Christmas Card Display

Last year I ran into the problem of having Christmas cards that I wanted to display but didn't have a good home for.  This year, I decided to change that by using some ribbon and the utility closet door in our dining room :).  I went to Michaels and picked out 2 different designs of ribbon - one that was really wide (the striped) and one that was thinner (the see-through red).  I then purchased enough to cover the height of my door twice (if you look closely, I should've bought an extra spool of the thinner ribbon because I ran out).  I also purchased little baby clothes pins to use to hold the cards to the ribbon.  I layered 1 long piece of the striped ribbon in back of the thinner, red ribbon so that I could attach the cards to the thinner ribbon.  I used push pins to hold the ribbon into place and viola!  I ended up with a fun, festive way to practically show off my Christmas cards year after year!

a closer look:

I fully intend on bagging these supplies up and pulling them out year after year to showcase my Christmas cards!

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Becca over at Blue Cricket design has got some cool stuff going on!  She has tons of different posts that could keep you entertained for a long time.  I love all her original ideas and the fact that she'll often showcase cool projects from other people so you get even more ideas from just one blog!  I highly suggest you go by her blog and check it out!

How incredibly cute is this snowman?

Check out this unique and beautiful lamp!

What about this cute and seemingly easy bucket to make either to give as a gift to someone for Halloween (filled with goodies of course) or to make for a child to carry around while they trick-or-treat.

Head over to Blue Cricket design and check out for yourself all the cool things Becca is up to!

Happy Blogging!

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

Oh the weather outside is frightful....

but the fire is so delightful!

And since we've no place to go....

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

What a Great Day!

I finished my semester tonight!

Now only 4 classes and 1 independent study stand in my way of having an M.Ed at the end of my name!

I can't wait to enjoy some free nights and NO CLASSES for a few weeks before I must go again!

On another note, my friend Amy (I hope!) jokingly told me that she wanted to make these this weekend...maybe we'll make them to go on a small tree in the bathroom ;)!