I was so delighted to see this idea a few weeks ago. I’m also someone who has a hard time throwing away Christmas cards because they’re such great snapshots of families we love. It’s delightful to see how families grow each year, going from lots of little ones to lots of big ones. Exchanging cards is one of my favorite parts of the season. But if you save them, what do you do with them? Now I have the solution.
What a great idea, to punch holes in your cards and put them on rings, then add a cover. If you view the original post you’ll find downloadable covers that are super cute. Since one of my goals this year is to do something creative every day, making my own was a great idea.
I used leftover paper from my Christmas cards last year, which adds a reminder of the card I sent out in 2011. I tried my hand at some paper rosettes, which were REALLY fun. I’ll be making more of those.
I am thrilled to know what to do with Christmas cards every January from now on. We can get these books out from year to year and see how people have grown. I’m glad that I can take these little pieces of my friends’ lives and preserve them in a way that encourages us to look at them in the future.
So, even though today marks one month since Christmas, I hope you’ll find it helpful enough to file away in your mind for 11 more months. {This was a project on my January to-do list. I’ve had the cards on rings for weeks, but hadn’t sat down to just make the cover. Hooray for a finished project!}
I was thinking that this would also be a fun way to corral all those valentines that come home from school and then float around the house for weeks. You could use just one ring and let each of your kids have a little Valentine flip book of their own! Wouldn’t that be cute?
I hope your day is great.
Hopeful Homemaker
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And also on the sewing table, these squares that I’ve finally started piecing together. A houndstooth quilt is on my list of quilts to make this year, and it’s finally underway. I’m going for red and white.
