Ribbon Christmas Card Holder

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It’s that time of year when checking the mailbox is so fun, anticipating all the great greetings from friends and family. Over the years, I’ve struggled with how to display them, so they often ended up just sitting in Christmas baskets. But, I was never quite happy with that. Now, I’ve finally found a solution I love–a way to incorporate all those special messages, photos, and cute cards as part of our Christmas decor – a ribbon Christmas card holder! The tutorial was originally posted as part of the Homemade Christmas series over at The Scrap Shoppe. It’s a festive project that’s easy & inexpensive to make, yet functional & cute – a definite win-win! So without further ado, here’s the tutorial I shared on how to make an over-the-door ribbon Christmas card holder:

Here’s what you’ll need:

– 2 pieces of foam board (what I used), cardboard, or wood (mine were approx. 20″ x 8″ each)– Ribbon (I used 2.5″ and about 13ft.)– Wrapping paper (scrapbooking paper, tissue paper, or old cut up Christmas cards would all look adorable)– Scissors– Tape– Hot Glue Gun– Embellishments (bows, letters, buttons, other ribbon, etc.)– Clothes pins How to:– Cut two pieces (approx. 20″ x 8″ each) of some type of board. I had a piece of foam board left over from another project, so I used that.– Wrap on piece of the board–the back won’t show, so it doesn’t have to look pretty 🙂

– Cut 3 long pieces of ribbon–I had one length at about 3.5 ft. and two at about 3 ft. – Attach the ribbon about half-way up the back of the board. Initially, I just used tape (for easier repositioning) and measured the center and then the other two pieces each 3″ in from the sides. – Next, take your other board (uncovered) and line it up parallel to your wrapped board with ribbons attached. Opposite the ribbon already there, attach 3 shorter pieces of ribbon (a little more than 12″) with tape on the wrapped board so that the ribbon lines match up. Then, attached the other end to the unwrapped board. It will look like this:

– Now you will be able to hang your display over a door without having to put a nail or anything like that in the door.

– Once you’re comfortable with how everything lines up and hangs, then go ahead and hot glue everything in place (instead of just the tape). At this point, your holder is functional, but not as cute:

– So, now you need to embellish in whatever way fits your decor look. I just used leftover bows I had–they are the velvety already made ones that you can pick up just about anywhere right now for a $1 or $2 for 6. And, I thought it needed some words. “Season’s Greetings” seemed fitting, so I cut 3″ letters with the Cricut.

I added one more bow at the very bottom for good measure 🙂 Now, you’ve got a cute ribbon banner that’s ready & waiting to display your cards. Grab some clothes pins and embellish those as you like too. You could get the kids involved and have them paint some clothes pins. Or, you could spray paint them, add bows, buttons, ribbons, etc. Then, clip on your cards & enjoy!

How do YOU display your cards?

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I’m Sara, a mom to three adorable boys living in the Arizona desert. As a former teacher, I love sharing my passions with others. So, have a look around for creative inspiration about cooking, creating, celebrating, traveling with kids, and more everyday mom endeavors!