Bring a little of the outdoors indoors this Christmas with this card display holder. This little make brings a couple of my favourite hobbies together that of walking and craft and is so quick and easy to make. Great if you are pushed for time with littlies round your feet.
So we brought it home tied wool to each end and hung it up. I then cut 4 different lengths of wool and tied them equal distance (eye balled) along the stick. Then chose some cards to put on it that we'd received in the past. These will be swapped out for those we receive this year. I tried two different ways in which to hang the cards paper clips and little pegs. I do believe that the pegs worked best. I decided to add a couple of wooden embellishments and a gold paper Christmas tree for good measure to complete the look.
Of course you can decorate it how you like and tailor it to your Christmas colours if you like. How about painting the stick white and adding pine cones or bits of festive foliage? You could also paint the stick red and white to reflect the candy canes about. Whatever you decide do let me know if you give this a go and I wish all of you a lovely Merry Christmas. xx
Craft Components
To Create This Homemade Christmas Card Display Holder You Will Need:
- A Stick
- String or Wool
- Scissors
- Pegs or Paper Clips
- Extra Embellishments
Now for the Fun Part
As a family we try and get outside as much as we can and a request first thing in the morning of going to the park could not be turned down on a bright sunny morning. After going to the park we decided to extend our time outside by going to find the perfect stick for this make. We saw a number of different ones but we thought this was in the best condition to do the job.
So we brought it home tied wool to each end and hung it up. I then cut 4 different lengths of wool and tied them equal distance (eye balled) along the stick. Then chose some cards to put on it that we'd received in the past. These will be swapped out for those we receive this year. I tried two different ways in which to hang the cards paper clips and little pegs. I do believe that the pegs worked best. I decided to add a couple of wooden embellishments and a gold paper Christmas tree for good measure to complete the look.
Of course you can decorate it how you like and tailor it to your Christmas colours if you like. How about painting the stick white and adding pine cones or bits of festive foliage? You could also paint the stick red and white to reflect the candy canes about. Whatever you decide do let me know if you give this a go and I wish all of you a lovely Merry Christmas. xx
This is such a great idea - never know what to do with Christmas cards that we get as it just goes on the display cupboard in the lounge. Thanks for sharing.#Blogcrush
ReplyDeleteThat is such a simple but very pretty idea, I love it! #Blogstravaganza
ReplyDeleteThat is such a great idea! What a fab way to display Christmas cards. #PoCoLo
ReplyDeleteGreat idea and I love its simplicity. #PoCoLo
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! My daughter is forever collecting sticks so we have plenty to make use of! Thanks so much for sharing with #blogstravaganza xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely idea :-) I love decorations that bring the outside in, so-to-speak. It sounds like so much fun to make, too.
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Oh I love using outdoor finds for crafts. It looks very rustic!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with #MMBC. Hope to see you Monday x
What a great idea! It looks fabulous. Freya is a big fan of sticks too so we probably already have one for the job! #MMBc
ReplyDeleteThis is such a good idea! Simple and natural and it looks great! #MMBC
ReplyDeleteLove this - and sticks seem to be all the trend this year in the shops - and great fun sourcing the stick too. Thanks for sharing with #PoCoLo
ReplyDeleteI might have to give this a go, it looks great! :) #BlogCrush
ReplyDeleteOoo I am always looking for better ways to display the Christmas cards so they don't keep falling over so this is great. Thanks for joining in #christmaslittlemakes
ReplyDeleteSo cute. I like that even little kids could be involved in this project by gathering little bits that could be incorporated into the finished piece. Thanks for sharing with #Blogstravaganza.
ReplyDeleteWhat a brilliant way to display the Christmas cards you receive that year! I love to keep them on display, they add to the Christmas decoration. #makeitmonthly
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea! I will definitely be putting one up around here! Thank you for sharing #MakeItLinky
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely idea for displaying your Christmas cards. I really like keeping the stick natural but it would look good painted white with some pine cones too like you say. #Christmaslittlemakes
ReplyDeleteLove this! Totally going to try this! Love the use of the sticks #
ReplyDeleteLove this! Totally going to try this! Love the use of the sticks
ReplyDeleteI love this idea, it's so great. Bringing the great outdoors indoors. Brilliant.
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Love this! What a fantastic way to bring nature indoors too! Merry Christmas & thanking for linking up to #MakeItLinky
ReplyDeleteI love this natural looking display. What a great idea! Thanks for linking up #MakeItLinky
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