Yesterday, I stumbled upon a website that says you could make your own canvas within a few hours. I thought I was dreaming because I have always wanted to make my own canvas, and it seems unreal that I found a website that could help realize my dream. I clicked on the website to find out more about how you could make your own canvas. After I browsed the website, I found that it is easy to make my own canvas. It says that I could submit any digital photos I want, pick the desired size of the canvas, and then I could do some alteration on the photos, if I wanted to. It seems easy, but I decided to make some changes to my photos using one of the software I have. After I did my changes, I submitted my photo and made my payment. It says that I would receive my canvas in a few days.

The first official Christmas cards began in the 1840s with Queen Victoria. The British royal family’s Christmas cards are mostly portraits that will show significant personal events of the year. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first official White House Christmas card in 1953. Prominent American artists normally illustrate White House scenes. The number of people that purchase these types of cards has increased from just two thousand buyers in 1961 to one point four million buyers in 2005. In order to develop general goodwill, retain brand awareness and reinforce social networks, many businesses send Christmas cards to their customers. They do not try to sell a product with these cards; they will only mention the name of the business and are mostly discrete and secular in design. This practice goes back to the trade cards of the 18th century which is a sort of ancestor to the modern day Christmas card.