Rustic and Repurposed Holiday Card Display

Guess what?

Until today I had ZERO holiday decorations out.

Well, technically we had cute little snowmen, but we ate them.

But today I finished a cute holiday card display.

(and wrapped 5 gifts!)

I have never done much with my cards before -

I just stick the cards on the mirror.

(so am I going to get kicked out of blog world now?)

I actually have decided to put the tree in a new location this year, meaning I can decorate my living room a little differently than usual, and I will be going at little more rustic in the family room (at least that is the plan - all subject to change).

 

OK, enough of the ramblings...it is the tired and coffee talking.

Let me show you my little and simple creation!

First, I had these sweet dies from the
Lifestyle Crafts Knotty and Nice collection.

I love bows...I mean love bows,

so I was so excited to get to use them! 

(and these dies work in all manual die cutters too)

SUPPLIES

• Lifestyle Crafts Knotty and Nice set
• Sticky Thumb Dimensionals 
• Small garden trellis (I already had one - that is why it looks beat up, but they small ones are not very expensive at the local hardware/garden store)
• Canvas Corp Decorative Clothespins, Jacobean
• Lifestyle Crafts Jute Cord Chocolate
• Small Brads (crafts store)  - You can also glue and use a button for the center.
• 4+ sheets of scrapbook paper (6" wide by 12" long will get you two of the larger bows)

TOOLS:

• Scissors
• Staple Gun (my choice) or hot glue 
• Die Cutter or Epic 6 Combo Kit 

MAKE IT!
This is so simple - really. You won't believe it!

1. Clean the trellis - if you are like me and it has been outside. 

2. Reinforce the trellis if necessary - mine was/is a little cockeyed, but I am sticking with it. I also cute the middle stake off a bit.

3. Cut 4 lengths of jute cord to the measurement of the horizontal bars on the trellis.

4. Use a staple gun (you can glue it too), and staple the cord to the horizontal bars - be sure to line up the staples/cord end where you want it to end (the bows will cover the staples). Do this on both sides to all four bars (my trellis has 4 bars, yours may have more).

5. Staple one end of the jute cord to the back side of the trellis and begin wrapping it around the trellis. I made about three loops for each section of the trellis.

6. I secured the newly wrapped cord to the trellis with the staple gun in a few places on the back.

7. Run the die through your die cutter. I was able to get 2 bows out of each 6" x 12' piece of paper. You need 8 bows (more if you like more bows).

8. Assemble the bows. I used a corsage pin poked through the back (leaving the pearl on the underside) and wrap and secure the loops using the pin. Once all placed, stick a small decorative bard through the top (going through all layers)  and open in the back. I have big ole fingers and can do this - you can too!

9. Place Sticky Thumb Adhesive on the back of each bow and then adhere them over the staples on the eight points of the trellis.

10. It should look a little like this.

11. Hang it - Display it: You can staple gun in a loop of jute cord for a hanger or use a picture hanger attached to the back.

12. Add clothespins all over - at your discretion and start filling it up with your cards! (I picked up these vintage beauties for $1 at a local vintage Fair called Pickings!)

Don't forget - Lifestyle Crafts has a few Black Friday Deals, like the Holly Jolly Craft Kit that are good through 11/30/12

and be sure to
use the code 504main 
for an additional 20% discount! 

 

Did you notice I wrapped a few gifts sing the jute cord and another Knotty and Nice bow die? Woo -whoo I am so ahead of the Christmas craziness (at least for the moment!)

How do you display your cards?????

  

This post is written and created at 504 Main by Holly Lefevre

disclosure: some products were supplied to me by Lifestyle Crafts.

Affiliate links are provided in this post. 

All opinions are 100% my own - I dig this tool!

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