :-D
We had to be careful unwrapping larger presents. The paper was ironed then reused :-)

perhaps we did have them but I just can't remember :-S If not, I feel discriminated against :-D