Enjoying Your Holiday Cards

Happy Friday!  With the weekend on its way, what a great time to tackle an easy DIY project-or at least admire some. 

Mail that I'm actually excited about receiving, is few and far between. When the holidays arrive I get VERY excited! I love getting any kind of personal mail from friends and family, if pictures are included even better. I usually display cards we receive in our living room, to be admired for a few weeks and then I pack them away in my card boxes.  This year I really wanted to come up with a better way to enjoy the cards.  Another factor is next year our little man will be walking and at the perfect height to discover the cards. So this began my search for card display ideas :).

I found so many great ideas! I love that holiday cards are so pretty, they can really become part of your holiday decor. Below are just a handful of the simple & beautiful ways I found to display holiday cards. Enjoy!

I love this creative use of an old bed spring from Sugar Bee Crafts, best part is most of us either have a lil one whose spring is done being used,or they can easily be found second hand.

How about creating a wreath card display like this from delicious ambiguity

The simplicity of a ribbon card holder like this one from Groovinheads, makes it one of my favourites.

Reuse an old frame,add twine and mini clothes pins, to re-create this beautiful holder from Sweet Pea Events

For a really easy idea use ribbon or twine on a railing, mantle or wall to display cards.

I love love love all of these ideas and hope this will help you beautifully display your cards this year. 

If your not into the DIY options you could buy a picture holder like the one below or repurpose something already in your house which is what I ended up doing. 

I attached two ribbons to a mirror we have in our kitchen.  Cute little Santa clothes pins from the dollar store will keep our cards on the ribbon.  I love that we will be able to enjoy our cards while cooking or eating and it was super easy. Ribbon can easily be added to accommodate more cards which I hope is the case because that means more FUN mail!

Every Monday & Friday from now until Christmas I will post an easy DIY holiday craft or recipe. I hope you can enjoy or use them to help you with holiday planning and festive fun. 

Have a great weekend!