10 Dec
Hanging Your Christmas Cards
I’m not crafty. How many craft tutorials have you seen on That Wife. 1, maybe? This is why successively completing even the simplest crafts make me feel rather clever.
Here is my Christmas card wreath. You’ve probably seen a similar one by Martha Stewart on Pinterest, which is where I got the idea.
I found an ugly embroidery hoop (it had a weird pattern) at Michael’s for $2 and decided to add ribbon to it. I bought red and gold, and ended up needing to finish off the top with the gold because I ran out of red. Let’s pretend that was deliberate? As I wrapped the red I added a tiny big of hot glue to make sure it stayed in place, though I’m not sure that was necessary. When I finished wrapping I added hot glued the miniature clothespins onto the ribbon, tied a bow around the top, and felt quite satisfied about my Christmas craft for the year. I’d guess this cost me $7.
The cards I’m receiving aren’t all quaint and little like the those Martha Stewart was sent. You know what though? I like the big huge picture cards even better. Thanks to everyone who has sent us one so far!
I'm a farm-raised almost-crunchy stroller-pushing picture-taking lifestyle-blog-writing gastronomy-obsessed divine-seeking thrift-store-combing cheese-inhaling pavement-pounding laughter-sprinkling lover of individuality and taking chances.
Maybe you could spray paint the clothes pins or even just paint the top with some gold or glitter pain to blend in the clothespins a little more.
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Jenna Reply:
December 10th, 2011 at 10:47 am
I thought about that. Maybe that will be next year’s craft
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Oh my goodness, whose INCREDIBLY adorable children are those in the matching sweaters??
It so fun to see my boys!
That is a cute idea - and I probably have a few of those lying around since it’s been awhile since I crosstitched. But the past few years our designated Christmas card spot is the door to the coat closet (in both houses). Just put tape on the back and pop them up. I love covering the whole door!
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Jenna Reply:
December 10th, 2011 at 10:46 am
My first thought upon opening your card was “someday my Christmas card will involve matching striped sweaters”
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Katy Reply:
December 10th, 2011 at 10:58 am
Ha! I don’t know, there is something about putting them in matching sweaters when they’re little. Take two children, put them in something matching or coordinating and BAM, cuteness factor increases by a factor of 10. Of course, I won’t be able to do this in 10 years or they will run away from home, so I’ll enjoy it while it lasts.
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This is cute! We put ours on our tree, and I really like the way that looks.
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3That is really cute! I’m like you, craftiness is not in my repertoire, so the easier the better.
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