OK! So I saw the most adorable Christmas card hanger at Target the other day, but it was $19.99. Now...I am totally a sucker for Target, but if it's over $5 then fortunately I lose my knee-jerk reaction to buy whatever I see! Anyways, I decided I could probably make one myself for much cheaper! And yes, I was completely successful at a craft project from START TO FINISH! Now mind you, this is a project that a 5-year-old could do, but it's still an achievement for me! I am not one of those mamas who can create an amazing masterpiece without any crises. THERE IS ALWAYS A CRISIS! So, if you are the sort of person who is a little craft-challenged like me, then this is the perfect project for you!
To start, I just bought a pack of plain clothespins at the Dollar Store. I try to do a lot of my craft purchasing at the Dollar Store -- that way I don't feel too bad when the whole thing goes to pot!
Then I found some Christmas themed scrap-booking paper, and mounting squares that I had stashed away in my craft cabinet.
Next, I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out rectangles the exact size of the clothespins. {If you don't have a Cameo, you'll have to cut it by hand. It'll work just as well, but it'll just take you longer.}
Then, I used the mounting squares to adhere the scrap-booking paper to the clothespins. SO SIMPLE!
To finish off the project, I used my Cameo to cut out a large snowflake to put at the top of my Christmas card hanger. I don't really care about putting holes in my wall so I just used two pushpins {one at the top, one at the bottom} to hold a piece of twine in place. I doubled the twine just so the clothespins would have a little something more to hold on to.
I used the mounting squares to stick the snowfalke on the top pushpin...and VOILA!
Christmas card hangar for maybe $2. However, this still does not mean that I will be ending my Target addiction anytime soon!
{The finished project!}
