So, I’m curious…what do you do with all of the Christmas cards you receive every year, once the holidays are over? In the past, I’ve tried to come up with ideas of storing, organizing or possibly displaying the cards, after all, most of them are so pretty, I can never seem to just toss them. Of course I don’t keep the ones from the orthodontist or the insurance agent, but I have a hard time discarding the beautiful photo cards that we receive from our family and friends. I love to see how all of my friends’ kids are growing each year, especially since many live far away and I don’t get to see them as often as I would like. Well in my search for ideas, as I was “Pinteresting” one day, I came across a very cute and simple craft to solve this problem…the annual Christmas Card book. And I do mean simple, anyone can make this, regardless of how crafty you may or may not be.
Once the books are done, you can either store them or display them on your coffee table every Christmas and browse through them. There are many different versions out there, you can truly make them as fancy or simple as you prefer. So here are my favorites…just click on the links in the photos for the simple instructions on how to assemble your Christmas Card Book:
Christmas Card Books, click here.
Another version of the Christmas Card Book, click here.
Another interesting version, click here.
And of course if you don’t have time to or like to craft, this book is about as simple as it gets… just put all the cards through a 1-inch ring binder, tie some cute ribbons on the ring, and it’s done!
Simple book…
This one is more of a Christmas Art Journal, but you can include your Christmas cards in it as well. And again, you may embellish it as much or as little as you like.
Christmas Art Journal, click here.
What will you do with your holiday cards this year? Do you have a special spot or way you display them, I’d love to hear!
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