12 Days of Christmas Inspiration: Displaying Your Cards

Isn’t December’s mail THE BEST?  I’d say it’s like Christmas each time I go to the mailbox, but, well… it IS Christmas so that metaphor doesn’t quite work.  The joy I get from receiving cards from near and far is indescribable.  We excitedly open each envelope and read the cards, enjoying every photo and newsletter and update.  It’s the small things in life you need to cherish, you know?

What happens after you open the card?  Some years, I’ve kept them in a basket in the living room so we can open them again and again.  Other years, they’ve been displayed on shutters and windows and ribbons.  This year, I put together something I’ve been trying to get to since 2008.

It took me this long to find a free night to do it, and of course it ended up taking very little time at all.  These mini clothespins are all ready to clip this year’s cards to ribbons in our living room, providing us with a display of our loved ones all in one place.

Here’s the supplies.  For years, I envisioned using little bird shapes, but had a heck of a time finding the right one.  JoAnns had this pear punch on sale, and it’s a stretch but I figured it went with the whole “Partridge in a Pear Tree” theme.

Making these is as easy as it looks.  I simply used a section of washi tape {and hello, how did it take me this long to discover all the things to do with washi tape?} and placed it on each mini-clothespin

Then, using a paper punch, I punched out pear shapes from glitter scrapbook paper.

Glitter scrapbook paper: all the bling, none of the mess!

A little dot of glue, and…

Magic!

{okay, not really magic, but when you’ve been thinking of something this simple for 3 years it does feel a bit like magic when you actually get it done.}

Here’s a few other creative Christmas card displays you’ll love: