Comments on: Displaying holiday greeting cards

By: Crystal

Crystal — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:34:02 +0000

I like to wrap a bulletin board in gift wrap paper, then use tacks to stick the cards onto it. The wrapping paper hides the cork, and makes a festive background.

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Christmas Card Display | Mommy Points — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:34:02 +0000

[...] Unclutterer uses decorative ribbon and a hole punch and ties the cards to their bannister. [...]

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In the Loop - Great Christmas Links « Lifestyles of the Organized — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:04:23 +0000

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By: susan

susan — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:10:30 +0000

My brother-in-law sets a tomato cage upside down on the buffet in their dining room, tapes the three “legs” together and attaches their Christmas cards to it. It makes for a very pretty display and only takes a few seconds to tape an incoming card to it. I also like the idea of using an item that most gardeners have in storage during the winter.

By: Peter (one of many ; )

Peter (one of many ; ) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:24:07 +0000

I use the most uncluttered practice of greeting cards. Don’t send any and you won’t receive any. It takes a few years to wean others from this tradition but, there is no display problem when you have nothing that needs to be displayed. Greeting Cards are clutter!!!

By: Liza

Liza — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:24:25 +0000

We have a picture rail in the dining room and a couple of years ago I (carefully) hammered some dressmaking pins into the top of the rail at about 1 foot intervals. Each year as the cards come in, I hang a long ribbon from each hook using a loop at the top, and sellotape each card to the ribbon. The advantage of using the pins is they’re virtually invisible and out of the way and can be left up all year round.

By: Rita

Rita — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:09:13 +0000

I have been struggling with how to display our cards this year. Love this idea of the banister, but alas, no stairs in our house. I did get lots of great ideas from all the comments!

By: Jeri Dansky

Jeri Dansky — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:59:38 +0000

What fun to read everyone’s suggestions! I have a few more ideas posted here:
http://jdorganizer.blogspot.co.....liday.html

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:29:35 +0000

I really like the staircase idea. I’m not a fan of the wire type products.

For us, I prefer to tape them on the back of our front door. We get to enjoy and see them. And, when coming in, guests aren’t embarrassed by the opening of the door blowing over our cards, etc.

When it was just my husband and I, most of our friends didn’t have families yet. Hence, a lot fewer cards. Then, I taped them around the frame of a mirror that was up year-round.

Either way, it’s a must for all of my cards to be displayed. It’s one of my favorite holiday traditions and makes me feel connected to those that I don’t see often.

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:54:07 +0000

I have a wire card holder that is a circle, so it goes up on the wall each December and cards eventually make a “wreath”. It’s easy, requires no hole-punching, ribbon-tying, taping, or pinning. The card holder is flat so it’s not hard to store. It’s also just wire, so I could use it for birthday cards at other times of the year (but I don’t).

I make cards so I enjoy sending them and receiving them. I do get tired of the photo cards featuring other people’s children. I much prefer family portraits, but very few people send cards that portray the entire family. After the holidays I go through the cards and save the handmade ones and any others that strike my fancy, but the photo cards generally get tossed. I have a small box in my card-making area that holds the cards I’ve saved. It’s not even close to being full.

By: Kit

Kit — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:37:08 +0000

Thanks for the suggestions, but I did try just not sending cards to people. The response was angry phone calls wanting to know where my holiday spirit was.
I tried to gently explain, because I certainly don’t want to hurt family’s feelings, but…well, what can you do?
My packrat relatives love getting and giving cards, and they save them all. Every year the collection of cards grows and every year it is displayed. ‘Insane’ is the only word I can find for this behavior.

By: Springpeeper

Springpeeper — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:17:25 +0000

Aaargh! Twenty-four years in our house and I still haven’t found an acceptable way to display Christmas cards! I don’t like putting them on the mantel (cluttery, fluttery and, besides, I have a garland there), our stairway bannister is solid so can’t tie ribbon around it, and I don’t want to make nail holes just for card display. Have tried taping up ribbon/string, but cards are heavy and the string inevitably falls down. This problem bugs me every year!

By: K

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:04:03 +0000

Am I the only one who puts up their cards on the tree itself? It takes a little finagling, but it works. I’ve been doing this for the past few years because as newlyweds we had a very limited budget for ornaments, and even less space to display the cards! The first few years I thought it was a little embarrassing to have so few ornaments, but now I look forward to decorating the tree a little more with each card that comes in. And I don’t have to walk slowly by the mantel for fear of knocking over any cards!

By: Sheri Stritof

Sheri Stritof — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:59:22 +0000

For years we have put holiday greeting cards in a pretty basket.

Then each day after Christmas, at dinner, we read aloud one of the cards, share stories and memories of the senders, and say a prayer for those who sent the card.

We continue reading one card each evening until all the cards have been read.

By: wufflebunny

wufflebunny — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:53:47 +0000

I don’t display them. I read them and then cut them up to make into future gift tags then throw out the remnants. If the card was particularly sweet/sentimental I would scan it before cutting

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:55:01 +0000

Use the mini-blinds…just slide them over the mini-blind slats in a designated window. It would also work with wooden / plantation shutters too. No tape, and no fuss, easy – and free!

By: Cecelia

Cecelia — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:29:28 +0000

My mother has taped their Christmas cards to the back of the front door over the past few years. Whenever you walk by on your way up the stairs you can see them.

By: Creative Triplet Mom

Creative Triplet Mom — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:17:46 +0000

In past years I would put a big ribbon down my pantry door and then paperclip the cards as they came in to the ribbon. This year I’m just putting them in a basket as they come in. I hope to sort through them when the holiday is over and put all the photo cards into a scrapbook of some sort and recycle the cards (let the kids use them for arts and crafts to cut up and glue).

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:59:09 +0000

Kit – Definitley let people know if you are that anti-card. They are expensive and there’s no need for them to waste the money if you aren’t appreciating it. I also agree that not sending cards will accomplish the same end, but it’s a little passive-aggressive. Personally I’m not a huge fan of greeting cards in general, but I love holiday cards. I think it’s a nice tradition.

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:53:55 +0000

I cut lengths of ribbon (the standard present-wrapping kind) and scotch tape them across the front of my bookcase with a little slack in them. Then I hand the cards over it to display. Flat, non-folded cards (such as photo cards) are attached with paper clips. Note that the bookcase is a Walmart special, so I’m not concerned about damaging the finish with the tape.