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hey there! I'm monica 

I pride myself on making amazing style and design accessible for everyone, regardless of location, budget, or ability! My design philosophy is rooted in authenticity + attainability - If I can do it, you can too! My work has been featured in countless publications, but I take the most pride in homeowners that have been personally inspired by my DIY ideas and have tried something in their own homes!

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Ok, Thanksgiving is over and the Christmas season has officially begun in our house. One of my favorite things about the month of December is receiving loads of Christmas cards from our friends and family- some who we see weekly and some who we haven’t seen in a year (or years!). There’s something so special about getting real mail (vs. email, facebook messages etc.) and it’s even better when it includes pictures of beautiful families or gorgeous Christmas cards. But, what do you do with all those cards? I loathe the idea of throwing them out (and no, I am not a hoarder! Not in the least, I just LOVE pictures). In years past, we’ve put all of our cards in a cheesy little mailbox that my hubs and I made early in our marriage.
Don’t judge. We were young, dumb, and had not tapped into our creative sides yet.
This year, I decided to do something different.
I am so happy that I can put these christmas card “books” out in our living room so that people can browse through them when hanging out. I originally saw this idea by Allen Designs here, but all I did was to buy binder clips or rings, and used my hole punch to punch two holes in the cards. Then, just slip the cards on the binder rings and voila! Your cards are ready to display, don’t take up a lot of space, and can be kept year after year. Now that I know what I’m doing, I’m going to be sure to write the year on the back of each card so I can keep track. You just can’t beat a project that is easy and cheap. I think that’s going to be my tagline from now on. Just stop me if you’re tired of hearing it. On second thought, there’s no stopping me. Simple is my middle name.
Believe it or not, I had a really hard time finding other great Christmas card display ideas, but I was able to scrounge up a few cool ideas that are not cheesy and look elegant!
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Leave it to Martha, to come up with something amazing. I couldn’t stop drooling over that card tree.
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Have an old shutter laying around? If not, you might just want to go find one, because this is a.dor.a.ble.
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Ooh, and I might just have found another use for my old ladder.
It’s your turn: Share your great Christmas card display ideas!

The comments +

  1. Monica,
    love all the display ideas, I love my Xmas cards and have saved them as far back as 1970! It’s fun finding new ways to put them out.
    I’m your newest follower and would love for you to visit me!
    Rebecca

  2. Kayla says:

    Martha’s tree is adorable but it looks as if she tells senders to only send cards that fit within a certain color scheme – either that or she throws the rest of them away ;). I totally get the photo and tree are staged for a magazine – but come on… 🙂 Kidding aside – cute ideas – thank you!

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