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Holiday Cards – Frugal Novice
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DIY Christmas Card Holder

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In years past, I have to confess we’ve just scotch-taped Christmas cards to our back door. This year I thought I’d try something a little more purposeful, so I set out to Michael’s in search of an inexpensive, easy Christmas card holder to make. I came across some white boards cut out in various shapes for just $3, and inspiration struck.

I painted the board with chalkboard paint we already had on hand from our kitchen border project, but you can buy a small bottle of it at Michael’s (it retails for $6, but you can usually find 40% off coupons to make it cheaper). Then I hot-glued strands of ribbon to the back of the board in alternating red & green colors, and trimmed the bottoms to look nice and neat.

I decided to go with “Season’s Greetings” for the message, but what I really love about this project is you can change the wording each year. I think kids would have a lot of fun helping with decorating the board, don’t you?

To adhere cards to this holder, I bought some small clothes pins. I thought about embellishing those, but I decided I wanted the cards to really stand out so I left them plain.

I’m kind of in love with this simple solution for cards (and the fact that it’ll take up very little space in our Christmas storage once we have to pack it away)!  How do you display your Christmas cards?

– Christi

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I went to the store the other day and there, nestled among the Halloween costumes, was the start of Christmas decor! I can’t believe the holidays are right around the corner. We’ve still got a few months to go, but I know I want to get a jump start on shopping and other things so the actual holidays aren’t too busy.

Shutterfly has always been a go-to site for me to print photos and photo gifts (their photo coasters are a GREAT choice, if you’re looking for some gift or stocking stuffer ideas), but of course they’ve also got a big selection of holiday cards that we can easily add photos to. They also have special offers that make cards even more affordable.

This is one of my favorite Christmas Cards:

This one’s cute, too:

And here’s a really fun take on the standard holiday letter:

Aren’t these cards great? And trust me, these are just a few of the many amazing options to choose from. You’ll definitely want to take a look, because one of you is going to win $50 for your holiday cards from Shutterfly.com!

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Make a Statement This Christmas with Custom Cards from TinyPrints.com

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I’ve been a huge fan of Tiny Prints for a long time – they’ve got a ton of beautiful, modern, well-designed cards to choose from. Their Christmas cards are no exception. I was browsing their site just the other day (although I’m still a little in denial that it can really almost be time to start thinking about Christmas cards already!) and came across these three designs that I’m pretty much in love with:

See what I mean? Each of these designs is unique and distinct, but they are all so, well, pretty!

Now that I’m older and have friends scattered throughout the country (and even some around the world), the tradition of sending cards has become more important to me. As we receive cards, we tape them up on the back door as a kind of gallery to view throughout the holidays. How do you display your holiday cards?

If you’re looking for a way to make a statement and send a card that your friends and family will love displaying in their homes, be sure and visit TinyPrints.com to find a card that’s just right for you!

Note: I will be receiving cards from TinyPrints to thank me for my post. All opinions in this post are honest and are entirely my own. I was not compensated monetarily for this post.