Christmas Card Bunting

Those who know me personally will tell you that I like to collect things, especially things that are sentimental.  Well, Christmas cards are one of those things.  I've collected Christmas cards for the past 10 years, and the stack kept getting larger and larger.  So.... I checked on Pinterest for things to do with them.  I came across a Christmas card wreath and turning the cards into gift tags, but neither of those projects made me that excited.

I decided to come up with my own way to reuse them, and here's what I did.

Presenting: Christmas Card Bunting!

I keep all of my Christmas cards together in one of our Christmas decoration boxes.  This year, when I got to that box, I put them aside so I could do something with them.  I've seen lots of birthday bunting ideas on Pinterest, so I decided to try my own little project.

First, my daughter and I split up our cards into piles that were the same size.

I couldn't turn off my "social scientist" during this exercise, and so during this part, I noticed a few things about the cards I've received.  First, people seem to be drawn to the same size cards each year.  Those who send small cards tend to send small cards the next year.  Also, people tend to be creatures of habit when it comes to the type of cards they send.  For instance, there are people who have sent me cards that say "Peace" on them each year.  Others send sparkly cards each year.

After you split your cards into piles, find the biggest pile.  Cut a triangle out of your card using one end as the top of the future bunting.  Next, take that piece and use it as a guide in terms of cutting out all of the other cards.  I also wrote the name of the person who sent the card on the back of each triangle.

After you have all your cards cut out in the same shape -- get a hole puncher and punch holes at the top corners of each card piece.

Grab some ribbon (I got mine at Michaels in the Christmas section and it was 60% off).  Since I already know that I plan to add to this craft each year, I bought a few rolls, you might want to do that as well.

Next - cut a 3-inch section of ribbon, and tie the two cards together.

Repeat until you use up all of your cards.

 

I hope you enjoyed this project!