In January of this year my friend posted a picture of the Christmas cards she received. I loved what she did with them and asked her if I could post her picture and idea on my blog. She is super sweet and she said yes. She created a Christmas Tree with her Christmas cards! January is obviously after Christmas and I thought if I posted it in January we would forget about it come December. So I told her I would post it closer to Christmas so that we could use the idea for Christmas 2014. She had asked if I wanted a better picture because the one posted here I took off of FB. I said no. I do believe it is a bit blurry, but I think blurry is good so all the photo cards she received aren’t posted clearly on my blog. It is about that time of year when we start thinking about sending out Christmas cards. And here is a great idea of what to do with the cards you receive. In the past I have posted about what I do with my Christmas cards, I do put them on the wall, but I really like the idea of putting them in the shape of a tree. Thanks, CeCe.
Such a great idea. A lot of people don’t get or put up actual trees for a multitude of reasons, but this is a great way to still have a little tree spirit. It is also a great way to display the cards. I love it. I didn’t ask her how she did it, but I think if I were to do it, I would start with the top card and add a row as I receive cards. But my rows would start from the middle so I would always have a trunk. Yes? Does that make sense? Would that work?
Oooo! You could also attach some flat ornaments to the wall. Hanging them in between the rows of cards. Yeah, That would be nice. I might just do that.
I was a little sad last year because I estimated that we sent out twice as many cards as we received. While we do not send out cards just to get one in return, I just love cards and I was a bit sad that it seems as if the tradition of sending out Christmas cards seems to be disappearing. Although, it could also be that Thanksgiving 2013 was the very LAST week in November with no time after before December started. That always makes for a super busy Christmastime and I remember having not received a lot of cards when that happened previously. It is the same this year. Thanksgiving is the last week in November. Too close to Christmas. It would be nice to have at least a week after Thanksgiving before December starts. Or we should celebrate Thanksgiving in October, like Canada. That would give us enough time to enjoy it more. Anyway . . .
Last year we had a great Christmas tree. It was severely misshapen, but after we decorate it, it looked beautiful AND it lasted a long time. Even after we put it outside and my husband cut it up for collection, it smelled fresh for days. This year we might have two trees. A real tree and a card tree!
So there you have an idea of how to creatively display the Christmas cards you receive and have a “tree” at the same time!
What do you think? What do you do with the Christmas cards you receive?
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