2012 Christmas Cards…

Generally we tape our Christmas Cards we receive to the windows of our French doors leading from the Great Room and Kitchen to the outdoor patio.  It’s so fun for us to enjoy the season with the sentiments of our friends and family that have been sent to us.  However, as most of you know ~ we just completed a remodel of our Great Room area and finally had our windows cleaned for the first time EVER! The last thing I wanted to do was start taping anything to those freshly cleaned windows ~ let’s not mention the amount of fingerprints and pooch noses that would also effect my clean windows!  But what to do w/my sweet cards?!?
So loving Pinterest, I found an idea and made it my own.  I covered two pieces of cardboard with festive holiday paper on all four sides.
While that was drying I made a label for the cover using wrinkled paper, stamped with the numbers and letters stating “2012 Christmas Cards”. 
Once dried I adorned the edging with glitter.

While that was drying I searched in my craft boxes looking for something substantial to adhere the cards together ~ using just a basic hole punch I used a key purchased from Michaels last year and tied the ribbon through the hole punches…
After tying two cards into my 2012 Christmas Card Booklet, I realized my ribbon was going to run out of space quickly, plus I didn’t want to spend the time tying and retying the ribbon.  So I snapped this Carabiner Circle Spring through the punched hole and tied my key ribbon onto the spring instead. Which works so much better!

So what do you think?

I think it will make for a nice keepsake too!!!

To see what else I am linking to this week – please check my “Cottage Links” label…xoxo, tracie

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