If you are like me I have struggled on what to do with all the Christmas cards we get.  I don’t like to just toss them in a pile.  I really want to enjoy them and show them off.   I have tried to create a wreath in years past with clothes pins but they would pop off and you could not see all the cards.  So I decided to design my own.  I found the Noel at Hobby Lobby which I figured work great.  I added ribbon to use as the streamers for to run the cards along.  I then painted the clothes pins red and green.  Here is how is is taking shape with some of the cards.

Unfortunately the place I chose to hang this is in a hall and there is not a lot of room to get the photo.  I think you get the idea.

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I always have great intentions of completing lots of projects every year for the holidays and last year was no exception.  I purchased this set of Christmas blocks, unfortunately I don’t remember where.  I soon realized time was going by too fast and I would not get the project completed for Christmas 2012.  This year I was determine to get the blocks completed.  These blocks were natural wood when I purchased them.  I painted them red and green.  Then I used Mod Podge over the paper and blocks which produced the glossy sheen.  I then used embellishments to add a bit of interest to the blocks.

Here is a close up of the letters:

Happy Crafting!

I have been very busy making Christmas cards, gifts and decorations.  It has been a lot of fun and I have actually completed more than I thought I would.  I will share some of the the things with you over the next few posts.

These Santa cones were something I stumbled on when going through Craft Warehouse.  I thought they were so adorable and knew I needed to complete some for myself.  The cones are spay painted with a red glitter spray paint, Glitter Blast by Krylon.  The trim is a feather trim and the belt is black ribbon with CTMH glitter paper cut on my Silhouette in a belt shape.

Stay tuned for more holiday decorations….

Happy Crafting!