Now that we've all decided to live green and simultaneously earn mega cool points by creating a nifty, free, Christmas eCard slideshow AND learned what the environmental benefits are of creating said eCard, let me show you how to go about doing so.

*Note: This is part 3 in the Christmas eCard Slideshow series*

This year, Americans are projected to send 2 Billion...that's billion, with a "B"...christmas cards.

Multiply 2 Billion by .42 (the cost of postage), and Americans will spend 840 Million dollars, that's $840,000,000, in postage alone during this holiday season.

(Dear God, someone please tell me I accidentally added a few extra zeros in there somewhere!)

Any idea where those 2 billion cards (and their envelopes) will end up? Yup, the dump!

This is part 2 of a series of posts that will show you how to create a simple, fun, FREE photo slideshow Christmas ecard, instead of contributing to the 840 million dollar monster.

How many people are on your Christmas card mailing list? 100? 200? Maybe even more?

Multiply whatever number it is by .42 (price of postage), then add in the cost of the cards and/or printing, and you're looking at a nice, hefty bill just to wish people (who are probably mostly strangers to you by now) a Happy Hanuquanzafestimas.

Instead, why not put together a free, fun, Christmas ecard in the form of a photo slideshow, complete with falling snowflakes and swaying Christmas tree ornaments?