DIY Christmas Card Display

 

Decorating for Christmas doesn't have to be complicated. Or expensive. One of

my favorite ways to decorate for Christmas is with simple, found things. Things

you love and want to surround yourself with. Take my tried and true vintage,

white, chippy window. I scored it at the local flea market and
have used it in more than a few vignettes around my house.

Here it is, unadorned, in a prior post about my love of windows.

And here it is as a backdrop for a photo shoot.

This year it's serving double duty as a Christmas card display.

Below I have it set up for my initial photo shoot.

 I apologize for the fuzzy photos but that's what you

get when you use your iPhone. 

 

 

Now these aren't just any Christmas cards. They're my own family's Christmas

cards from the past six years. Yes, pictures of my kids. But what a great way

to keep them all in one place where they can be admired as you walk down

memory lane. And it's true what they say- they really do grow up so fast!

I loved having the reindeer and bottle brush tree on top.

Unfortunately, once I put the window up on the mantel without the deer,
it was too high up for me to add them back without getting out the
tallest ladder we have. So I just placed them down in front. Yes, our mantel
is THAT high up. The top of it is 6 feet off the ground. Drives me crazy!

 

There's also a HUGE blank space above anything I put on the mantel, and
it's hard  to get something large enough to fit there. I do have a painting that's
been up there for a few years, but now that I've taken it down for Christmas
I'm beginning to wonder what inexpensive options I might have for
something new. Any ideas?

Normally I leave the window unadorned, but for the Christmas
holiday I'm all about the bling. So on went the sparkling snowflakes 
and the word "Joy." 

 

The little bit of blue you can see under the joy ornament is that

tacky stuff. I used it so that I can remove all the decorations from

the window after Christmas. All the ornaments, deer and bottle brush

trees are from the Dollar Store, naturally.

 

Here are some close-ups of each section. 

I found it was easier to get better photos that way.

The kids really do grow up fast!

 

You can also use this for displaying some favorite Christmas cards you receive

from friends and family each year. To that end, I hope to be sharing another

DIY Christmas card display with you in my next post.

So, how do you display

 

YOUR

 

Christmas cards?

 

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