Hello there! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. I took some much needed time off and spent time with my family. We had loads of company for Christmas and then headed off to OH to visit Eric’s family. We had over 10 inches of snow while there! My girls were ecstatic! More on that later this week, plus a wrap up 2012 and some hints on what’s coming up in 2013.
Today, I have two exciting things for you. Jen from At Home in the Northwest is back! She has some wonderful ideas for those holiday cards that we all hate to throw away each year. I’m also guest posting over at my friend Erika’s blog, BluLabel Bungalow. Along with a successful design business, a new baby boy to round out her family of 6, Erika is a fabulous friend. She has been writing a wonderful series called Motherload Mondays. I’m honored to be participating today. Enjoy!
Hi Everyone! This is Jen from At Home in the Northwest! Now that Christmas is over, I’d like to help you figure out what in the world to do with your pile of Christmas cards. Here is a glimpse of what I have to deal with this year…
…and unfortunately, that’s only a portion of the Christmas cards!
After I take down all of my Christmas decor, I typically pile up all of our Christmas cards and put them in a big envelope. Then they go in the closet with all of the previous years cards. I have huge aspirations of doing something with them eventually… I just can’t bear to throw them away. So I started doing some research and came across several great ideas of what to do with all of those cards. Here are some suggestions….
1. turn them into a contact image on your smart phone
jen
I used to save all the photos but with Facebook, digital pics everywhere-I gave up on that. Photo Christmas cards get tossed. Pretty card fronts get sliced off and are used to decorate packages and become gift tags for the next year. I’ve even bought a box of cute Christmas cards on sale cheap, cheap just so I could cut off the fronts and decorate packages. An $8 box of 20 cards on sale for $2-4. is much cheaper than buying individual tags or decorations.
You are definitely on the ball, Nancie! I love the idea of using your old cards on gifts. What a great idea!
I too save all my cards and throw them in a basket. Love the idea of using the photos for your phone contact picture…brilliant! As for the non-photo cards…I save them and use them for tags on next years gifts. Simply cut out the fun holiday images on the front, and write your greetings to the recipient on the back…simple!
Great idea Laura! Have a great day!
LOVE the idea of punching holes and adding metal rings to create a keepsake each year! Look forward to doing this…our cards are still out and staring at me! Thanks Lori and Jen!