Each year we are very lucky, not only do
we get a lot of Christmas cards at home but from work as well. Some of them are
from the local shops and have just the normal sentiments but others have been
handpicked but all have been sent with such love and care. The same can be said of Anniversary cards, Valentines
cards, Easter cards (but not so many now the kids have grown up) and of course
the very worthy Birthday card (of which we have 5 birthdays each year in our
house)
As I reclaimed the Christmas cards
from the shelves, hanging off the banisters and of course the card garland, my
mind began to wonder……… Instead of throwing these away (sorry recycle) what
could I do with them?
When the boys were little, I was given
a template of a Christmas/party hat made from Christmas cards – which was excellent
and they loved helping cut out the shapes and gluing them together. But now that they are grown up, what should I
do with them this year? This led me to
searching and searching the internet for ideas, they came up with the same old
ideas time and time again of turning them into gift tags for the following year
(which I have done before, but ended up putting them somewhere and not finding
them until the Christmas period was well and truly over). Sticking them into a
book to look back on – which I have also done before, but then they just sit up
in the loft to gather dust, and as I have promised the husband that I would
reduce the clutter that sits in our loft this year, I didn’t feel I could
create another book of cards.
One website did catch my eye “Major
Inspirations” on Sunday November 14 2010 they had posted a suggestion that I
had not thought of (and I do apologise to those that knew about this all along)
The Holiday Wreath or in my words – the 2011 Christmas Wreath.
Great Excitement….. All I needed to do
now was to get my husband to draw a template of a holly leaf and I could begin.
However, my little girl thought it was
a great idea the Christmas hat and promptly sat herself
down on the floor with Christmas cards and started crafting the 2011 Christmas
hat – I do have to say that she made a lovely job of it and now with what’s
left we will start on the Christmas wreath.
This all stands us in good stead for
our Make Shift Christmas of 2012. The only thing I will need to think about is
the crackers……. But thankfully 2012 Christmas is a long way off.
