Merry and Bright Flea Market Find into DIY Christmas Card Display

While some people choose to send Christmas cards via email, I just haven't
been able to get on that bandwagon. If it works for you, then I think that's great.
 I'm just one of those people who really loves

sending and receiving Christmas cards in the mail from friends and family
 each year. And if you're anything like me, you'll be wanting to display those
cards somewhere. I know the refrigerator works for some people, but what if
you'd like to try something else?

I picked up this wooden frame filled with chicken wire at a favorite

twice-yearly flea market a few years ago. Originally, I bought it for

displaying my vintage jewelry creations. But since then I've broadened

my horizons and come up with other uses for it. Right now it's serving as

our 2014 Christmas card display.

 How did I make it? It's really simple.

 

First, I cut a piece of wide jute webbing to fit

across the empty space at the top of the frame.

via

 

 (I can't remember where I bought mine but you can get it many

places online. Just Google "jute webbing.")

 

Then, I stenciled the words "Merry & Bright" across it.

I attached the webbing with two thumbtacks, just pushing them gently

into the frame. Since it really is a vintage piece, the wood is a bit fragile

so I had to be careful not to split it with the tacks.

Then I scrounged up some metal clips with little hooks on them that worked

 perfectly for hanging the cards. They were used for hanging and organizing

 little scrapbooking embellishments in a previous life. If you just look around and

get creative I'm sure you can come up with something unique to hang your cards

with as well.

Finally, I added a Dollar Store silver star ornament for a bit of bling. 

 

 

 And voila.

Right now it's hanging on the side of my vintage stand-alone cabinet in our

kitchen eating area. Here's a peek at what's on top and above the cabinet.

 

 

Are you feeling the

 

JOY

 

yet?

 

I picked up the three gold letters (as well as "PEACE") for a

song at our village church's annual rummage sale. 

 

Overall I'm really happy with how the card display turned out this year.

 

Who knows what I'll do next year!

 

Do you have a special way of displaying

 

your

 

Christmas cards each year? 

 

If you'd like to see another unique way to display your

Christmas cards, you can see how I made a Christmas card

gallery of family pictures, using a vintage window frame here.

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