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Upcycle Christmas Cards Into Winter Bunting

January 5, 2015 by Bre 27 Comments

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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  1. Elizabeth Dietz says

    January 5, 2015 at 6:17 pm

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

    Reply
    • Bre says

      January 6, 2015 at 7:45 pm

      Hi, Elizabeth! How are you?! Thanks for your note. Hope all is well with you!

  2. Aspen Jay says

    January 5, 2015 at 10:49 pm

    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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    • Bre says

      January 6, 2015 at 7:45 pm

      Hello there!! Thank you so much for your sweet note and for pinning this! I really appreciate it! And you’re right, you could really use any cards to make these! Happy New Year!

  3. Sarah Nenni Daher says

    January 6, 2015 at 10:51 am

    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!

    Reply
    • Bre says

      January 6, 2015 at 7:46 pm

      Hey, Sarah! Oh my gosh, I would love to know how you made them into party poppers! That is SO fun!!! Thanks for your sweet note and Happy New Year! xo

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