Christmas cards are sometimes more than meets the eye. Yes, I did just use a line from Transformers but not the movie…the only place real Transformers exist in my mind – the cartoon!
Take any of those business Christmas cards you received this holiday season for instance. They may look like just mere Christmas cards to you, but there are other things you can do with these works of art. How about converting them into your own masterpiece? Cut the front off of these beautiful designs; make a collage; and hang them on your wall. Maybe put them in your cubicle, and keep that holiday spirit all year long.
If you want to be really advanced, try and make a customized gift box out of them. These Christmas greeting cards can help make any gift look good. Take a plain gift box, spruce it up with a bunch of cut outs from Christmas cards from years past. Now look at that plain gift box…not so plain anymore, now is it?!?
I kept last year’s Christmas cards and strung them altogether, hung them off the top of the ceiling, and look at that…I had a festive banner. So don’t think all you have to do with your Christmas cards is open them, hang them on your mantle, and then throw them out. There’s infinite ways to use these little pieces of art. Just be creative and think outside the box.
I took this one step further. The Gallery Collection has several Christmas cards with large ornaments on the cover that can be cut out and used as ornaments on a Christmas tree. Over the years I have collected large gold foil snowflakes, beautifully colored ornaments, ornaments with Christmas scenes inside, large gold stars, a silver foil deer, festive bells, Christmas trees and even a nativity scene. I cut the designs out, pierce a small hole at the top for string and hang them on my tree. I also use a liquid gold or silver pen to put the date on the back of the ornament so I can keep track of the years. The designs that are made of foil sparkle brightly and colorfully as the lights from the tree catch each one. These handmade ornaments are usually more attractive and meaningful than those you buy from the store. I imagine there are many other uses for left over Christmas cards and I wouldn’t be surprised if we heard from others.
Thanks for this wonderful post! I really can’t belive it’s almost Christmas. Sants and cookies here I come!
These are all excellent ideas for reusing my cards! I have sooo many beautiful cards that have been sent to me and now I will no longer just toss them out.