For a little while we saw a significant drop off in Christmas cards. No doubt because of my own slackness when it comes to sending them. I love them. I love the idea of them. I just never seem to be organised enough to get them out before Christmas. Maybe I should start a tradition of New Years cards. Or mid-year cards. Or implement my 2016 Christmas plan.
When my son started school we started to get Christmas cards back into the house in large numbers. I enthusiastically displayed them, loved reading them and adored looking at them. But as I contemplate the Christmas clean up, I am wondering – what do we do them?
Here are 6 ideas on what to do with this year’s Christmas cards.
- Christmas Card Bunting
You could take this a step further and spell out Merry Christmas by adding letters to each flag. You could even use it to hang next years cards on.
- Garlands
Cut the same sized shapes out of the cards, hearts or stars for example. Sew them together to hang around next years tree. - Gift Tags
Always a great way to recycle Christmas cards – turn them into gift tags for next year
- Christmas Ornaments
These star wreaths look beautiful made out of christmas cards, as do these baubles. - Ribbon Sewing
Cut out an appropriate shape from your Christmas card and hole punch all around it. Get the kids to thread ribbon through. You could use as a gift tag, decoration or paste onto card for a Christmas card for next year.
- Snowglobe Card
How cute are these gorgeous snow globe cards? You could save your Christmas cards from this year to make a collage base for next year’s creation. I almost can’t wait for it to be Christmas again (okay, I really can).
SO cute. What a great idea – I always struggle to throw stuff like this away, because I’m sentimental like that. But the idea of reusing them for Christmassy things is super! Thanks. x
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Me too! I am such a sentimental person and it makes sad throwing away things like that.
Great ideas! I remember making tags out of old cards with my Grandma. Some cards I keep and I recycle the rest, this year I may keep a ‘2016 tag’ pile!
Oh I hope so! It’s such an easy way to re-use them.
Same scenario here. Lots of cards from the kids thank goodness. Love these ideas Robyna. And thanks for the link to the snowglobes. What a great website!
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Isn’t it so cute? So many great ideas (that aren’t all over pinterest).
Love the idea of anything being reused and recycled- awesome!
Thanks – me too!
Great ideas! I saved last year’s cards to make bunting this year – looks so nice 🙂
And always good to up cycle.
Exactly! Makes you feel so much better than putting them in the bin.
Love the idea of making them into gift cards!
So cute and easy.
Such cute ideas. I always feel wrong about tossing Christmas cards, as well.
By the way, my Mom started a tradition of sending Valentines cards because she never got around to Christmas cards – it’s fun to get a card a little later in the year!
That’s a great idea! I might steal it this year 🙂
This is awesome, great ideas Robyna. I love seeing your instagram posts too ?
Oh thanks Kim xxx
These are such lovely ideas. I was just looking at my cards hanging up and thinking the same thing. Thanks for the inspiration!
Oh I am so glad that you didn’t throw them out.
These are such great ideas! I’m such a card hoarder, especially if it’s got a cute picture on it – I just can’t bring myself to get rid of it!
I may have to give the bunting a go 🙂
I know! Me too. When the picture is cute, it has to stay 🙂
What a great idea. The tree decorations are fantastic.Very clever
Thanks! Hope they gave you some inspiration.