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Just the right words
*Crafters, scrapbook artists, and writers will all welcome this collection of sayings, grouped by popular occasion
*Over 400 greetings, all copyright-cleared for anyone to use freely
*Includes motifs and illustrations, which can be copied and applied to projects
Whether they're embroidering a sampler for a new baby, creating a hand-crafted greeting card for a married couple, or remembering a favorite anniversary on the pages of a scrapbook, crafters are continually looking for the perfect words to mark the occasion. With this handy guide, they'll find them right at their fingertips. From witty and poignant one-liners to inspirational and heart-felt verses, this book provides a spectrum of perfect phrases for any occasion.
- GenresPoetryNonfiction
192 pages, Paperback
First published March 16, 2007
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July 2, 2011
Are you sending someone a card? Are you unsure of what to say? Fear no more! With this book, you can add "an extra special personal touch to an otherwise blank card." How? Surely not by reading advice on how to find the right words? Nope--just by copying one of these poems verbatim. Yes, that's right. You can make any card personal by including deeply emotional statements that come straight from a book that you pulled off the shelf.
Leaving aside the fact that these poems about love, faith, divorce, births, deaths, holidays, anniversaries (and many other topics) were written by someone else, the poems themselves aren't even that good. Most are sickeningly sweet, even saccharine. Some items lack so much punctuation that they must be read twice in order to be understood. Other poems have rhymes or scansion (or both) that are so forced that they distract from the poem's message. Others just don't scan or rhyme at all. One section had exactly the same poem twice, on two different pages, and typed in different fonts. Another poem was slightly revised so that it would fit in two different sections, even though little was actually changed. Some poems are so syrupy that they don't seem genuine.
It wasn't all terrible. There were a few moments that seemed genuinely sweet, and there were some moments that had just enough humor to be memorable and edgy. In particular, some of her entries for the Father's Day section, in which she addressed step-fathers, foster-fathers, and other non-blood-relative paternal figures, are among the volume's most tactful and loving verses. She gracefully diffuses any negativity from a potentially awkward situation by emphasizing love and gratefulness.
Even so, if you want to send a card to someone, you're probably better off just saying something that you've written yourself. It will be far more personal and more meaningful than something you'd find in a book, and it will probably ring truer.
Leaving aside the fact that these poems about love, faith, divorce, births, deaths, holidays, anniversaries (and many other topics) were written by someone else, the poems themselves aren't even that good. Most are sickeningly sweet, even saccharine. Some items lack so much punctuation that they must be read twice in order to be understood. Other poems have rhymes or scansion (or both) that are so forced that they distract from the poem's message. Others just don't scan or rhyme at all. One section had exactly the same poem twice, on two different pages, and typed in different fonts. Another poem was slightly revised so that it would fit in two different sections, even though little was actually changed. Some poems are so syrupy that they don't seem genuine.
It wasn't all terrible. There were a few moments that seemed genuinely sweet, and there were some moments that had just enough humor to be memorable and edgy. In particular, some of her entries for the Father's Day section, in which she addressed step-fathers, foster-fathers, and other non-blood-relative paternal figures, are among the volume's most tactful and loving verses. She gracefully diffuses any negativity from a potentially awkward situation by emphasizing love and gratefulness.
Even so, if you want to send a card to someone, you're probably better off just saying something that you've written yourself. It will be far more personal and more meaningful than something you'd find in a book, and it will probably ring truer.
June 30, 2011
WARNING: This book must be read in small doses. Anything longer than a page or two is liable to result in a severe sugar overload. Don’t look for anything that approaches wit or humor in these greeting card verses. Most offerings don’t properly scan or rhyme, and they possess overly sweet sentimentality. Save your money and write your own greetings. They have to be better than these. Read at your own risk.
May 6, 2008
I'm one of those people that always needs to say something witty when signing a card. "Congratulations" or "Thank You" just doesn't do it. If you're like me, then you will LOVE this book.
March 29, 2012
I got a couple of good ideas from this book, which I already made a note of. No need to reference it again.
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