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January 5, 2015 by Bre

Upcycle Christmas Cards Into Winter Bunting

I received so many gorgeous Christmas cards this year!  It was as if everyone I know decided to send out their best card ever.  Seeing all of the beautiful greetings displayed throughout my home helped make Christmas even more special!

Because of that, it was really hard to part with the cards when putting away the Christmas decor.  So I got to thinking . . . instead of tossing them out, why not figure out a way to extend the fun and keep some of them around a bit longer?  And that’s when I decided to upcycle my Christmas cards into a fun winter bunting!  Upcycled Christmas Card Bunting
This was a totally mindless project that only took about 20 minutes to put together – perfect for when you’re watching those reruns at night!

All you need in the way of supplies are the following items:

  • Christmas cards (photo cards with printed backs worked best for me!)
  • Large shape punches in the shapes and sizes of your choice
  • Small hole punch
  • Bakers twine, thin string or yarn
  • Optional: extra cardstock if you want to substitute in some non-Christmas card pieces

So first what you do is look at your cards and choose those that will work best for your color scheme and style.  Then use your punches and get to work making shapes.  Garland - circle punchingGarland - all circles punched
Once you have all of your shapes cut out, use your small hole puncher to punch two holes at the top of each circle.  Garland - punch two holes at top Garland - ready to goNext, thread your bakers twine through the tops of each circle to create your bunting!  Garland - thread twine Hang it up and you’re all set!  Use leftover Christmas cards to make winter bunting. This upcycled Christmas card winter bunting is a great way to reuse those old cards and ease some of the paint of putting away all of the Christmas decorations! It adds a fun pop of color wherever you hang it and helps brighten some of those gray winter days!

What do you do with the Christmas cards you received once the holidays are over?

– Bre

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Amanda @ Dwelling in Happiness

Bre, you’re a genius. This is SO CUTE!! I was just looking at all my beautiful Christmas card and thinking, “what the heck should I do with these?” This is such a great idea! 🙂

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Emily @ Table + Hearth

Sooo kicking myself for throwing ours out this year :/ I love this! Pinning for next year!

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Julie

That is such a lovely idea Bre, I always make next years gift tags from our Christmas cards but I feel sure we have enough to try this too.

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Elizabeth Dietz

This is so cool!! I may have to give this a try!!

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Aspen Jay

What a simple yet clever idea! This will be pinned and I am doing this for next year! Oohh this would also work well for really any holiday cards-like Valentines or birthday cards would really be fun. Thanks so much for sharing!!!

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Sarah Nenni Daher

This is such a good idea! We made ours into party poppers (crackers) for New Year’s this year, but I’m pinning this to my Christmas crafts board for next year.

Thank you for sharing this – I love quick crafts!

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Marie

Loooove this idea! Thanks so much for sharing! I always save my cards and never have any idea what I should do with them. Is it Christmas 2015 yet???!!! EEK!

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Shirley Wood

Very clever repurpose project! Pinned it 🙂 Stopping by from Creative Spark.

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Jenny @ Refresh Living

Great idea! I was just looking at my pile of cards, feeling guilty about getting rid of them. I’m glad I didn’t do it yet – putting this on my to-do list and pinning it as well!

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Megin

This is a wonderful idea! I hate tossing Christmas cards.

Thank you for sharing your post this week at Brag About It Link Party on VMG206. I’m featuring you at Next Weeks Brag About It Link Party, Monday at midnight!
~ Megin of VMG206

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Erica

Oh my goodness, this is a BRILLIANT idea! I always end up throwing mine away and wish that I hadn’t this year! What a great way to keep those memories 🙂

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Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom

This is such a creative idea and I would love to make this next year with my old cards!

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Audrey

PINNED! I have a huge stack of saved cards from the years and needed something else fun to do with them. Just wish I had a cool circle cutting tool.

found on Pin Worthy Wednesday

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