One of our favorite things about the holiday season is the plethora of cards that arrive just about daily in the mail! But, what do you do with them after they've arrived? Instead of leaving them in a pile on the entryway table, try displaying a few of your favorite holiday cards on this easy-to-make DIY Leafy Holiday Card Holder. Read on for the couldn't-be-easier tutorial and linked craft supply list.
Cut the long bamboo garland down into equal-length pieces (each roughly two feet long) using scissors.
Triple knot the cut bamboo garland pieces along the length of a 3-foot wooden dowel rod using natural jute cording.
Cut a piece of thick jute cording about three and a half feet in length, and knot the ends at the edges of the dowel rod.
Coat unfinished wood mini hearts in white acrylic paint using a foam paint brush. Paint DIY unfinished wood heart ornaments in a few different accent colors following the same method. Allow all of the painted hearts to dry for one hour. Then glue them together to create layered heart ornaments.
Use clothespins to attach embellishments, like the heart ornaments you made in step 4 and jute twine tassels, to the leafy garland pieces where they hang down. Clip your favorite holiday cards in between the embellishments.
Hammer a picture-hanging nail into the wall and loop the thick jute cord of the finished DIY Leafy Holiday Card Holder over the nail. Now you can add more and more cards as they arrive in the mail throughout the entire holiday season!